All news on the topic: Childcare

Hospitals have reported a rise in admissions and the type which has driven a big rise in the USA has been detected in the UK

The deadline to renew tax credits is looming, with households having just weeks to get things sorted in the wake of the general election

People claiming tax credits have been issued a one-month warning to report changes to their lifestyle to HMRC or risk losing money or even face a fine

Most people need 35 qualifying National Insurance years - some will need more - to claim the full new state pension, which is where claiming Specified Adult Childcare Credits could come in useful

If you're a parent claiming benefits, there are five ways of getting payments to help with costs

More than a third (36%) of parents who have grandparent support said they could not afford to be without it

Labour leader Keir Starmer told voters 'if you want change, you have to vote for change and that means voting Labour' as he unveiled his party's General Election manifesto

The Labour manifesto has set out ambitious childcare promises for parents vowing to create tens of thousands of new places should it win the upcoming General Election

A poll of 2,000 adults found 62% had missed out on exciting and unexpected experiences due to their hesitancy, while 51% never got the chance to meet new people

Labour's Keir Starmer will vow to get the country building and offer parents better childcare as he pledges to kickstart the economy at his General Election manifesto launch

The Labour Party is just hours away from launching its general election 2024 manifesto, set to be unveiled by leader Keir Starmer in front of his shadow cabinet

Keir Starmer launched Labour's plans to create 3,000 new nurseries in existing primary schools as he visited parents and teachers at a school in the West Midlands

School classrooms that have been left empty because of falling birth rates will be converted so they can be used for childcare under plans to be announced by Labour

Danielle, 26, who won a Pride of Britain award when she was 13, has told of her joy at finding love and becoming a mother. She cares for Teddy, three, after meeting partner Thomas Twist, 37, on a night out

People claiming Universal Credit and other benefits may be entitled to a number of freebies or help on a range of life needs, including food bills, travel costs and broadband

Elise Christie, who is a ten-time European champion, has shared how she was forced to sleep in her car and work multiple jobs after retiring from speed skating

Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo has been a trusted member of William and Kate's team since 2014 and has helped raise the next generation of royals - George, Charlotte, and Louis

Ticketholders should check the bag policy for their chosen venue before they arrive

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional, Janette Manrara, has spoken about her troubles with parenting since welcoming her baby a year ago

The cost of living crisis has ravaged Brits across the country for the last two years and in this election, policies on money could sway voters. But what policies have been put forward by the two main parties so far? - and could they affect you?

The Mirror looks at the key issues facing the country ahead of the July 4 general election - including the economy, the NHS, housing, education, crime and the environment

Mum Angeline Mahal joins a long list of fatal XL bully attack victims. Criminologist Dr Simon Harding explains how the newly banned breed has become a status dog with devastating consequences

Tracy Kiss, 36, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was diagnosed with the rare Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) earlier this month after a man on TikTok spotted her double joints

A suspected outbreak of cryptosporidium - believed to be affecting 'hundreds' in Brixham, Devon, - is currently under investigation by the UK Health Security Agency after numerous reports surfaced on social media

Tories are accused of creating 'childcare deserts' through years of neglect, with a drop in 56,000 childcare places between 2019 and August 2023 - a 4.3% nationwide fall