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Dec 8, 2020

What we want for Christmas is…

Dear Minister Weir, Our name is Childcare for All, we are three years old (but feel a lot older!) and we have been very good this year....

“Very challenging and the most stressful time of my life” – childcare challenges in 2020

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Dec 4, 2020

“Very challenging and the most stressful time of my life” – childcare challenges in 2020

Employers For Childcare has been conducting the Northern Ireland Childcare Survey for 11 years now. But this year was different than any...

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Oct 27, 2020

Providing Childcare for All as part of tackling Child Poverty – Action for Children

At Action for Children, we are calling on the government to meaningfully invest in children’s services, tackle poverty and improve...

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Aug 10, 2020

Thank you Anne, rest in peace

The members of Childcare for All were deeply saddened to hear of the death of one of our founding members, Anne Moore. As well as being a...

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Jun 18, 2020

Childcare for All Campaign – Childcare critical to families and economy

The co-convenors of the Childcare for All Campaign are calling for funding allocated to support the childcare sector in Northern Ireland...

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May 20, 2020

Childcare for All Campaign – COVID-19 Statement

The co-convenors of the Childcare for All Campaign, WRDA and Employers For Childcare, welcome the publication of the Northern Ireland...

Findings from Big Parenting Survey NI call for more support

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Feb 25, 2020

Findings from Big Parenting Survey NI call for more support

This year’s “Big Parenting Survey” found that a significant number of parents continue to feel that not enough is done to help them. This...

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Jan 30, 2020

Making childcare child-centred

The needs of children should be a central tenet of childcare provision. However, too often the voice of the child can get lost in wider...

'Childcare: a women’s issue' by Rachel Powell – Women’s Sector Lobbyist at WRDA

Childcare for All

Dec 9, 2019

'Childcare: a women’s issue' by Rachel Powell – Women’s Sector Lobbyist at WRDA

Childcare is a women’s issue. Unpaid domestic labour is a women’s issue. “Economic inactivity” is a women’s issue. The unequal...

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Oct 29, 2019

So, what is Childcare For All all about?

Working towards childcare for all in Northern Ireland – an introduction to our campaign #childcareforall We have been working on the...

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