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
Blog
An open letter to parents about “Free” Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)
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...
Failing at work to win at motherhood
Recently, a GP in England was suspended for five months after falsifying patient appointments so she could leave on time to pick up her children. Dr Helen Eisenhauer, a mother of two working in Nottingham, had already seen the patients by phone earlier in the day but...
A Year of Voices, Visibility, and Change: What We’ve Achieved Together
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...