2017 Press Coverage

29 December

  • Workingmums.co.uk: 

27 December

  • Peterborough Telegraph: 

20 December

  • The Financial  Times: 
  • The Guardian: 
  • Children & Young People Now: 
  • Nursery World: 
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19 December

  • The Financial Times: 
  • The Mirror: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • Children & Young People Now: 
  • Working mums:

15 December

  • Day Nurseries: 

14 December

  • The Guardian: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • CYP Now: 

13 December

  • Nursery World: 
  • Day Nurseries: 

7 December

  • Nursery World: 
  • Nursery World: 

5 December

  • Nursery World: 

3 December

  • The Observer: 

30 November

  • Daily Telegraph:
  • The Times(£):
  • Yahoo: 
  • TES: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • Daynurseries.co.uk: 
  • Children & Young People Now: 

28 November

  • Nursery World 
  • Children & Young People Now: 

22 November

  • BROADCAST BBC Northampton:
  • DayNurseries.co.uk: 
  • Nursery World: 

21 November

  • Children and Young People Now: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • DayNurseries.co.uk: 
  • Nursery World: 
  • The Telegraph:
  • Yahoo! Finance: 

20 November

  • Children and Young People Now: 

19 November

  • The Observer: 
  • MailOnline: 

18 November

  • BROADCAST BBC Moneywatch:

16 November

  • Children & Young People Now: 
  • FT.com (£): 

15 November

  • BBC:
  • Nursery World: 

14 November

  • Children & Young People Now: 
  • Day Nurseries: 

13 November

  • Nursery World: 

9 November

  • Huffington Post: 

1 November

  • Nursery World: 

31 October

  • Day nurseries: 
  • Children & Young People Now: 

25 October

  • TES: 
  • Nursery World: 

20 October

  • BBC News (video): 
  • Children & Young People Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Day Nurseries: 

19 October

  • Nursery World: 

15 October

  • The Sunday Times (£): 

12 October

  • Nursery World: 

12 October

  • Nursery World: 
  • Charity Today: 
  • Care Appointments: 
  • PRINT Liverpool Echo: Free childcare worry for poor families, Alliance warns

4 October

  • Nursery World: 

3 October

  • Nursery World: 
  • Day Nurseries: 

1 October

  • PRINT Practical pre-school: Technical hitch denies parents access to 30 hours

28 September

  • Children & Young People Now: 
  • Nursery World: 

26 September

  • Children & Young People Now: 

23 September

  • PRINT The Daily Telegraph: Pro-family policies are falling apart

14 September

  • The Guardian:  
  • Families online: 
  • Nursery World: 

6 September

  • Children and Young People Now: 
  • Nursery World: Shortage of funding barrier to school readiness
  • PRINT Oxford Mail
  • PRINT Education Today: Children are less ready for school than five years ago, say school leaders
  • BBC Parliament: Urgent Question from Tracy Brabin MP on 30 hours
  • Nursery World: 

5 September

  • RADIO: BBC Radio Newcastle 
  • PRINT: The Times: Underfunded nurseries need a happy ending

4 September:

  • RADIO: BBC Radio Kent
  • Nursery World: 

3 September:

  • Nursery World: 

2 September:

  • PRINT: The Sun: Child care laid bare

1 September:

  • PRINT: Daily Mail: One in 3 nurseries could shut in a year
  • PRINT: Times: 'Free' childcare will cost parents dear
  • PRINT: Mirror: Launch day chaos for free childcare scheme
  • PRINT: Financial Times: Nurseries bemoan free childcare funding gap
  • BROADCAST: Channel 5 News
  • BROADCAST: The Victoria Derbyshire Show
  • RADIO: BBC Asian Network
  • RADIO: LBC
  • Financial Times: 
  • Financial Times:
  • Telegraph: 
  • Daily Mail: 
  • The Mirror: 
  • The Sun:
  • CYP Now: 
  • Moneywise: 

31 August:

  • BROADCAST: Good Morning Britain
  • BROADCAST: Sky News
  • BROADCAST: BBC breakfast, lunchtime and evening news
  • BBC Online:
  • Mail Online:
  • Express:
  • The Pool:
  • CYP Now: 
  • Nursery World:
  • Huff Post:

30 August:

  • BBC Online:
  • RADIO: BBC 5Live Breakfast: Neil Leitch interviewed about 30 hours

29 August:

  • Made for Mums:
  • Asian Today:

28 August:

  • Independent:
  • Mail Online:
  • Mirror:
  • PRINT: Times: Thousands of parents may miss out on free nursery places
  • PRINT: Daily Mail:

27 August:

  • PRINT: Observer:
  • PRINT: Observer:
  • PRINT: Sunday Telegraph:

25 August:

  • People Management:

24 August:

  • Government Business:

23 August:

  • Financial Times:
  • BBC:
  • Daily Mail:
  • Families Online:
  • CYP Now:

22 August:

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

14 August:

  • Nursery World:

11 August:

  • CYP Now:

8 August:

  • Huff Post: 

5 August:

  • PRINT: Times: Parents forced to pay for 'free' childcare places

26 July:

  • BROADCAST: BBC Breakfast:

25 July:

  • Telegraph:
  • daynurseries.co.uk: 

21 July:

  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Charity Today:
  • CYP Now:

19 July:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

18 July:

  • Mirror:

17 July:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

14 July:

  • Schools Week:

13 July:

  • ITV:

12 July:

  • CYP Now:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

7 July:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

6 July:

  • Nursery World:

4 July:

  • Nursery World:

30 June:

  • Telegraph:

29 June:

  • Nursery World:

28 June:

  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

27 June:

  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:
  • Charity Today:

26 June:

  • Nursery World:

21 June:

  • Guardian:
  • BBC:
  • TES:
  • Nursery World:
  • Government Business:
  • Made for Mums:

16 June:

  • CYP Now:

15 June:

  • Nursery World:

14 June:

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

12 June:

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

9 June:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

6 June:

  • Teachwire:
  • CYP Now:

3 June:

  • Times:

1 June:

  • BROADCAST: BBC Radio 5 Live:  (1:38:25)

30 May:

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:

24 May:

  • CYP Now:
  • Mirror:

23 May:

  • Charity Today:

22 May:

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

18 May:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:

17 May:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:

16 May:

  • CYP Now:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • BBC News:
  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

14 May:

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

12 May:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:

11 May:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:

4 May:

  • TeachWire:
  • CYP Now:

3 May:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

30 April:

  • Nursery World:

28 April:

  • CYP Now:

24 April:

  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:

18 April:

  • CYP Now:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:
  • Charity Today:

11 April:

  • Guardian:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

10 April:

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

05 April:

  • Money Saving Expert:

04 April:

  • Times:

03 April:

  • Nursery World:
  • BBC News:
  • BBC News:
  • CYP Now:
  • Nursery World:

31 March:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:

30 March:

  • Nursery World:

24 March:

  • TES:
  • Nursery World:

22 March:

  • Teachwire:
  • Families Online:
  • Made for Mums:

21 March:

  • Nursery World:

17 March:

  • BBC News:
  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Mirror:
  • Mirror:
  • Nursery World:

15 March:

  • Teachwire:
  • Nursery World:

14 March:

  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:

8 March:

  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:

6 March:

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

3 March:

  • ITV:
  • BBC News:
  • Families Online:
  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • CYP Now:

2 March:

  • Nursery World:

24 February:

  • BBC News:

23 February:

  • CYP Now:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:

17 February:

  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

14 February:

  • BBC:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:

13 February:

  • Nursery World:
  • CYP Now:

10 February:

  • Nursery World:

7 February:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Nursery World:
  • Families Online:
  • CYP Now:

6 February:

  • Nursery World:
  • BBC:
  • Nursery World:
  • Nursery World:

3 February:

  • daynurseries.co.uk:

2 February:

  • Guardian:
  • Nursery World:

1 February:

  • Nursery World:
  • PRINT: Free childcare - but at what cost?
  • PRINT: Life chances strategy abandoned by Government

31 January:

  • Charity Today:

28 January:

  • PRINT: Thousands could miss out on free childcare, warns lobby group

27 January:

  • Nursery World:

26 January:

  • BROADCAST: BBC Shropshire:

24 January:

  • CYP Now:

23 January:

  • PRINT: Eligibility for 30 hours 'misjudged'

20 January:

  • CYP Now:
  • BBC:
  • Nursery World:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • PRINT:  Free childcare plan 'lacks enough places'

19 January:

  • Nursery World:

10 January:

  • BBC:
  • daynurseries.co.uk:
  • Education Investor:

9 January:

  • Nursery World:
  • Teachwire:
  • PRINT: PLA guide aims to clarify changes to funding and free entitlement

6 January:

  • Families Online:

5 January:

  • CYP Now:

1 January:

  • PRINT: Funding & delivery guidance
  • PRINT: Food, glorious food

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