All news on the topic: Childcare

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Childcare cliff-edge looms as parents set to foot bill for after-school care
Jeremy Hunt announced an "ambition" for all primary schools to provide childcare between 8am and 6pm in last week’s Budget speech - but when the 'startup cash' runs out, parents will be on the hook
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'We're teaching boys too late to tackle misogyny', former headteacher claims
A growing number of young boys are adopting dangerous views about women and girls around them but education expert Andrew Hampton says we need to teach better values sooner
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Pandemic mums three years on - how life is for women who gave birth during Covid
We spoke to mums across the country about the joy and drama of pregnancy and birth during the pandemic. Today, we catch up with them for an update
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'BBC cuts will be a disaster - people need local news coverage'
Keir Mudie says the BBC is putting local news coverage to the sword, replacing dedicated programming with one-size fits all stuff that will be broadcast everywhere
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'I quit my job and saved £9,000 childcare charges costing more than my mortgage'
Claire Chircop, 32, decided to quit her job as childcare would cost £750 a month - more than her mortgage - and says Jeremy Hunt's 'back to work budget' has come too late for her
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Free childcare changes explained - who gets it and when will new rules kick in
Free childcare rules are expanding to include working parents with children aged from nine months to five - see the changes in full and how it affects you
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Brits in midst of 'disastrous decade' for living standards, experts warn
A post-Budget analysis by the Resolution Foundation says household disposable incomes will still be lower in 2027-28 than before the Covid crisis while some Whitehall ministries face cuts of 10%
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Labour vows to reverse Hunt's 'gilded giveaway' to wealthiest 1% of pensioners
The Shadow Chancellor said Jeremy Hunt's 'gilded giveaway' decision to abolish the £1million pension lifetime allowance was the 'wrong priority' and for the 'wrong people'
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Keir Starmer brands Tories 'turnips' in savage Budget response - latest updates
Labour leader Keir Starmer skewered Jeremy Hunt's budget after the Chancellor made a series of reforms including to childcare and penions
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'Free childcare is life-changing as I'm in survival mode - but it's Catch-22'
Lucie Driver, 26, has sleepless nights over paying bills and affording childcare when her mat leave comes to an end. While she says the new package announced today by Jeremy Hunt is 'life-changing', she raises concern about the toll on nurseries and their staff
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'Like all schemers, chisellers and scammers, Jeremy Hunt flattered to deceive'
To listen to the Chancellor you would be forgiven for thinking the Tories had successfully managed the economy for the last 13 years
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'Tory Budget has no plan to fix country and is a let-down for working people'
In an article for the Mirror, TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warned that years of underfunding under the Tories has left our public services on their knees and there is no plan to get pay rising
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Use our Budget 2023 calculator to see if you'll be better or worse off
Mirror Money editor Levi Winchester rounds up all the key personal finance announcements that appeared in the Budget today so you can see how they will impact your wallet
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Hunt says UK won't enter recession this year - with inflation falling to 2.9%
The Tory Chancellor's 2023 Budget comes six months after the economic chaos inflicted on the country by 49-day PM Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget
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Child care for all under-5s will be free in major boost for families
Jeremy Hunt has announced a cash injection to provide childcare for one and two year olds, but critics warn overstretched providers won't be able to keep up with demand
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Jeremy Hunt's 'hidden weapon' wife - age gap and pet name for Chancellor
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a new support package for childcare - so what is his own family life like? We take a look at his wife Lucia and their three children
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Bottle of wine 'to rocket in price by record increase' after budget
Favourite bottle's of plonk could go up as much as 44p in a 'two-pronged attack’ on drinkers, according to analysis from the Wine and Spirits Trade Association shows
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£4bn childcare package for one and two year olds set to be announced in Budget
Jeremy Hunt will provide an extra 30 hours free childcare a week to working parents of one and two year olds, as well as access to breakfast and after-school clubs for primary pupils
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Jeremy Hunt's Budget 2023 predictions in full - what it means for you
At 12.30pm on Wednesday the Chancellor will deliver his first Budget in the Commons amid a backdrop of mass industrial action, sky-high inflation, and a cost-of-living crisis.
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'My husband is livid I left him alone with kids - but he does it all the time'
A dad has sparked outrage as he expects his wife to take care of all of their household chores and childcare responsibilities, even though he could not manage her workload without help when put to the test
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Families on Universal Credit to get childcare costs paid upfront in major boost
The Chancellor has pre-announced a series of key measures which aim to boost the UK workforce, which he argues will encourage growth that could allow for tax cuts later on
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Energy bills 'nightmare' looms closer for Brits as Tories fired Budget warning
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is tipped to extend the Energy Price Guarantee but the Bills Support Scheme - worth £66 a month for every household is likely to end, piling on the misery for millions
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Give parents more free childcare in next week's Budget, voters demand in poll
Around six in 10 believe the Tories should massively expand free childcare to one and two-year-olds in England, according to the Redfield & Wilton poll for the Sunday Mirror
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David Haye takes a swipe at Una Healy after she quits throuple with him and Sian
David Haye appears to have made a dig at Una Healy as he posed with girlfriend Sian and three other women in St Martin's Happy Bay
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Builder, 34, wins massive £3million London home and huge £100k jackpot in raffle
Builder Kevin Johnson, 34, won the four-bed Victorian-style town house in Islinghton, north London, in a £50-a-ticket raffle set up by Omaze Million Pound House Draw