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Childcare Survey 2025

In its 24th annual survey, Coram Family and Childcare reveal that working parents of children under three in England now pay less than half of last year’s cost for a part-time nursery place. However, prices for this age group continue to rise in Scotland and Wales, and childcare costs for three- to four-year-olds across Great Britain are up by almost 5%.

Published 20 March 2025 By Lydia Hodges, Sam Shorto, Emma Goddard and Alicia Knights-Toomer

Coram pledge support assets

Download a selection of graphics to show your support for signing Coram's pledge, which spotlights messages for children and young people in and leaving care.

Published 27 February 2025

Family Finding for Long-Term Foster Care: A Toolkit

Agencies have their own policies and procedures regarding family finding for long-term foster care. This toolkit is designed to support these and to offer a set of helpful resources that can be used individually or collectively throughout the family finding process.

Published 7 February 2025

50 years of getting young voices heard

Coram Voice is the first and longest continuing voice for the child in care. As we mark its first 50 years, we call for a renewed commitment to listening to and acting on the views of children and young people who depend upon the support of children’s services to realise their right to be heard.

Published 3 February 2025

Family Harmony Toolkit

The Family Harmony Toolkit has been developed in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions in response to research highlighting the impact of harmful conflict on children’s lives. The toolkit aims to help practitioners working with families to prevent and reduce conflict.

Published 19 December 2024 By Coram Creative Therapies team

Holiday Childcare Survey 2024

In its 19th annual survey, Coram Family and Childcare finds that holiday childcare costs have jumped by 6% since 2023.

Published 19 July 2024 By Lydia Hodges, Emma Goddard, Alicia Knights-Toomer and Sam Shorto