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Melted Parents General Election Manifesto 2024

Melted Parents General Election Manifesto 2024

Parents, the General Election is coming on 4th July! Your vote is critical to ensure we elect candidates who will help deliver on a childcare strategy. If you’ve read our...

Melted Parents General Election Manifesto 2024

Parents, the General Election is coming on 4th July! Your vote is critical to ensure we elect candidates who will help deliver on a childcare strategy. If you’ve read our...

The Politics of Childcare – and why it matters

The Politics of Childcare – and why it matters

Author: Anna Mercer, Deputy Director at Strategem Last week saw a significant step in the campaign for a childcare strategy for Northern Ireland in the announcement by the Education Minister...

The Politics of Childcare – and why it matters

Author: Anna Mercer, Deputy Director at Strategem Last week saw a significant step in the campaign for a childcare strategy for Northern Ireland in the announcement by the Education Minister...

Debrief: £25million investment into Early Learning and Childcare Measures 2024/25

Debrief: £25million investment into Early Learn...

While Thursday's announcement was a win for many parents - whilst we must pause and celebrate the delivery of much needed, urgent intervention that we've lobbied for - we know it...

Debrief: £25million investment into Early Learn...

While Thursday's announcement was a win for many parents - whilst we must pause and celebrate the delivery of much needed, urgent intervention that we've lobbied for - we know it...

May 2024 Campaign Update

May 2024 Campaign Update

What a whirlwind of a week - we went into yesterday expecting a meeting and came out with tangible outcome for parents 👏 Below, you’ll find a recap and a peek...

May 2024 Campaign Update

What a whirlwind of a week - we went into yesterday expecting a meeting and came out with tangible outcome for parents 👏 Below, you’ll find a recap and a peek...

Meeting with the Education Minister

Meeting with the Education Minister

Melted Parents submitted a proposal for spending the £25million on the 7th May to the Education Minister. Today, we were invited by Gavin Robinson MP to meet with him and...

Meeting with the Education Minister

Melted Parents submitted a proposal for spending the £25million on the 7th May to the Education Minister. Today, we were invited by Gavin Robinson MP to meet with him and...

Melted Parents NI: March 2024 Survey Report

Melted Parents NI: March 2024 Survey Report

Today we’ve published our survey results, and yes, you read it right: childcare costs have increased by over 21% in less than one year, and the average cost of full-time...

Melted Parents NI: March 2024 Survey Report

Today we’ve published our survey results, and yes, you read it right: childcare costs have increased by over 21% in less than one year, and the average cost of full-time...