Daycare Trust is a national childcare charity that has worked for over 20 years to promote high quality and affordable childcare. It conducts research on childcare costs and availability, campaigns on childcare issues, and provides information services to parents and childcare providers. In 2010, Daycare Trust continued its influential research and policy work, political engagement, events including an annual conference, and expert information services while adapting to a new government and economic environment.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Every year the Family and Childcare Trust collects statistics about childcare costs and availability in Britain.
Our data – collected from local authority Family Information Services – makes it possible to monitor changes in childcare costs and supply from year to year.
All our reports are widely used by policymakers and academics in all parts of the UK and beyond.
Access denied: A report on childcare sufficiency and market management in Eng...Family and Childcare Trust
Childcare provision is a crucial part of a modern state’s
infrastructure: it enables parents to work, improves
children’s outcomes and helps narrow the gap
between disadvantaged children and their peers. The
importance of childcare is now recognised and over
the last 20 years there have been many policy changes
that have aimed to make childcare more affordable
for families, through free early education, tax credits,
vouchers and the new tax-free childcare scheme. Most
recently, the Government has announced that it will
double the hours of free early education for three and
four year olds, with working parents offered 30 hours
per week by 2017. But over the years officials and
decision-makers have given less attention to the other
side of the childcare conundrum - the availability of
childcare. Today, shortages of early education places
in some areas are putting the Government’s new
childcare plans in jeopardy.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Are we there yet?: Five years on the road to addressing child poverty – a pre...McGuinness Institute
Are we there yet?: Five years on the road to addressing child poverty – a presentation on 31 May 2016 by Dr Russell Wills – Children’s Commissioner
To learn more go to www.occ.org.nz or www.childpoverty.co.nz
To learn more about TacklingPovertyNZ go to http://tacklingpovertynz.org
The poll Time to care: generation generosity under pressure shows that grandparents have given a total of £8 billion in the past year to pay for a range of grandchildren’s needs, and that nearly two million grandparents have given up a job, reduced their hours or taken time off work to look after their grandchildren.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Every year the Family and Childcare Trust collects statistics about childcare costs and availability in Britain.
Our data – collected from local authority Family Information Services – makes it possible to monitor changes in childcare costs and supply from year to year.
All our reports are widely used by policymakers and academics in all parts of the UK and beyond.
Access denied: A report on childcare sufficiency and market management in Eng...Family and Childcare Trust
Childcare provision is a crucial part of a modern state’s
infrastructure: it enables parents to work, improves
children’s outcomes and helps narrow the gap
between disadvantaged children and their peers. The
importance of childcare is now recognised and over
the last 20 years there have been many policy changes
that have aimed to make childcare more affordable
for families, through free early education, tax credits,
vouchers and the new tax-free childcare scheme. Most
recently, the Government has announced that it will
double the hours of free early education for three and
four year olds, with working parents offered 30 hours
per week by 2017. But over the years officials and
decision-makers have given less attention to the other
side of the childcare conundrum - the availability of
childcare. Today, shortages of early education places
in some areas are putting the Government’s new
childcare plans in jeopardy.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Are we there yet?: Five years on the road to addressing child poverty – a pre...McGuinness Institute
Are we there yet?: Five years on the road to addressing child poverty – a presentation on 31 May 2016 by Dr Russell Wills – Children’s Commissioner
To learn more go to www.occ.org.nz or www.childpoverty.co.nz
To learn more about TacklingPovertyNZ go to http://tacklingpovertynz.org
The poll Time to care: generation generosity under pressure shows that grandparents have given a total of £8 billion in the past year to pay for a range of grandchildren’s needs, and that nearly two million grandparents have given up a job, reduced their hours or taken time off work to look after their grandchildren.
Every year the Family and Childcare Trust conducts a
survey to gather information about the cost of holiday
childcare and its availability across Britain. The data
– collected from local authorities – makes it possible
to monitor changes in the costs and availability of
childcare during school holiday periods and identifies
differences in provision across the regions and nations
of Britain. This year we have also undertaken an
additional survey of parents, to help us understand their
experiences of holiday childcare. The results of both
surveys are included in this report which complements
our annual survey of childcare costs that we release
every spring.
This years’ Holiday Childcare Survey, the 13th in the
series, is released at a time of heightened debate
around the cost of childcare among politicians, as well
as the configuration of the school year. While some
parents are lucky and have access to high quality
affordable holiday childcare, our results show that
many families face a holiday childcare lottery of high
costs and patchy provision. Despite the legal obligations
to provide enough childcare for working parents, only
27 per cent of English local authorities and 6 per cent in
Wales have enough provision for this group of families
and these gaps have increased rather than decreased
since the implementation of the Childcare Act 2006. All
this takes a toll on families, with nearly one in five (17
per cent) of parents in our survey taking sick leave over
the holiday period in order to provide childcare.
The Family and Childcare Trust briefs MPs and peers on legislation and policy issues affecting families.
These briefings are also helpful for anyone who wants a summary of the evidence, research findings and subsequent recommendations on key areas of family and children policy.
The 2011 Report Card edition of the report card highlights the scale of the government’s challenge in delivering the Prime Minister’s commitment to make the UK the most family friendly country in Europe. The report shows how tough making the UK family friendly is given the economic climate and considerable squeeze on public and family finances.
About a third of UK families use informal (unregulated) childcare from grandparents, other relatives, friends and babysitters. However, little is known about informal childcare or the factors that are associated with its use. From 2010-2012, we undertook a two-year study of informal childcare, with funding from the Big Lottery.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
The School as a Hub: Conference 2003, CYC, Victoria, B.CRick Kelly
Presenting the school as hub model from the 25 year Better Beginnings, Better Futures research project. Location: Highfield community in Rexdale, Toronto.
Carmel McConnell was our dinner speaker at the CLC Conference. Carmel started up the charity Magic Breakfast 10 years ago, when she found out that 1 in 4 children went to school hungry in the UK. They now provide 8000 breakfasts daily to hungry school children, she was an amazing speaker, and truly passionate about this fantastic cause!
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Increasing numbers of parents do not have a standard nine-to-five job; they may work shifts, have zero-hour contracts, unforeseen overtime or other unpredictable hours. These atypical work patterns can present childcare challenges, if partners or relatives cannot provide informal childcare. Two of our reports examine the scale of these challenges and present solutions to help meet this specific childcare need.
Every year the Family and Childcare Trust conducts a
survey to gather information about the cost of holiday
childcare and its availability across Britain. The data
– collected from local authorities – makes it possible
to monitor changes in the costs and availability of
childcare during school holiday periods and identifies
differences in provision across the regions and nations
of Britain. This year we have also undertaken an
additional survey of parents, to help us understand their
experiences of holiday childcare. The results of both
surveys are included in this report which complements
our annual survey of childcare costs that we release
every spring.
This years’ Holiday Childcare Survey, the 13th in the
series, is released at a time of heightened debate
around the cost of childcare among politicians, as well
as the configuration of the school year. While some
parents are lucky and have access to high quality
affordable holiday childcare, our results show that
many families face a holiday childcare lottery of high
costs and patchy provision. Despite the legal obligations
to provide enough childcare for working parents, only
27 per cent of English local authorities and 6 per cent in
Wales have enough provision for this group of families
and these gaps have increased rather than decreased
since the implementation of the Childcare Act 2006. All
this takes a toll on families, with nearly one in five (17
per cent) of parents in our survey taking sick leave over
the holiday period in order to provide childcare.
The Family and Childcare Trust briefs MPs and peers on legislation and policy issues affecting families.
These briefings are also helpful for anyone who wants a summary of the evidence, research findings and subsequent recommendations on key areas of family and children policy.
The 2011 Report Card edition of the report card highlights the scale of the government’s challenge in delivering the Prime Minister’s commitment to make the UK the most family friendly country in Europe. The report shows how tough making the UK family friendly is given the economic climate and considerable squeeze on public and family finances.
About a third of UK families use informal (unregulated) childcare from grandparents, other relatives, friends and babysitters. However, little is known about informal childcare or the factors that are associated with its use. From 2010-2012, we undertook a two-year study of informal childcare, with funding from the Big Lottery.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
The School as a Hub: Conference 2003, CYC, Victoria, B.CRick Kelly
Presenting the school as hub model from the 25 year Better Beginnings, Better Futures research project. Location: Highfield community in Rexdale, Toronto.
Carmel McConnell was our dinner speaker at the CLC Conference. Carmel started up the charity Magic Breakfast 10 years ago, when she found out that 1 in 4 children went to school hungry in the UK. They now provide 8000 breakfasts daily to hungry school children, she was an amazing speaker, and truly passionate about this fantastic cause!
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
Increasing numbers of parents do not have a standard nine-to-five job; they may work shifts, have zero-hour contracts, unforeseen overtime or other unpredictable hours. These atypical work patterns can present childcare challenges, if partners or relatives cannot provide informal childcare. Two of our reports examine the scale of these challenges and present solutions to help meet this specific childcare need.
This invited presentation for the Institute of Health Visiting Leadership Conference gives a DPH view on the future of Child Public Health and the need for a systems approach
Research published in February 2014 shows a growing number of local authorities across England are failing in their legal duties to families to provide outreach and childcare brokerage services.
Family and Childcare Trust's annual review is a record of our achievements over the past financial year, including details of our funders, alongside details about our staff and members of our trustee board.
NCB London Seminar GoL Presentation The Health Of Looked after Children Febru...Shirley Ayres
Shirley Ayres, Amy Wilkinson, the health of children in care, NCB, scoping review, learning from emerging practice, final report, GoL, promoting good practice, integrated working, be inspired
At the recent Place Matters conference in Washington, D.C., David Williams, PhD, the Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and staff director of the reconvened Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, talked about the need for cooperation between the community development industry and health leaders.
“Community development and health are working side by side in the same neighborhoods and often with the same residents but often don’t know each other or coordinate efforts.”
Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies - The Development and Implementation of a National Parent Support Policy in Jamaica, Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
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The Family and Childcare Trust briefs MPs and peers on legislation and policy issues affecting families.
These briefings are also helpful for anyone who wants a summary of the evidence, research findings and subsequent recommendations on key areas of family and children policy.
The Family and Childcare Trust briefs MPs and peers on legislation and policy issues affecting families.
These briefings are also helpful for anyone who wants a summary of the evidence, research findings and subsequent recommendations on key areas of family and children policy.
A two-part report published in February 2004. Part one details and analyses the results of a MORI poll, which found that 84% of parents felt that companies targeted their children too much. It also sets out the Family and Parenting Institute’s recommendations and looks at how other countries approach the issue. Part two presents the full report of a conference on marketing to children, which brought together opinion formers and policy makers in an open debate on the topic.
There has been an impassioned debate about children’s wellbeing in Britain since a 2007 UNICEF report on the subject put the UK at the bottom of a list of 21 rich countries.
In our report, we use data from the 2005 Families and Children Study (FACS) to look at England, Scotland and Wales, and compare income and wellbeing indicators in all three countries.
Adjusted incomes (for what families can buy with it) are slightly smaller for Child poverty is greater in England than in Scotland and Wales, and low incomepoorer families tend to have slightly lower purchasing power, and child poverty is greater in England than in Scotland and Wales, but England fares better than its smaller neighbours when it comes to key wellbeing indicators, such as health, housing and child behaviour.
We argue that, when comparing different countries on the British mainland, income by itself is not the best measure of children's wellbeing.
A wide-ranging examination of international research and other literature that analyses current definitions, theoretical models and measurement tools, and examines quality issues such as validity and transferability, as well as the conceptual and practical challenges of measuring family wellbeing. It considers whether existing datasets and surveys could be used for measuring family wellbeing and proposes future directions for such research in the UK. It also includes comprehensive appendices that detail the many concepts and measures that have been identified in the literature. Download can government measure family wellbeing report.
In the midst of the national soul-searching that followed the riots of August 2011, one explanation soon came to dominate: the idea that poor parenting had somehow paved the way for civil unrest. The Family and Parenting Institute invited a range of commentators and organisations to consider the pressures on modern parenting, what can be learnt from the reaction to the riots, and what these developments might mean for parenting policy. ‘Where now for parenting?’ brings together views from leading experts on the state of UK parenting
In 2011 the Prime Minister proposed implementing a family test for all domestic policies. This paper was the Family and Parenting Institute’s initial response to the proposal. Family and Parenting Institute welcomed the concept and argued that family-proofing domestic policies would make for a more coordinated approach across different Departments. The report considers what would be needed to make a family test a success, including the need to develop more than a checklist, tackling culture as well as process, improving consultation and dialogue with families, and committing to independent assessment of any progress.
Between March 2004 and March 2011, the Family and Parenting Institute managed the Parenting Fund on behalf of successive UK governments. The parenting fund was the largest and most successful scheme ever to support UK parenting.
The Parenting Fund provided support to a web of grassroots organisations across the country which, in turn, supported the most vulnerable families in their communities. The families who were helped were experiencing problems including intergenerational unemployment, relationships marked by conflict, drink and drug abuse, and frequent contact with the police.
This report examines the success of the fund and the Family and Parenting Institute’s role in administering funding
Coalition Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to make Britain a truly family friendly country. This pledge created an opportunity for the government to 'family-proof' its new policies, creating conditions that really help families thrive. However, as the 2010 Report Card shows, there is a considerable distance to go before this aspiration can be achieved.
The 2012 Report Card indicated it is becoming difficult for the Prime Minister to stick to his commitment of creating a society which truly supports family life. The report card highlights that the condition of the economy continues to make life intensely difficult for millions of UK families, who currently face a triple squeeze of tax and benefit changes, high childcare costs and high costs of living.
The poll Time to care: generation generosity under pressure shows that grandparents have given a total of £8 billion in the past year to pay for a range of grandchildren’s needs, and that nearly two million grandparents have given up a job, reduced their hours or taken time off work to look after their grandchildren.
The Ipsos MORI report, Family Matters, followed eleven families feeling the strain from depressed incomes, rising living costs and cuts to benefits and services. The report provides insight into the lived experiences of modern families away from the policy and political debates that dominate discourse about families. The key drivers of family fragility – whether financial, emotional, relational or physical – were the four C’s: cost of living, cars, credit and childcare.
An Institute for Fiscal Studies report, commissioned by the Family and Parenting Institute, was the first to reveal the impact of national austerity measures and welfare reform on family income and prospects for poverty rates and income for different family types up to the year 2015.
The impact of spending cuts on services to children and families in eight local authorities. Drawing on interviews and analysis of revenue spending carried out by ESRO researchers, Families on the front line? examines children’s services budgets in eight different local authorities in England over two financial years (2011-12 and 2012-13).
Council officers described the efforts to shield families from the worst effects of this round of cuts, including the bold re-design and integration of services to families and sweeping cuts to back-office functions. But they predict that any further savings will be far more difficult to find – and are likely to hit front line services even harder.
The Families in the Age of Austerity final summary of the project draws these strands together, presenting a multi-dimensional picture of family life through an age of austerity. Through the report the Family and Childcare Trust also highlights a series of policy recommendations to help families cope with the pressures of austerity.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
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This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
2. For over 20 years, Daycare Trust has
worked to put childcare at the top of
the political agenda and to help people
who need childcare to find it.
Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Minister
3. Daycare Trust
Annual Review 2010 03Daycare Trust
Annual Review 2010
About Daycare Trust
Daycare Trust is the national childcare charity. We have been
working since November 1986 to promote high quality affordable
childcare for all.
We know how important it is to make the right decision about childcare for your child and
we hope that, through our information and services, we can help you to find out more.
Our campaigning work continues to focus on childcare affordability, listening to parents
and keeping children at the centre.
Daycare Trust is a registered charity (No.327279) and a company limited by guarantee
(No.02063604), registered in England and Wales. VAT registered (No. 830 9847 06).
Daycare Trust is:
INFLUENTIAL – in leading the national childcare campaign through high quality
research, developing credible policy recommendations through publications and the
media, and by working with others.
EXPERT – at promoting quality childcare and providing information and support to
parents, carers and others involved in the childcare sector to enable them to make
good choices and improve services.
REPRESENTATIVE – in ensuring the childcare needs and entitlements of children and
parents are voiced and heard.
Finding suitable and affordable childcare
is an issue blighting the lives of families
around the country, particularly during these
tough economic times. That’s why the work
Daycare Trust does to campaign around early
years and represent the voice of parents is
more essential than ever, and why I’m proud to be a passionate
supporter of the organisation’s work.
Lisa Aziz, Daycare Trust Ambassador
www.daycaretrust.org.uk
4. 04 Daycare Trust
Annual Review 2010
A word from our new Chair of Trustees
All parents want their children to have the best start in life. Excellent
childcare changes lives.
The benefits of childcare reach far beyond children and families. High-quality, affordable
and accessible childcare brings with it huge social and economic benefits that impact
on every one of us. From lifting families out of poverty through removing the barriers to
employment created by a lack of childcare; to improving the life chances of children from
the more disadvantaged families through early intervention such as Sure Start.
As I take up my new post as Chair of Trustees, I am struck by both the challenges and
opportunities that the period ahead presents, as Daycare Trust continues to shape the
future of early childhood education and care. 2011 will see Daycare Trust celebrate
twenty-five years as the national childcare campaign. The organisation has lived through
testing times, but through recessions and economic downturns it has never faltered on
its founding principles. I look forward to working with trustees, staff and members to
develop a vision for childcare for the next 25 years that transforms childcare as positively
for children and families as Daycare Trust has done so successfully in its first 25 years.
Maggie Darling, Chair of Trustees
Chief Executive’s Welcome
2010 has been a significant year of change with the
election of a new coalition government.
With Daycare Trust’s 25th anniversary approaching next year, we
have been reflecting on the state of childcare in the UK today
with a sense of pride and determination. Pride, as a result of the
advances in early childhood education and care over the past
decade. But determination too, to remedy the gaps in provision
that remain in many areas, such as for older children, disabled children, and children living
in rural areas. And of course we must ensure that childcare is affordable, flexible and
accessible for parents.
With budget constraints looming, early years has a vital role to play. When resources
are tight, wise investment, rather than cuts by spreadsheet must be the approach – and
the evidence is overwhelming that money spent in early years is money saved in later
years. In comparison to other education sectors for example, spending on early years is
minuscule – yet the evidence shows that the social and cognitive benefits that can be
made in these formative years are substantial.
Daycare Trust is the voice of parents on childcare issues, and in the current climate this
voice is more important than ever before. Over the coming year we will continue to
demonstrate the potential of early childhood education and care to transform all children’s
futures. Daycare Trust will focus upon the importance of universal provision based on
the evidence that disadvantaged children perform better in high-quality settings where
there is a social mix. The views of parents we work with through our popular information
service, robust research and grassroots campaigning will continue to be heard.
Finally I would like to pay tribute to our previous Chief Executives Alison Garnham and
Emma Knights, both of whom left Daycare Trust this year, and our outgoing Chair of
Trustees, Rita Stringfellow. Daycare Trust owes a debt of gratitude to them all, not only
for their commitment and dedication to the early years agenda, but for the role they have
played in transforming our organisation over recent years. I wish them every success for
the future.
Anand Shukla, Acting Chief Executive
Maggie Darling, right, with outgoing Daycare Trust Chair, Rita Stringfellow.
www.daycaretrust.org.uk
5. Daycare Trust
Annual Review 2010 05Daycare Trust
Annual Review 2010
Daycare Trust is... INFLUENTIAL
Research
Childcare Costs Surveys
Each year Daycare Trust conducts two surveys into the cost and availability of childcare in
Great Britain. Data for these reports was gathered from FIS (Family Information Services)
in England and Wales and Childcare Information Services in Scotland.
The Annual Childcare Costs Survey, published in February, found that typical costs for 25
hours of care per week ranged from £67, for a nursery place for a child aged 2 and over in
the North West of England, to £109 for a nursery place for a child under 2 in London. The
survey also found that the cost of childcare had risen at over twice the rate of inflation
in the last year. The Holiday Childcare Costs Survey, published in July, found that the
typical cost of a week’s full-time place ranged from £58.89 per week in Wales to £119.32
in the East of England. Many settings do not provide enough hours of care to meet
parental work commitments, with our report showing that parents had reported the need
for wraparound childcare to 46 per cent and 50 per cent of FIS in England and Wales
respectively.
Keeping Mum: Childcare as a vote winning issue?
Prior to the 2010 general election Daycare Trust, together with Bounty Parenting Club,
surveyed over 2,000 mothers about how their voting choices would be affected by
political parties’ policies on childcare. The results of our survey suggested that mothers
would be strongly influenced by how the three main political parties addressed childcare
issues. The three issues most likely to make women less likely to vote for a political party
were:
• a removal or reduction of the 12.5 hours of free childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds (69%)
• a removal or reduction of tax credits (67%), and
• a limit or reduction of childcare vouchers (60%).
Policy Overview
The final months of the Labour Government saw them push ahead with, then
postpone, the introduction of the Early Years Single Funding Formula, clarify the
law on reciprocal childcare arrangements and create the first ever law to eliminate
child poverty.
Since June the new Coalition Government has begun a series of major reviews
which will shape the future of childcare and early years services. The Tickell review
of the Early Years Foundation Stage will reform the regulatory framework, while
the Comprehensive Spending Review in October confirmed that the free nursery
entitlement for three and four year olds would continue but that parents would
face significant cuts to their tax credits. With Frank Field MP conducting a review
into poverty, and a major overhaul of the benefits and tax credit systems expected,
you can be sure that Daycare Trust will continue to campaign for more support for
parents, and services which reduce poverty and inequality.
Kate Groucutt, Policy Director
During the past eighteen months Daycare
Trust has been at the heart of a busy period of
policymaking, interrupted only by a three month
pause for the General Election.
www.daycaretrust.org.uk
6. 06 Daycare Trust
Annual Review 2010
Free for all? Parents’ experiences of the free early education
entitlement for three and four year olds
Working with Netmums, we undertook an online survey of parents’ experiences of the
free entitlement to early education and care for three and four year olds. Key findings
included the welcome news that 88% of respondents used some or all of the free
entitlement but worryingly, 23% reported being asked to pay for some of the ‘free’
entitlement.
Future childcare investments: who cares who pays?
Daycare Trust marked last year’s conference with the publication of Quality Costs: paying
for Early Childhood and Care, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The report identified
elements required for high quality provision of ECEC and established and costed a high
quality model.
Informal Childcare: choice or chance?
In April 2010, Daycare Trust began a two-year piece of research, funded by the Big Lottery
Research Programme, entitled Informal Childcare: choice or chance? The purpose of our
research is to achieve greater understanding of informal childcare by parents in England
and its interplay with formal childcare. The final report will be published in March 2012.
In numbers:
• 4,748 parents surveyed to inform Daycare Trust policy in the
last year
• 52 TV and radio interviews carried out by Daycare Trust staff on
our Childcare Costs surveys
• 468 Daycare Trust press hits in the last year
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In numbers:
• 97 parliamentary candidates signed up to our Childcare Charter
• 40 MPs have joined the All-Party Parliamentary Group
on Childcare
• 58 MPs supported National Childcare Week, either through
visiting childcare settings in their constituency, or displaying
information in their surgeries.
Political Engagement
In the run up to the election, and to tie in with our Bounty research, ‘Keeping Mum:
Childcare as a vote winning issue’, we published our Childcare Charter. This was a
six-point manifesto for early childhood education and care and we asked parliamentary
candidates to pledge their support to make childcare a priority issue in the next
parliament. Our campaigning helped to make early years a big election issue. As a result,
we were pleased to welcome the new coalition government’s commitment to extending
the free early years entitlement for three and four-year olds to fifteen hours a week from
September 2010, and their pledge to increase the number of men working in early years.
Daycare Trust provides the secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Childcare,
which has been re-established for the new parliament, and held several insightful
meetings already. We are delighted that Karen Buck MP has taken up the post of Chair of
the APPG, along with Roger Williams MP and Helen Goodman MP as Vice-Chairs.
David Willets MP and Karen Buck MP address Daycare Trust Annual Conference 2009.
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Events
Annual Conference 2009
Daycare Trust’s annual conference 2009, ‘Future childcare investment, who cares who
pays?’ took place at 1 Great George Street in November. It was chaired by Polly Toynbee
and David Brindle from The Guardian, and speakers included The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo
MP, The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Karen Buck MP, and David Willetts MP.
Chancellor’s Christmas Card competition
Daycare Trust ran a children’s art competition on behalf of the then Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Alistair Darling MP, with the winning entries chosen as his official Christmas
cards for 2009.
National Childcare Week
Childcare settings, children’s centres, local groups and parents organised events to
celebrate National Childcare Week, with MPs across the country showing their support. A
record number of children entered the National Childcare Week children’s art competition,
sponsored by The Children’s Mutual, depicting their aspirations for the future through
art and creative writing. Our celebrity judging panel picked the winners, who attended a
special ceremony at Madame Tussauds.
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Art competition celebrity judging panel: creator of Bob The Builder, Fifi and the Flowertots
and Roary the Racing Car, Keith Chapman, CBBC Newsround Presenter, Sonali Shah, Five’s
Milkshake! presenter, Naomi Wilkinson and Tony Anderson of The Children’s Mutual.
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In numbers:
• 120 attendees at 2009 Annual Conference, 98% rating the
speakers and content as excellent or good.
• Over 400 childcare settings received NCW activity packs
• A record 550 2-14 year olds participated in our children’s
art competition.
Thanks to everyone involved – sign up now to participate in National Childcare Week
2011 at nationalchildcareweek@daycaretrust.org.uk
It’s great to see so many children showing off their artistic
talents revealing their ambitions and dreams for the future. Well
done Daycare Trust for encouraging this important initiative.
Competition judge Keith Chapman, creator of Fifi and the Flowertots,
Bob The Builder and co-creator of Roary the Racing Car.
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Overall winner of the NCW art competition, three year old Preston Townsend from
Rotherham, with his older brother Chris and Fifi from Fifi and the Flowertots.
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Daycare Trust is... EXPERT
Information Services
Daycare Trust’s information resources and services have continued to
grow and expand.
With our information line, email service and two websites, www.daycaretrust.org.uk and
www.payingforchildcare.org.uk, we are helping more parents, providers, employers,
policy makers and training and consultancy clients.
As well as launching our new website last year, we produced ‘The Essential Guide to
Childcare’, in partnership with The Children’s Mutual. This has proved incredibly popular
among parents and advisers as it gives a detailed but simple guide to finding, choosing
and paying for childcare.
Most recently we’ve added the Family Information Directory, enabling parents to search
for local childcare services.
My employer refused to pay my childcare vouchers while I
was on maternity leave. Using advice given by Daycare Trust,
I challenged them through the grievance procedure and
received the money I was due.
Parent user of Daycare Trust information services
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Guide to Childcare for Disabled Children
We produced our Guide to Childcare for Disabled Children in response to our research,
which showed parents of disabled children have a particularly difficult time when looking
for childcare and securing appropriate support, with very little information available. This
comprehensive guide takes parents through their options, details the responsibilities of
local authorities and gives guidance on how to access funding and support. We will be
following up with a guide to childcare for disabled parents.
Partnership work
We’re very pleased to be working with Netmums on a number of projects. Earlier this
year Netmums hosted an online childcare clinic, where Daycare Trust Information service
answered childcare questions from Netmums members. We intend to develop the
partnership further by reviewing and updating Netmums’ childcare information.
Another successful partnership has been with Yell.com. To date we’ve supplied their site
with five new childcare articles, giving their site visitors updates on changes to childcare
policy and tips on choosing and paying for childcare.
In numbers:
• 463,580 hits to our websites between October 2009 - June 2010
• 92% of enquirers rating information provided by Daycare Trust
‘very helpful’ to their situation
• 10,000 copies of Daycare Trust’s Guide to Childcare for Disabled
Children distributed.
Training
Our training service is provided through open training sessions; in-house training
developed to the individual requirements of the client; training modules for partner
organisations and free courses and workshops for third sector organisations. We’re
also very pleased to be working in partnership with MCA, delivering a two day package
specifically aimed at Family Information Officers.
During the last year there has been a focus on offering support to providers on debt
management, boosting occupancy as well as preparing for Ofsted. Addressing disability
has also been a priority for the training service. We now offer a range of one, two and
three day disability inclusion sessions for providers and advisers as well as other local
authority staff.
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Daycare Trust has been supporting one London borough’s Children’s Centres to be
more aware of their financial position, funding opportunities and how to improve their
sustainability. This project involved a business health check of chosen providers, training
workshop on financial planning, in-depth feasibility study on chosen providers and one-to-
one support which has resulted in an individual business plan for each provider involved.
We have also supported community nurseries to minimise impact of withdrawal of local
authority subsidy and to maximise opportunities from new commissioning arrangements.
These projects are enabling childcare providers to work towards becoming sustainable
as part of the National Childcare Strategy; enabling them to develop an understanding
of the procedures and processes for commissioning and the provision of business
develop support.
Inclusion and support for children with disabilities
Daycare Trust has been supporting one of the ten pilot local authorities through the
DCSF funded Disabled Children’s Access to Childcare (DCATCH) pilot project since 2008.
This pilot focuses on improving access to childcare for disabled children and providing
additional support including training, consultation and research.
This project has seen collaboration between multiple agencies and has received national
recognition for sustainability and good practice. Daycare Trust has developed a number
of workforce development sessions and in partnership with Families United Network, has
developed the Disability Inclusion Awareness Training course.
Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Daycare Trust supported Manchester City Council with its Childcare Sufficiency
Assessment (CSA). These assessments are required to be completed every three
years and provide the local authority with a wealth of information about their local
childcare provision.
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Consultancy Overview
With budgetary cuts in the public sector significantly impacting on funding
streams, Daycare Trust has worked with many childcare providers across the
country on their sustainability strategies. Resulting business plans and training
have enabled providers to understand the impact of the funding cuts and the steps
needed to be taken in order to remain sustainable.
Esther Burridge, Consultancy Manager
The last year has seen Daycare Trust develop
new services such as expert business coaching
and mentoring support to local authorities and
providers.
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In numbers:
• 2,514 local authority contacts regularly receiving Daycare
Trust’s consultancy and training e-bulletin
• 44% of families reached through Manchester City Council
Parent Champions programme taking up services offered
to them
Parent Champions - Engaging hard to reach communities
Daycare Trust’s Parent Champions scheme sees parents with positive experiences of
formal childcare act as childcare advocates and provide a trusted link between the local
authority and the community.
This peer-to-peer engagement model enables Parent Champions to provide information
and support to parents who do not use childcare services or who are not aware of the
support available to them. This year, Daycare Trust has been supporting Manchester City
Council to specifically engage with the Bengali, Somali and Pakistani communities.
There have been excellent results from this project with 44% of those who started
engaging with the Family Information Services taking up services available to them.
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Daycare Trust is proud to be the voice of parents on childcare issues. This year, we have
been louder than ever before.
Parent network
Over 300 more parents have joined Daycare Trust’s Parent Network over the past year,
receiving free information, and making their views heard by participating in Daycare
Trust’s regular surveys.
Parent panel
Our ‘Parent Panel’, which gives parents from around from around the country the chance
to share their experiences of childcare, is now fully up and running, having grown in
size and stature over the last year. Parent Panel members have addressed conferences,
parliamentary meetings, and made media appearances including on BBC Breakfast,
GMTV, BBC Radio London, and in the Independent, Observer and Guardian newspapers.
These parents play a vital role, giving a human perspective to research on childcare and
helping to raise Daycare Trust’s profile.
Daycare Trust is... REPRESENTATIVE
I joined the parent panel as I believe that it is important for
normal parents to get their voices heard by government and
the public, otherwise we are all saying the same thing and
feeling that we are not being listened to. Daycare Trust offers
a vehicle to get views across to both government and other
policy makers.
Parent Panel member Melanie Evans, who appeared on BBC Breakfast
with her daughter Holly to discuss holiday childcare provision
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Parent Panel members Lisa Whitehead and Knut Bye address
Daycare Trust’s Annual Conference 2009
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I applied to join the panel after reading about it on Netmums.
I thought “ordinary” parents should have their say on the
issues they deal with day in, day out, such as child benefit and
childcare costs.
Parent Panel member Jo Wilson, who has featured in both the Observer
and Independent this year
If you are interested in joining our free Parent Network or Parent Panel, visit
www.daycaretrust.org.uk/parentnetwork
In numbers:
• 584 current Parent Network members
• 27 Parent Panel members, currently undergoing training
and regularly volunteering to undertake media work for
Daycare Trust
• 18,000 copies of Childwise, our free magazine for parents
distributed quarterly
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London Childcare Providers Network project
Daycare Trust’s London childcare providers network project aims to increase access
for families, particularly those facing disadvantage, to childcare information and quality
provision. It facilitates best practice exchange between childcare providers, and
identifies key issues for influencing policy. The project is funded by London Councils
and implemented in partnership with Pre-school Learning Alliance, 4Children, National
Childminding Association and the National Day Nurseries Association and local
authorities.
Events
A number of workshops and showcasing events were organised on topics ranging from
the ‘Social enterprise in childcare’, through to ‘Understanding and engaging with London’s
BME communities’ and ‘Engaging with fathers’.
Our annual London Childcare Providers Forum allowed providers to hear about the latest
policies from the Department of Education, attend workshops, and contribute their own
perspectives.
London Childcare Providers Survey
Responses to our 2010 annual London childcare providers survey showed strong support
for the Early Years Foundation Stage, and positive engagement with local authorities.
Areas of concern included the impact of the recession, and clarity and consistency of the
Ofsted process. The results received both London and national media coverage.
Since implementing the EYFS and taking my diploma Level 3 in
home-based childcare I have changed my setting completely and
feel that I am a successful business woman now and not JUST A
CHILDMINDER as people usually say.
Survey respondent
In numbers:
• 335 people have attended London Childcare Project
workshops in the last 18 months
• 570 London childcare settings responded to our providers
survey 2010
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Fundraising & Finance
Daycare Trust’s income of £1,115,000 in the year to 31 March 2010 came from a wide
range of sources and activities. As well as receiving grants and sponsorships for research,
policy work and information provision Daycare Trust operates a profitable consultancy and
training business.
For the year to 31 March 2010 expenditure exceeded income by £43,000 of which
£41,000 was the cost of moving premises. The move has reduced Daycare Trust’s
ongoing property costs by more than £43,000 a year. Further information is available in
the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31 March 2010 which can
be obtained from the Company Secretary at Daycare Trust.
Daycare Trust would like to thank the following organisations who have supported us in
2009-10.
The following organisations have provided us with major funding this year:
• Department for Education
• Cabinet Office/Office for the Third Sector
• The Social Investment Business
• London Councils
In addition, we received a large grant from the National Lottery through Big Lottery
Fund for research into the extent and use of informal childcare by parents.
We are grateful too for the continued support of The Children’s Mutual, who this year
sponsored our Christmas card, drinks reception and National Childcare Week children’s
art competition, Sanofi Pasteur MSD, and Co-operative Employee Benefits (formerly
Imagine Co-operative Childcare) for funding our annual childcare cost survey.
We would also like to thank the Childcare Voucher Providers Association, Catalyst and
Childbase for their support and NES Arnold, Haven and Chapman Entertainment for all
their help during National Childcare Week.
This year the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation gave us funding to pilot Childcare
Advance, a project providing loans for upfront childcare costs, the Sobell Foundation
funded us to produce A Guide to Childcare for Disabled Children and the Nuffield
Foundation funded a seminar looking at Working Tax Credits. Thank you for enabling us
to continue to deliver quality across all our strands of work.
Thank you also to those trusts, foundations and companies that gave donations towards
our helpline costs.
Finally, we would like to thank all of those individuals who have helped us through
sponsored events or donations.
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Daycare Trust Trustees & Staff 2010
Trustees
Rita Stringfellow (Outgoing Chair)
Maggie Darling (Incoming Chair)
Kate Stephens (Vice-Chair)
Martin Pilgrim (Treasurer)
Clem Henricson
Sue Martin
June O’Sullivan
Ryan Shorthouse
Ruth Thomson
Staff
Alison Garnham Joint Chief Executive then Chief Executive (to end Sept 10)
Anand Shukla Business Director and Acting Chief Executive (since end Sept 10)
Audrey Campbell Finance Officer (to May 10)
Ben Evans Research Officer
Brooke Lumicisi Business Support Officer (to end Apr 10)
Celia Joseph Events & Marketing Officer
Daniel Plaster Finance Officer (since May 10)
Deborah Brodie London Childcare Project Co-ordinator
Emma Knights Joint Chief Executive (to end Jan 10)
Esther Burridge Consultancy Manager
Helen Clark and Julie Shaw Fundraising Managers (Jobshare)
Jan Burt Information & Training Officer
Jill Rutter Policy & Research Officer (interim cover)
Kate Goddard Senior Policy & Research Officer
Kate Groucutt Policy Director
Mark Merrill Financial Consultant
Megan Harrison Information Officer
Patricia Bartholomeou Research Officer
Pip Dorkings and Lucy Bosher Information Managers (Jobshare)
Renata McGrath Administration & Projects Assistant (maternity cover)
Rosanna Singler Policy & Research Officer (maternity cover)
Rosie Graham Administration & Projects Assistant
Roz Hampson Consultancy Assistant (interim cover)
Séverine Njock Executive PA / Personnel
Veronica King Press & Campaigns Officer
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Become a member...
By joining Daycare Trust as an Individual, Community, Voluntary or local
authority member you can add your voice to the national childcare
campaign, as well as receiving a package of support and benefits. To
view the full list of benefits visit www.daycaretrust.org.uk/membership.
Individual supporter – £35 per year
For those working on their own in the sector, students, or individuals who have an interest
in childcare policy.
Provider membership – £50 per year
This category of membership is for service providers including children’s centres,
nurseries, independent FIS, pre-schools, after-school settings and union branches.
National Voluntary sector, Unions and Small Employers – £150 per year
This category of membership is for nurseries, unions, and employers with fewer than 50
employees.
Local Authority Membership – Contact us for further details
Daycare Trust has introduced a new membership package for Local Authorities. To find
out more about what information and benefits we can offer, please contact Celia Joseph
on 020 7940 7513.
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