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Autumn Budget 2025: What is the Next Government Must Fix in Childcare

by admin | Nov 27, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized

As the UK heads toward another major election cycle and the next round of budget decisions, one issue keeps rising to the top of national conversations. Childcare. It is often framed as a family issue, yet the reality is far more serious.It is an economic emergency, a...

Is It Still Play? How Quality Is Quietly Slipping Away in Early Years Settings

by admin | Nov 18, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized

For years, early years professionals have fought to protect play, to champion it, justify it, and remind the world that it is not “just play,” but the foundation of every child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development. Yet today, we are facing a quieter, more...

Budgeting for the Unspoken: A Parents Guide to the Hidden Costs of ‘Free’ Childcare

by admin | Nov 13, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized

If you’ve ever been confused by the term ‘free childcare’, you’re not alone. On the surface, it sounds like an incredible opportunity – a chance to ease financial pressure while giving your child a quality early years experience. But as many parents have...

SEN and the Funding Gap: When the Children Who Need the Most Get the Least

by admin | Nov 3, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, SEN Childcare, Uncategorized

Inclusion should be more than a word — it’s a promise.A promise that every child, no matter their background or ability, will have access to the education, care, and support they need to thrive. Yet across the UK, this promise is being broken. The reality is...

From Postcode to Playtime: Why Where You Live Still Determines Your Child’s Access to Care

by admin | Oct 16, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, Uncategorized

Because a child’s opportunities shouldn’t depend on their postcode. Across the UK, thousands of children start each day in early years settings that look and feel completely different — not because of their needs, but because of where they live. One child enjoys a...

The Free Childcare Illusion: Parents Are Still Paying

by admin | Oct 12, 2025 | childcare, childcare costs, Childcare Funding Crisis, free childcare, Uncategorized

When politicians promise “free childcare”, it sounds like a lifeline for parents. But behind the headlines and hashtags lies a more complicated truth, one that thousands of families are discovering the hard way.Because “free” childcare in the UK isn’t really...
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