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Information on childcare for Service families within the UK and overseas.

State paying childcare sector wages would be key step in meeting €200 per month pledge

Up to 46,241 children aged under three were on waiting lists for places in services late last year, with number expected to rise further

Badenoch to cut public servants to fund childcare for high earners

Under the proposal, any parent employed for at least 16 hours a week would qualify for 30 hours of free care weekly – ending the £100,000 ‘cliff edge’

Govt provides further details of Budget childcare package

The Department of Children published "further details" this week on the childcare package announced three days previously in Budget 2027.

From parenthood leave to childcare services: Building care systems that work for women, families and economies

Drawing on the Women, Business and the Law 2026 report, this joint UN Women and World Bank Group policy paper examines parenthood policies and childcare systems across 190 economie...

Call for Govt to honour promise to cut childcare costs

The National Women's Council is calling for the Government to honour its promise of reducing the price of childcare for families to €200 per child per month in the upcoming Budget.

After Years of Small Fixes, Big Ideas for Childcare Are Emerging

Project 2029’s childcare proposal would give families a choice between a free public childcare slot and a monthly stipend for other care arrangements. The post After Years of Small...

How to Build a Safe, Sustainable Home Child Care Program in New York

Key Takeaways Safety, supervision, and consistency should guide every decision. Review New York requirements before investing in supplies, advertising, or renovations. Clear polici...

How Childcare Support Can Make Life Easier for New Parents

The early months of parenthood can be challenging, requiring effective childcare to balance daily responsibilities with child care. Reliable childcare supports not only working par...

Childcare workers struggle to afford care for their own kids. NC communities are testing solutions.

DURHAM — At Kate’s Korner, the day begins early – children arriving, classroom doors opening, small voices calling for teachers, parents saying quick goodbyes before heading to wor...

Parents with a child in full-time childcare could see €1k-a-year reduction under budget proposals

Funding for another wage increase for those working in the childcare sector is also on the cards.

Will fixing Hong Kong’s childcare bottleneck help lift the city’s birth rate?

Shortly after Erica Lam found out she was pregnant with her second child, submitting a day care application for her unborn daughter became a top priority, as places at Hong Kong ch...

Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids are waiting for childcare assistance

There’s the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and...

As US childcare costs climb, states and other nations offer a road map

With childcare costs soaring, America debates whether to fund universal care or pay parents to stay home, with state and international models offering potential solutions.

Childcare fees to be capped at €550 for most providers

The €550 cap on childcare costs announced in the budget will only relate to service providers receiving "core" funding from the State - meaning 7% of providers will fall outside th...

Μιχαηλίδου: «Πιο ευέλικτη αδειοδότηση για βρεφονηπιακούς, κουπόνια χωρίς εισοδηματικά κριτήρια για πολύτεκνους»

Η υπουργός Κοινωνικής Συνοχής και Οικογένειας μίλησε για τις αλλαγές στους παιδικούς σταθμούς, τις καθυστερήσεις στους «Νταντάδες της Γειτονιάς», το πρόγραμμα «Προσβασιμότητα» και...

Childcare is economic infrastructure, not ‘just a job’, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The childcare profession should be regarded as an important component in supporting the fa...

‘Very significant cut’ in childcare costs needed in Budget, says Norma Foley

The Coalition has pledged a childcare cost cap of €200 per month per child during the lifetime of the Government

Why Increasing Childcare Leave Could Be A Gamechanger For Singapore’s Future

Supporting parents at work may matter just as much as giving families more money. The post Why Increasing Childcare Leave Could Be A Gamechanger For Singapore’s Future appeared fir...

Childcare costs to be cut by at least €1,000 in Budget

The cost of fulltime childcare for young children looks set be cut by at least €1,000 annually per child in the Budget tomorrow.

Tories pledge to fix £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' that forces parents to work less

Kemi Badenoch will vow that a Tory government would stop couples losing access to free childcare once one parent earns more than £100,000 at the Conservative Party conference in Bi...

Inheritance tax changes and 'very significant cut' to childcare fees on the cards for budget

Children’s Minister Norma Foely says this year will be a ‘breakthrough budget’ in getting childcare fees down.

‘If we don’t use this, it’s going to disappear.’ Bright Horizons and the perils of employer-sponsored, profit-driven chi...

By the time Katie returned to work after parental leave, her daughter had started attending a day care close to her apartment. But on days when the day care was closed or she neede...

Childcare boss warns of fewer places without budget cash boost