ChildCare
ValueWalk
There has been a sharp increase in childcare debts that parents are facing in the UK, according to research on behalf of campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed. In a survey of 35,800 parents in England with a child under the age of five, some 45.9% - almost half - revealed they had to get into debt or withdraw money from their savings to pay for childcare. That represented a 30% increase on 2023, the 2024 State of the Nation childcare report found. The number of single parents in the same category was higher still, with almost two-thirds (66.5%) saying they had to use credit cards, borrow money ...
Euronews (English)
Washington (AFP) - The Covid-19 pandemic forced Adeola Oyekola to shut down her home childcare business, and after reopening at half-capacity in February, the fast-spreading Delta variant may force her to close again. That would force her clients to find other options so they can continue working. "I have my own children, and no one really knows what is going to happen next," Oyekola told AFP. The arrival of Covid-19 vaccines has allowed US businesses to rehire more than half of the 22 million workers laid off as the pandemic began, but many mothers are not returning to the workforce, accordin...
AFP
Washington (AFP) - The US has lagged behind other advanced economies in providing child care options, and improvements could help more women return to the job market, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. "I do think that's an area that's worth looking at," Powell told lawmakers when asked if helping families find affordable child care could help the economy get back to full employment more quickly. Other advanced economies have built up child care and as a result "they wind up having substantially higher labor force participation among women," Powell told the House Financial Ser...
AFP
After learning about his own family story, Matt Miller started a project that became a life purpose. With his movie “My Invincible Compass”, he wishes to tell the many stories of children in care, and help them through awareness.About a year ago, I heard about a Kickstarter campaign for a film about children in care in Japan. I donated funds and have been keeping an eye on the project as it has been progressing. It is in post-production now and another fundraising campaign is on the way, so I thought I would help the film’s director, Matt Miller, by interviewing him about this important projec...
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