Debunking - The Prime Minister's Letter to Parents and Carers On The Best Start In Life
4th September 2025 – Gov.co.uk |
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Debunking - Childcare expansion 'could leave parents paying more'
1st of September 2025 – BBC |
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NEWS ON THE CHILDCARE CRISIS
Free childcare crisis as surge in demand leaves Labour with funding black hole:
The Independent – Ministers have been warned the childcare sector is at risk of “collapse” after a boom in demand left a government-funded scheme in a £1 billion funding shortfall. Experts say the unmet gap threatens the sustainability of providers across the country.
Nursery rebellion as they limit free places over funding shortfalls
Nearly 60% of UK nurseries are considering cutting the number of government-funded places due to rising costs and insufficient funding. Some settings may even prioritize fee-paying children or close completely unless immediate support arrives
Nursery closures likely to be on table if proposed Reform UK funding cut goes ahead
Plans that could see Reform UK cut funding to nurseries in central Lancashire will see job losses, closures and fewer funded spaces for children in deprived areas.
Nursery owner challenges Education Secretary over funding for free childcare
Nursery owner from Peterborough, Gordon, challenges Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson over funding for free childcare.
Childminders ignored in Labour’s nursery expansion – a looming childcare crisis
Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson have promised thousands of new nursery places from September 2025 as part of the first wave of 300 school-based nurseries.
Campaigners call for ‘fairer funding model’ to halt nursery closures
Free childcare crisis as surge in demand leaves Labour with funding black hole:
The Independent – Ministers have been warned the childcare sector is at risk of “collapse” after a boom in demand left a government-funded scheme in a £1 billion funding shortfall. Experts say the unmet gap threatens the sustainability of providers across the country.
Nursery rebellion as they limit free places over funding shortfalls
Nearly 60% of UK nurseries are considering cutting the number of government-funded places due to rising costs and insufficient funding. Some settings may even prioritize fee-paying children or close completely unless immediate support arrives
Nursery closures likely to be on table if proposed Reform UK funding cut goes ahead
Plans that could see Reform UK cut funding to nurseries in central Lancashire will see job losses, closures and fewer funded spaces for children in deprived areas.
Nursery owner challenges Education Secretary over funding for free childcare
Nursery owner from Peterborough, Gordon, challenges Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson over funding for free childcare.
Childminders ignored in Labour’s nursery expansion – a looming childcare crisis
Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson have promised thousands of new nursery places from September 2025 as part of the first wave of 300 school-based nurseries.
Campaigners call for ‘fairer funding model’ to halt nursery closures
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Underfunding childcare is not just a policy choice; it is a decision that directly harms the workforce delivering it.
I have been following someone called ‘The Nursery Survivor’ on Instagram. The account is run by an ex-nursery worker who clearly had some terrible experiences working in nurseries. The short videos are funny and sometimes excruciatingly accurate. She portrays life in...
Britain Is Getting Childcare Wrong – And Our Children Will Pay the Price
Across the world, governments are scrambling to solve a childcare crisis. Costs are soaring, parents are struggling, women are being pushed out of work, and birth rates are falling. In response, politicians are promising ‘free childcare’ at an unprecedented scale. On...