Only two per cent of people who currently work in early years are male. Do you think there should be more effort to increase the numbers of men working in childcare and early years?
Joint Chief Executive Emma Knights to leave Daycare Trust
11 December 2009 - Emma Knights will be leaving Daycare Trust in January 2010 after three successful years job-sharing the Chief Executive role with Alison Garnham. Emma will be taking up a new post as Chief Executive of the National Governors' Association, while Alison will become full-time at Daycare Trust.
Children aged 2 & 10 years win competition to design chancellor's Christmas card
11 December 2009 - Daniel Lee, a 2 year old boy from Appleton, Warrington, and Lucy Waller, a 10 year old girl from St Neots, Cambs, have won a competition held today at Number 11 Downing Street by the Daycare Trust in association with The Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP. The competition was to design the official Christmas card which he and his wife, Maggie Darling, will use this year. The cards - one a hard copy card and one an e-card - will be sent to people in the UK and across the world.
Daycare Trust welcomes the announcement in the Chancellor's Pre-Budget report that spending on Sure Start centres has been protected and that it will be maintained in line with inflation
10 December 2009 - Daycare Trust welcomes the announcement in the Chancellor's Pre-Budget report that spending on Sure Start centres has been protected and that it will be maintained in line with inflation.
Daycare Trust welcomes Government rethink on childcare vouchers
4 December 2009 - Daycare Trust warmly welcomes news that the Government has responded to concerns raised by families and the childcare sector by rethinking their decision to abolish tax relief on childcare vouchers.
Childcare funding must double to achieve high quality
17 November 2009 - Daycare Trust, the National Childcare Campaign, will this week publish ground-breaking new research with the defining high quality childcare and setting out how much it will cost to fund its roll-out across England.
Childcare vouchers move is ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’
11 November 2009 - Responding to the news that nine former Government Ministers have written to the Prime Minister urging him to rethink removing tax relief from childcare vouchers.
Daycare Trust to work with Nannyshare.co.uk
2 November 2009 - Daycare Trust, the national childcare campaign are now promoting Nannyshare through the new Daycare Trust website.
Daycare Trust respond to Cambridge Primary Review
16 October 2009 - Daycare Trust respond to the Cambridge Primary Review which recommended that Key Stage one be abolished, and that the Early Years Foundation Stage should be extended to the age of six.
Daycare Trust respond to PM's Childcare announcement
29 September 2009 - Daycare Trust respond to the Prime Minister's announcement today that by the end of the next Parliament around 250,000 two year olds will have access to ten hours per week free childcare.
58 per cent of parents struggle to meet up-front childcare costs.
15 September 2009 - Daycare Trust have this week published ‘Childcare Advance', a report on how parents can be helped to meet the up-front costs of paying for childcare, funded and supported by Friends Provident.
£12M welcomed for childcare in London
6 August 2009 - Daycare Trust respond to the announcement of the 10 Boroughs that will participate in the Childcare Affordability Programme in London.
Holiday childcare is a ‘postcode lottery’
15 July 2009 - Daycare Trust publish the eighth holiday childcare survey, which explores the issues of cost and availability of holiday childcare in Britain, sponsored by Imagine Co-operative Childcare.
Childcare and the recession
25 June 2009 - Daycare Trust publish the third briefing paper in the ‘Policy insight’ series.
Working Tax Credit changes welcome, but more help is needed
22 April 2009 - Daycare Trust comment on changes to Working Tax Credits unveiled in today’s Budget.
Daycare Trust respond to Grandparents Plus report
25 March 2009 - Daycare Trust's response to a report entitled ‘Rethinking family life’ published today by Grandparents Plus.
Daycare Trust respond to Grandparents study
10 February 2009 - Daycare Trust's response to a report published today by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the Institute of Education.
Daycare Trust welcome refreshed childcare strategy
28 January 2009 - Daycare Trust's response to the publication of ‘Next Steps for Early Learning and Childcare: Building on the 10-Year Strategy’ by the Department for Children Schools and Families.
Childcare Costs Survey 2009
28 January 2009 - Daycare Trust publish the findings of the eighth annual childcare costs survey, sponsored by Imagine Co-operative Childcare.
Daycare Trust respond to CWDC survey on men in childcare
19 January 2009 - Daycare Trust respond to a survey published today by the Children’s Workforce Development Council which shows that 55% of parents want a male childcare worker for their nursery aged child.
High quality childcare is the key to social mobility
13 January 2009 - Daycare Trust, the national childcare campaign, are welcoming new policy announcements for early years education and care in today’s ‘New Opportunities’.
Daycare Trust needs parents' views.
Daycare Trust introduces the Family Information Directory.
Survey results revealed.
New guide helps you with your childcare options.
Will you back our campaign to make childcare a priority issue in the new parliament?
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