A study by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has shown that babies and toddlers from lower socio-economic backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic due to having...
...first annual State of the Nation report since Dame Martina Milburn became Chair of the Commission. Recommendations made in the report include extending eligibility for the 30 hours free childcare...
...doubling our free childcare offer for working mothers and fathers of three and four-year-olds to 30 hours from September. This year, it will also become mandatory for both voluntary and...
...years through our 15 hours free childcare for all three-and-four-year-olds, with 30 hours available for working families, in addition to the 15 hours a week for the most deprived two-year-olds,...
...gender pay and bonus gaps for the first time ever from April next year. We are modernising the workplace through shared parental leave, doubling the amount of free childcare...
...doubling the amount of free childcare available to working parents. Minister for Women and Equalities, Justine Greening said: It is fantastic to see we now have the lowest gender pay...
...than in 2010 and 202,800 children are benefitting from 30 hours’ free childcare. We also announced a new national funding formula backed by £1.3bn of investment in school budgets, launched...
...700,000 of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds have benefited from 15 hours free childcare since its introduction in 2013 – with 95% of early years providers rated good or outstanding by...
...gap on record and that’s supported by our changes to flexible working, shared parental leave and 30 hours free childcare. A Government spokesperson said: Shared Parental Leave gives working families...
...gender pay and gender bonus gap for the first time from April and we are giving working parents up to 30 hours of free childcare from next September, meaning women...