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Policy, Research, Campaigns & Projects
Policy
Daycare Trust maintain a high profile through our policy work. We provide informed comment on key childcare issues to the media and government, ensuring that the benefits of childcare and the issues faced by parents are well understood.
Further information about Policy.
Research
We conduct independent and robust research on behalf of a number of government departments, charities and research councils.
We are renowned for our research, which is central to our campaigning for local, affordable and high quality childcare for all. Our research brings together parents, childcare providers and policy makers, as we develop policy to offer real choices to families to balance work and family life.
Recent successes include ‘Quality Costs', a piece of ground-breaking research defining high quality childcare, and setting out how much it will cost to fund its roll-out across England. We are currently undertaking research into the use of informal childcare, a project funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Further information about Research.
Campaigns
We run ongoing campaigns on childcare issues. We are campaigning against cuts to Sure Start Children's Centres which are currently taking place across the country.
Futher information on our Campaigns.
Projects
We undertake a number of projects with funding provided by various sources.
London childcare providers network
We are currently coordinating the 'London childcare providers network' as part of a project funded by London Councils. We have also previously delivered projects such as Parent Champions, a parent outreach project promoting take-up of formal childcare in disadvantaged areas, free training for advisers funded by Awards for All, and many other, details of which can be found in the Projects section.
News
Daycare Trust is 25 years old!
Join with us to celebrate our anniversary year.
New campaign for children’s centres - Save Our Sure Start!
Daycare Trust is launching a new campaign to support parents to save their Sure Start Children’s Centres from local authority budget cuts.
NEW training guide
Daycare Trust has just launched its NEW training guide with new and exciting courses.
New research from Daycare Trust and Save the Children
Findings from the survey released today examine how the cost of childcare impacts on families.
Online card shop
Daycare Trust has just launched an online card shop
Parent volunteering survey marks National Childcare Week
A new survey of 2,000 mums has shown that the majority are keen to undertake volunteering.
NAFIS and Daycare Trust merger
Key childcare information services join together.