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    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Stephen Bush
      Politicians forget to ask what good childcare actually looks like

      Ambitious plans are one thing but the question of costs and detail remains

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt’s workforce plan to cost £70,000 per person entering UK employment

      IFS analysis shows chancellor’s policy package will have a high price tag for relatively limited gains

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Swiss central bank backs Credit Suisse

      VW to invest €180bn over next 5 years to manufacture its own electric vehicle batteries and expand

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK general election
      With an eye to the next election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces help with childcare

      Famous red briefcase changed to a baby toy bag

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Nurseries worry about England’s huge expansion of free childcare

      Plan to offer free care for children from 9 months to 4 years will leave nurseries heavily reliant on government for income

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      There’s no such thing as free childcare

      Announcing more hours is one thing but actually accessing them is quite another

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Inside PoliticsStephen Bush
      Hunt makes childcare the new battleground in politics

      Zero-to-18 provision represents a significant shift

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Budget 2023: what it means for your money

      Moves to boost tax breaks on pensions, ease childcare costs and support household energy bills

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Chancellor to expand free spaces in England’s nurseries

      Increase of early years entitlements part of a suite of measures aimed at making childcare more affordable

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      FT Money personal finance guides
      FT Money’s guide to Junior Isas

      £9,000 a year can be saved tax free for youngsters

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Special Report
      Women in Business

      Women’s careers are changing fast: as mothers and daughters, backers and founders, leaders and earners — often in many of those roles at the same time

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Cost of living crisis
      Hit to UK childcare benefits deters low-income parents from working

      Citizens Advice says squeeze has occurred because of limit on universal credit funds

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Best of FT Money 2022

      Personal finance coverage in a year dominated by inflation and geopolitical risks

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      FT readers respond
      What do you think about high childcare costs? FT readers respond

      We asked people about their experiences of childcare and their views on the UK system

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Stealth taxes, not wealth taxes

      The chancellor is applying the biggest tax squeeze to the middle classes, not the wealthiest

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
      England’s nurseries demand relief on business rates

      Government funding for childcare being undercut by tax burden, survey warns

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Childcare is broken: even a three-year-old could tell you

      Tax freezes and increased childcare costs mean parents are being squeezed at both ends

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Gender pay gap
      Money Clinic Podcast: Childcare in crisis

      The high cost and inflexibility of childcare is sending parents into meltdown

    • Friday, 28 October, 2022
      Parenting and families
      England’s childcare in crisis as costs rise and staff leave

      Pre-school provision suffering from a debilitating mix of under-investment, rising bills, shortages of qualified people and low morale

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      FT reader survey: Childcare subsidies will help women return to the workplace

      Respondents call for policymakers and employers to help shoulder the costs

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      Childcare: female-led social enterprises tackle dysfunctional system

      A muddled mix of private providers and patchy government funding creates barriers for parents in the UK

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Money Clinic with Claer Barrett podcast21 min listen
      Mind the gap! What women need to know about investing

      Investment masterclass with Emilie Bellet, founder of Vestpod

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Working It podcast21 min listen
      Is hybrid work a trap for women?

      Many women want flexibility but there is evidence it is not good for their careers

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
      Government to consult on cutting adult-child ratio in English nurseries

      Proposals to cut red tape do not address problems of underfunding, say sector leaders

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Robert Shrimsley
      Childcare is a looming political battle that is long overdue

      As with social care, problems in the sector are legion — not least provision and cost

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