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Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

Friday, August 9, 2013

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Barnardo's and Action for Children have lost their contracts to run seven children's centres in Leicester in a council bid to save 1.7m a year.

30-hour childcare to be extended to foster carers next year

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

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Foster carers will be able to access 30 hours funded childcare for the children in their care, the Government has confirmed.

Tax-Free Childcare goes live

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Monday, April 24, 2017

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From today, working parents of children under four can start using Tax-Free Childcare, as well as sign up ahead of the 30-hour September roll-out.

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Disadvantaged children will miss out on childcare expansion plans, unless support is targeted – report

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

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Government plans to increase childcare will mean that a low-income parent stands to take home just £4 an hour after childcare costs and changes to universal credit are taken into account, according to research by two major charities.

Labour accuses Government of 'failing families' over soaring childcare costs

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Analysis of childcare costs by Labour shows that the average cost of a part-time childcare place has risen by 80 per cent since 2010 when the party was last in office.

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

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Out-of-school clubs are facing closure and may never reopen, following new rules, confusing guidance and lack of support from Government.

Coronavirus: Parents of disabled children feel abandoned

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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Parents of disabled children have been left without vital care and support during lockdown, a survey by the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) has found.

Protect early years funding to keep quality and access for disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

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Social mobility must be at the heart of the general election campaign, the Sutton Trust says today, starting with the early years.

30 hours: Government consults on how it will work in practice

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Monday, April 4, 2016

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Nurseries are being encouraged to stay open for longer hours to offer funded places for three- and four-year-olds between 6am and 8pm, to offer more flexible childcare for working parents.

IFS unconvinced on impact of 30-hour free childcare

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Monday, December 12, 2016

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The Government’s plans to extend the free childcare offer for all three- and four-year-olds in England from 15 to 30 hours a week for children in working families from September 2017 are ‘only likely to increase parental employment slightly’, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Bucks children’s centre campaigners lose in High Court

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Monday, July 22, 2019

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Campaigners fighting to keep children’s centres open in Buckinghamshire have lost their case in the High Court.

Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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MPs and peers are calling for urgent action after a parliamentary inquiry finds that vulnerable children are missing out on early help and face a postcode lottery of support.

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable working parents to continue to use the schemes, even if the number of hours they work drops during the pandemic.

Children’s mental health services need ‘rocket boost’ in funding

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Monday, February 1, 2021

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Children’s mental health services need a ‘rocket boost’ in funding if they are to support the one in six children in England who have a probable mental health condition – as well as those suffering the consequences of the pandemic, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Universal free school lunches for children aged eight- to 10-years-old and targeted support in the holidays have been announced by the Scottish Government.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Cross-party MPs are calling on the Government to commission a review into the funding and affordability of childcare, and how to provide greater security to the sector following the pandemic.

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Proposals for children to ‘play, learn and develop’ are central to Labour’s post-Covid education recovery plan released today [Wednesday] but it has been criticised for a lack of focus on the early years.

Survey reveals extent of budget cuts to children's centres

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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More than £82m has been cut from children’s centre budgets, according to figures from public sector union Unison.

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

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Monday, October 24, 2022

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Sector organisations and charities have urged the new PM Rishi Sunak to support families and education providers, amid the funding and cost-of-living crisis.

Families face fewer holiday childcare places and increased costs

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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There has been a drop in the availability of summer holiday childcare provision across England, while the cost of a place has increased by 3 per cent since last year.

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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Friday, May 20, 2022

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Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Duchess of Cambridge's new research highlights need to increase awareness of the importance of the early years

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

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New research from the Duchess of Cambridge’s Royal Foundation for Early Childhood highlights the need to increase action and awareness of the importance of the birth to five period.

Parents in deprived areas missing out on childcare

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Monday, March 7, 2016

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The use of nurseries and childminders is lower among poorer families, Department for Education figures show.

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Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

30-hour childcare to be extended to foster carers next year

Tax-Free Childcare goes live

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

Disadvantaged children will miss out on childcare expansion plans, unless support is targeted – report

Labour accuses Government of 'failing families' over soaring childcare costs

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

Coronavirus: Parents of disabled children feel abandoned

Protect early years funding to keep quality and access for disadvantaged children

30 hours: Government consults on how it will work in practice

IFS unconvinced on impact of 30-hour free childcare

Bucks children’s centre campaigners lose in High Court

Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

Children’s mental health services need ‘rocket boost’ in funding

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

Survey reveals extent of budget cuts to children's centres

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

Families face fewer holiday childcare places and increased costs

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Duchess of Cambridge's new research highlights need to increase awareness of the importance of the early years

Parents in deprived areas missing out on childcare

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