by admin | Jan 28, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
The government’s push for early years providers to itemise invoices is presented as a move towards transparency and parental choice. In practice, it risks undermining how nurseries actually function. Nursery fees are not a collection of optional extras. They are the...
by admin | Jan 24, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Jan 18, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Jan 13, 2026 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, early years education, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized
Dear parents, We are writing to explain what is happening behind the scenes in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) right now, and why many nurseries are deeply worried about the future of ECEC places and whether early years education and childcare will still...
by admin | Dec 31, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, SEN Childcare
As this year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved as a campaign and more importantly, ‘why’ we’re here in the first place. Free Childcare UK was created out of necessity. Not as a political slogan or a headline-grabbing...
by admin | Dec 15, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, SEN Childcare
The UK government funds early years childcare through the Early Years National Funding Formula (EYNFF), which sets hourly funding rates paid to local authorities and then passed to nurseries. These rates vary by age group and area, and they are often presented as the...
