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Childcare for All
Feb 9, 2023
What does equality have to do with childcare?
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has long called for an effective Childcare Strategy that ensures appropriate, accessible and...
Childcare for All
Dec 9, 2022
Supporting Inclusions for Children with Disabilities Through Workforce Development
The word accessible is often used when discussing the key asks of the childcare sector. This can be broken down into categories such as...
Childcare for All
Oct 25, 2022
No gender equality without childcare
Gender equality cannot be achieved without the provision of universal, flexible and affordable childcare. High levels of gender...
Childcare for All
Oct 17, 2022
Ambition needed to ensure new Childcare Strategy delivers for all
The Department of Education is currently working on a new Early Learning and Childcare Strategy for Northern Ireland. A Stakeholder...
Childcare for All
Mar 8, 2022
Childcare for All urges parties to ensure childcare is a day one priority following the Election
The Childcare for All Campaign is calling for investment in early education and childcare, and a new Childcare Strategy, to be a day one...
Childcare for All
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....
Childcare for All
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...
Childcare for All
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...
Childcare for All
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...
Childcare for All
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...
Childcare for All
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...
Childcare for All
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...
Childcare for All
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 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...
Childcare for All
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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