Childcare

Farm to be converted into nursery to meet demand

Foster care costs leave council £17m over budget

Summer 'really tough for parents on low income'

Finding summer childcare 'extremely challenging'

Families struggle with holiday childcare costs

Families face £1,045 bill for summer holiday clubs

Childminder monthly pay to help 'precarious' incomes

Nursery closures confirmed after U-turn call fails

'I'm desperately trying to save my nursery'

'I'm 42 years old and I've never voted'

Why early years childcare is a key election issue

'My career is on hold due to childcare problems'

Young families struggling with childcare costs

Nursery closures confirmed in council budget cut

'Scramble' for childcare as places fill up fast

Childcare provision makes us really angry - parents

Tories vow to let high earners keep more in child benefits

Coroner calls for change after baby's choking death

Parents call for delay over nursery closure plan

Childcare cash 'a start - but hardly enough'

Coroner flags concerns over first aid training

'Big fall' in number of registered childminders

Baby who choked given poor first aid, inquest told