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Welfare Reform Changes

Welfare Reform - will it 'pay to work' for parents?

Local Charity Employers For Childcare Charitable Group voiced its concern at the Coalition Government's decision to overturn the amendments made in the House of Lords yesterday.  

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Childcare Affordability NI Petition

The high costs of childcare leaves many families struggling, however there is financial help available to bring down the cost of childcare.


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Tax benefits Business Breakfast

Business Leaders and Politicians discuss
Boardroom Elephant - Childcare Affordability

Local charity Employers For Childcare today held a business breakfast bringing together business leaders and politicians to address missed Tax Savings worth millions of pounds for our local economy, with parents being the biggest losers.

Tax Credits and Childcare Vouchers neither of which come off the Northern Ireland block grant help to bring down the cost of childcare.

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Coalition needs to support families

Coalition needs to support families

On the back of confirmation from George Osborne last week that parents above the 40% tax threshold will no longer to eligible for Child Benefit from 2013, local Charity Employers For Childcare urges the Coalition government to consider the impact of the 'unfair' proposals on working families especially single earners.  

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vote for us ni4kids family organisation of the year

Vote for Employers For Childcare

We need your help! Please vote for us as your Family Support Organisation of the Year in the Ni4Kids Family Awards 2012.

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Christmas Opening Hours

Christmas Holiday closing dates - Friday 23rd December to Tuesday 27th December.

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Free school places with DENI

Applications for free Pre-School places 2012 now open.

Parents of children born between 2nd July 2008 and 1st July 2009 are encouraged to apply for a free pre-school place for the academic year beginning September 2012.

In Northern Ireland, children are entitled to a free pre-school place of at least 12.5 hours per week for 38 weeks in the year before they start primary one.

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Programme for Government 2011-2015. Is this good news for working parents?

Northern Ireland Government makes a formal commitment to implement a strategy for Integrated and Affordable Childcare.

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Sarah Travers, Clare Dempsey and Pat Vance

Highly Commended at CIM Ireland Marketing Excellence Awards

Employers For Childcare Charitable Group was awarded Highly Commended at the CIM Ireland Marketing Excellence Awards on Thursday 3 November 2011, in Belfast City Hall.

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Beverly Reid, Employers For Childcare Charitable Group with winners Aoibhin Stewart and Mary Corcoran at Chain Reactions receiving their bicycles.

Primary School Children 'fly their kites' to celebrate Parents' Week

With a 'Family Friendly' theme for this year's Parents' Week, local charity Employers For Childcare Charitable Group launched a primary school art competition. Primary school children from across Northern Ireland celebrated the week by creating mini masterpieces of a family day out flying a kite!

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