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Looking for options to help reduce the cost of childcare? These strategies for working parents can help. The post Managing Childcare Expenses: Strategies for Working Parents appeared first on Discover & Learn.

Looking for options to help reduce the cost of childcare? These strategies for working parents can help. The post Managing Childcare Expenses: Strategies for Working Parents appeared first on Discover & Learn.

Looking for options to help reduce the cost of childcare? These strategies for working parents can help. The post Managing Childcare Expenses: Strategies for Working Parents appeared first on Discover & Learn.

Understanding the UK’s 30 Hours Free Childcare Scheme 2024 For parents in the UK, juggling work and childcare responsibilities is a delicate balancing act. The cost of childcare can often be prohibitive, making it challenging for families, particularly those with low incomes, to access quality childcare services. Recognizing this barrier to workforce participation and economic stability, the UK government is doubling the amount it expects to spend over the next few years from around £4 billion to around £8 billion each year. As of September 2024, 15 hours of childcare support will be extended to eligible working parents with a child from 9 months old. Read on for the key changes for eligible working parents: https://lnkd.in/eYrA2jEH #freechildcare #childcarescheme #childcare

We examine the survey findings in the Early Education and Childcare Coalition's Pulse Check 2024 to get an understanding of the public attitude towards Early Years in England. https://loom.ly/M0_W8-M #QualityForChildren #EarlyYearsIreland #EarlyYearsPolicy

👇Can you save money on Childcare?👇 This September brings the second wave of Government support for working parents when it comes to childcare costs. As many parents will appreciate, childcare costs are expensive and its not uncommon for this expense to be greater than monthly mortgage or rent payments. The first wave of support came in April, for parents with children aged two or older where they could claim 15 hours free childcare per week (based on 38 weeks per year). This month, the 15 hours free childcare support is extended to those with children aged 9 months or older. The scheme does rely on childcare providers offering this, not something all will do. ‼️The 15 free hours scheme sits alongside the Tax-Free childcare scheme which means if you pay £800 into a Government online childcare account, they will top this up with £200. This is something not all parents are aware of! ‼️ Below is a BBC news article discussing childcare: https://lnkd.in/ePFR2wYH #ChildCare #Family #Budgeting #Support #FinancialAdvice

👶 Balancing work and childcare can be tough for many parents. Did you know your employer might offer childcare benefits to help ease the load? From on-site childcare to flexible spending accounts, there are many options available to support working parents like you. 💼✨ Learn about different types of benefits and how to make the most of them in our latest article! 📚 https://buff.ly/3S4Jpfv #WorkingParents #Childcare #WorkLifeBalance #Parenting #EmployeeBenefits #CareerSupport #WorkParent

🎉 Excited to share that our paper, “Resources for whom? Conceptualizing and comparing childcare policy design for parents of children with additional or complex care needs”, is now online! The rich comparative childcare literature often overlooks the experiences and realities of parents of children with complex or additional care needs 🧐. In this study, we contribute to the cross-national childcare policy literature by conceptualizing comparative indicators to assess the availability, accessibility, and affordability of childcare policy design for children with additional or complex care needs. 👉 Read the full text here: https://lnkd.in/e7vNvMbn Written together with Mara Yerkes and Jana Javornik.

The dialogue around stay at home parenting is finally changing to reflect that deciding to be a stay at home parent is a childcare choice and not a given. At Penguin we believe that, like any childcare choice, the decision to be a Stay at Home Parent should be based on your parenting values and goals and that it comes with it’s own unique issues and concerns. Read more below: https://lnkd.in/eKwNUC6d

Even as we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st Century there is still a long way to go before employers completely nail the childcare dilemma facing working parents. This article from People Management is an interesting read about this topic