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Coram Family and Childcare responds to Budget 2023 childcare announcements
Megan Jarvie, Head of Coram Family and Childcare, comments on the Budget 2023 announcement that free childcare will be expanded to one and two-year olds in England.
Coram survey finds childcare shortages nationwide with the most disadvantaged children missing out
Coram Family and Childcare’s 22nd annual Childcare Survey published today reveals a sharp drop in childcare availability across England over the past year, with only half of local areas reporting sufficient childcare for children under two, a decrease of 7% on 2022, and under half (48%) reporting enough childcare for parents working full-time, a decrease of 11% on last year.
Prospective adopters urged to consider siblings this LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week
A campaign launching today is asking prospective adopters from the LGBTQ+ community to consider adopting sibling groups who need to stay together.
Coram and Newcastle University announce research partnership to benefit children and young people
Coram and Newcastle University have today announced that they are coming together in a new partnership designed to generate collaborative research aiming at shaping a better future for children and young people.
Coram Voice analysis finds that more children in kinship foster care rate their wellbeing as high compared with children in unrelated foster care
An analysis of the views and experiences of over 1,200 children and young people in kinship foster care in 38 local authorities is published today in a new report by the charity Coram Voice and The Rees Centre, Department of Education, University of Oxford.
Coram Voice programme shows value of local authorities engaging with young people to develop innovative solutions for care leavers
The Story of New Belongings report follows the recent publication of Department for Education’s implementation strategy for children’s social care.