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September 20, 2023

New national US poll finds almost 70% of parents struggle to pay for childcare

A new national poll by the global children’s charity Theirworld has found parents across the US are struggling to pay for childcare, with 59% saying their childcare expenses have risen in the previous six months. In addition, 42% of “Gen Z” parents aged 18-24 reported spending between 30% and 70% of their income on childcare costs.

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August 15, 2023

TV magician Ben Hanlin throws a ‘tantrum’ outside The Tower of London in support of early years campaign

TV magician joins Theirworld’s Global Tantrum in protest over lack of early years Tik Tok star calls for action to “improve the lives of the future of young families” Other…

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August 9, 2023

Momfluencer Jyoti Chand shows her support for charity’s ‘Global Tantrum’

Tik Tok star throws a “tantrum” in protest over lack of early years support Momfluencer and author says early years support is a “privilege that every child deserves” Other high-profile…

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August 2, 2023

Former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt joins charity’s ‘Global Tantrum’

In a new video former Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberly Wyatt behaves like a frustrated toddler, but for an important cause. She has joined a global campaign to stand up for children missing out on early years care and education, alongside comedian Matt Lucas, Kenyan actor Jacky Vike and others.

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July 25, 2023

Kenyan television star Jacky Vike throws a massive ‘tantrum’ to support charity’s early years campaign

The Kenyan actor and comedian Jacky Vike has joined a Global Tantrum to stand up for children missing out on early years care and education. In a new short film, Vike, who played Awinja in the popular Kenyan sitcom Papa Shirandula, sulks, screams and stamps her feet in protest over the failure of world leaders to invest in children’s early years

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July 18, 2023

Comedian Matt Lucas throws a massive ‘tantrum’

Comedian and presenter Matt Lucas has been filmed barking orders at production crew and hurling furniture on set in new footage released today. But it’s all part of an action by the global children’s charity Theirworld to highlight the crisis in early years care and provision.

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May 17, 2023

Aid to pre-primary education cut at the peak of Covid-19

  New analysis shows a cut in aid spent on pre-primary education by almost 10% at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021 First decline in pre-primary…

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April 25, 2023

Theirworld’s Act For Early Years campaign launch makes headlines

Our Act For Early Years campaign launched in April with widespread media coverage of our global survey which highlighted the scale of the global early years crisis. Our global survey…

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April 12, 2023

Soaring cost of childcare forces one in four UK parents to quit their job or drop out of education

Global poll reveals one in four UK parents have had to quit their job or their studies to avoid childcare costs UK parents face tougher struggle to afford nursery and…

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April 12, 2023

Spiralling cost of formal childcare is forcing parents across the world to quit their jobs or drop out of higher education

A global poll reveals a fifth of parents are being forced to quit their jobs or drop their studies to avoid rocketing childcare costs More than three-quarters of parents are…

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