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Working together for better childcare
Daycare Trust has been working for high quality, accessible, and affordable childcare throughout the UK for 25 years. We have been at the forefront of change and have seen our campaigning transformed into Government's policy with the introduction of Sure Start, Children's Centres, free entitlement and the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Much still remains to be done. While Daycare Trust has succeeded in bringing about many improvements over the past two decades, we still need to work hard if we are to help local authorities to improve provision, ensure higher take-up in the most disadvantaged communities and achieve our ambition to expand the free entitlement to more families for longer hours. And sustained funding will be essential to ensure settings are of the highest quality yet remain both sustainable and affordable to all the families that need them. But we cannot do this alone.
As the leading childcare charity, Daycare Trust's membership scheme is tailored for your organisation's/company's needs. To find out which package is right for you see the different membership types below.
Individual membershipAs an individual member, you will be kept in touch with latest childcare news, Daycare Trust research and policy. We would encourage all those who have a professional interest in childcare to ask their organisation to join the campaign. However, if you are working on your own in the sector, this is the category of membership for you. Who should join?: Those working on their own in the sector, students or individuals. Find out more about the benefits of Individual membership. Community and Voluntary Sector membershipAs a Community and Voluntary Sector member you will not only be kept in touch with latest childcare news but also exclusive access to download our publications for free. Who should join?: National and local voluntary agencies, nurseries and pre-schools, individual children's centres and independent Family Information Services, after-school settings and union branches. Find out more about the benefits of Community and Voluntary Sector membership Local authority membershipAs a local authority working in a fast-moving and challenging environment, you need high-quality information, you can rely on, about the latest developments in early years' education and childcare policy and practice. This new category of Daycare Trust membership aims to give local authorities information, representation and consultation about the way forward in early years' education and childcare. Who should join?: Any local authority Find out more about the benefits of Local authority membership. |
Corporate membershipMembership of Daycare Trust offers the corporate community unique access to information and resources on childcare, whether you are a SME or a Times 200 company, Daycare Trust can provide you with unrivalled membership benefits. Who should join?: |
If you are a parent and would like to join Daycare Trust you can join our Parent Network for free.
Find out more about our Parent Network.
The National Association of Family Information Services (NAFIS) and Daycare Trust have now merged and will be working together to support families through local Family Information Services (FIS). More details about NAFIS membership will be available on this website soon.
Join with us to celebrate our anniversary year.
Daycare Trust is launching a new campaign to support parents to save their Sure Start Children’s Centres from local authority budget cuts.
Daycare Trust has just launched its NEW training guide with new and exciting courses.
Findings from the survey released today examine how the cost of childcare impacts on families.
Daycare Trust has just launched an online card shop
A new survey of 2,000 mums has shown that the majority are keen to undertake volunteering.
Key childcare information services join together.
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