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Press releases
2012
Daycare Trust helping local authorities to deliver two year old early education places
18 December - Daycare Trust has successfully won seven contracts to deliver support to local authorities as part of the ‘Achieving Two-year-olds’ project.
25,000 extra nursery places needed in London to honour Deputy PM’s pledge – new report
17 December - new research by Daycare Trust, commissioned by London Councils, on how to make the entitlement for free part-time early years education for the poorest 20 per cent of two-year olds work in the capital.
Merger of leading family and childcare charities agreed
5 December - A new family and childcare charity formed by the merger of the Family and Parenting Institute and Daycare Trust has been given the go ahead, and Anand Shukla has been appointed as Chief Executive of the new organisation.
Elizabeth Truss MP to set out vision for childcare and listen to views of the sector
30 November - Daycare Trust has confirmed that Elizabeth Truss MP, Minister for Education and Childcare at the Department for Education, will give the keynote address at its annual conference on 4th December.
Daycare Trust welcomes the announcement of next year’s funding allocations for free two year old places
27 November - a statement from Daycare Trust following the Department for Education's announcement of capital and revenue funding for free early education for two year olds for 2013/14.
'Parent Champions' prove their value
6 November - Daycare Trust will today reveal new research which shows the value of investing in a ‘Parent Champions’ scheme. An evaluation of a project in Liverpool which uses parent volunteers to encourage their peers to take advantage of childcare and early learning has shown that every pound invested brings in a return worth nearly £13.
Charities join forces to set up new Time Bank in South Westminster
27 September - Daycare Trust, London Early Years Foundation and South Westminster Action Network have launched a new Time Bank to enable the local community to share their skills.
Nick Clegg announces £100m to support two year old early education places
25 September - Daycare Trust responds to the announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister of an additional £100m funding for local authorities to support providers to deliver free early education places for two year olds.
Scotts Milk boss completes London- Brighton bike ride for charity of the year Daycare Trust
19 September - Jonathan Scott, Managing Director of free nursery milk providers Scott Distribution Ltd completed the London-Brighton cycle ride on Sunday 16 September to raise funds for Scott’s chosen charity of the year – Daycare Trust.
Charities call for vouchers for all in Childcare Commission response
31 August - Leading charities Daycare Trust and the Family and Parenting Institute today called for access to childcare vouchers for all working parents, including those who are self-employed – as official government data shows 95% of parents who pay for childcare currently miss out.
Call for compulsory first aid training in schools for young babysitters
23 August - Young babysitters would feel better equipped if they were given compulsory first aid lessons in school as part of the National Curriculum, latest research from childcare charity Daycare Trust shows.
Big Breakfast Bonanza – winning nursery revealed
31 July - A Berkshire day nursery has been crowned winner of Daycare Trust’s Big Breakfast Bonanza photo competition, following the charity’s 15th annual National Childcare Week.
Family charities announce merger talks
25 July - Leading charities the Family and Parenting Institute and Daycare Trust today announce their intention to merge.
Scottish holiday childcare costs up 10 per cent in last year, new survey shows
19 July - Holiday childcare costs in Scotland have risen by 10 per cent in the last year, and there is a gaping hole in holiday childcare for disabled children and those living in rural areas, a new survey out today shows.
Welsh holiday childcare costs up 20 per cent since 2011, new survey shows
19 July - Parents in Wales now face the highest costs in Britain for holiday childcare, with prices rising by 20% in the last year alone.
Just one in three local councils have enough holiday childcare, new survey shows
19 July- Daycare Trust's Holiday childcare costs survey 2012 sponsored by Computershare Voucher Services shows that two-thirds of local authorities in England are failiing their statutory duty.
281 fewer Sure Start Children Centres since 2010, worrying new figures show
16 July - National childcare charity Daycare Trust today expressed deep concern, as the latest figures from the government showed there are now 281 fewer Sure Start Children’s Centres compared to two years ago.
Daycare Trust responds to proposed criteria for two year old places
7 July - Daycare Trust have responded to the Department for Education's proposed eligibility criteria for free early education places for two year olds from September 2014
Meeting childcare needs is ‘mission impossible’ for London families, report shows
2 July - Parents in London face a harder time than families anywhere else in the country when it comes to finding and paying for childcare, a new report published today shows.
Over a third of parents using childcare have considered quitting work due to cost
26 June - Survey by Mumsnet and Daycare Trust shows pressure of childcare costs
Daycare Trust welcomes plans for government childcare commission
19 June - Daycare Trust has responded to today’s government announcement of a commission on childcare and the publication of Professor Cathy’s Nutbrown “Foundations for Quality” report on the qualifications of the early years workforce
Daycare Trust welcomes increased flexibility for parents in government childcare announcement
30 May - Daycare Trust has warmly welcomed the government decision to increase flexibility for parents in how they use their free early years education entitlement.
Childcare across London at risk as parents struggle to pay fees: Mayor must act
24 May - London Mayor Boris Johnson is today facing calls from hundreds of childcare providers to tackle the capital’s childcare crisis, as a new survey shows almost half of London’s childcare providers are under financial strain due to parents struggling to pay their childcare bills.
‘Deregulating childminders will not solve the UK’s childcare crisis’ – Daycare Trust responds to Elizabeth Truss MP’s report
21 May- National childcare charity Daycare Trust has issued a statement following today’s Centre Forum report by Elizabeth Truss MP.
Daycare Trust and University of Oxford release a new study about measuring quality in childcare settings
23 March- The new study concludes that Ofsted grades are too broad to provide a detailed measure of quality in childcare settings, and are best used alongside other existing quality assessments.
Results of Daycare Trust’s Annual Childcare costs survey are released today
27 February- Annual childcare costs survey 2012 sponsored by Computershare Voucher Services show that spiralling nursery costs add to parents’ financial woes.
Daycare Trust comments on Social Market Foundation proposal for a National Childcare Contribution Scheme
Commenting on the Social Market Foundation’s proposal for a National Childcare Contribution Scheme, Anand Shukla, Chief Executive of Daycare Trust says it must be taken seriously, but work alongside tax credit changes and free provision.
Daycare Trust comments on National Audit Office Report into free nursery places
Commenting on the release of the National Audit Office report “Delivering the free entitlement to education for three and four-year-olds” Anand Shukla, Chief Executive of Daycare Trust commended the improvement in attainment for five-year-olds but criticised the postcode and income lottery of provision.
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