Childcare Voices
People on the frontline of the childcare crisis share their stories and investigate the historical roots of the problems they face. As they look into the past, will they find solutions to the problems of today?
Hear from campaigners for single parents' rights, migrants with no recourse to public funds, parents of disabled children, breastfeeding mothers and parents of teenagers about their childcare experiences.
Childcare Voices won the silver Grassroots Production Award at the Audio Production Awards, 2024.
This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record and funded by Trust for London.
Find out more at https://childcarehistory.org.uk/ or follow us on twitter @growyourown_ohp and instagram @on_the_record_stories
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Nursery Workers Bite Back Episode 3
Episode 3 of Nursery Workers Bite Back picks up the story of the Islington Nursery Strike. What did the nursery workers achieve after fifteen long weeks of strike action? How did the strike affect th…
Nursery Workers Bite Back Episode 2
Episode 2 of Nursery Workers Bite Back details the dramatic events that took place during the Islington Nursery Strike of 1984. Discover what happened when parents and toddlers took over Islington To…
Nursery Workers Bite Back Episode 1
On Monday 16 April 1984 155 nursery workers employed by Islington Council began an indefinite strike. Their industrial action was sparked by understaffing in the nurseries, which meant there was ofte…
Nursery Workers Bite Back: Trailer
Childcare Voices is back with a second series out on 16 April!
Nursery Workers Bite Back tells the story of the Islington Nursery Strike (1984).
Made by a group of childcare workers, parents, carers a…
Au Pairs
The term au pair means 'on equal terms.' Raquel Camarasa asks, how often is that really the case, really, for young migrant women who come to live with families as au pairs today?
First Raquel hears …
Who Cares for the Youths?
In episode 7 of Childcare Voices, Aga asks 'Who Cares for the Youths?' and looks at what kind of 'childcare' is needed when children are older. Aga is mum to two active teenage boys, who love trips a…
Nursery Workers
In this episode, Mona Adam wants to know more about what it is like to work in nurseries. As a councillor in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea she has visited nurseries and enjoyed spendin…
No Recourse to Public Funds
In this episode, Imran Bukenya, stay-at-home dad and community organiser with Together in Unity, talks about what it means to have ‘no recourse to public funds’ and need childcare. Imran asks if prev…
Isolation and SEND Families
In this episode, Adeola Osunbade looks at the isolation faced by families with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Adeola is a mum to three including a young person with special abilit…
Breastfeeding
Can you be a working mum and breastfeed?
In this episode, mum and breastfeding peer supporter Genova, investigates how breastfeeding parents have negotiated their return to work. She delves into the a…
Single Parents
How are single parents affected by the lack of affordable childcare?
In this episode Ruth Talbot, single parent to 3 children and founder of the campaign group Single Parent Rights, explores the hist…
Stay and Play
In this episode, Eva, a single mum, artist and designer talks about stay and plays. Stay and Plays are often volunteer-run groups, found in church halls. They are places people looking after very you…
Childcare Voices Trailer
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People on the frontline of the childcare crisis share their stories and investigate the historical …