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Children's centres face ongoing fight for survival in 2019

Friday, January 4, 2019

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The new year may be just a few days old, but children’s centres in Surrey and the London borough of Lambeth are already facing the axe.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

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The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

The Big Picture - Royal Support

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Monday, March 18, 2019

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a Sure Start centre in Ballymena where they met people who have completed an intensive parenting programme.

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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Andrea Leadsom is to make policy proposals to Cabinet for early help for families ahead of the spending review.

Artist charity to fill pencil cases for disadvantaged children

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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A royal-appointed artist is helping families to access basic stationery and inspire their creativity, by asking for donations of felt tips and art materials to food banks.

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Emerging evidence of the ‘harm’ that lockdown has had on babies is detailed in a new report launched today.

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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A leading virologist, who sits on Sage, has said that there is no scientific rationale for the Government in keeping early years settings open, when schools and universities have been closed 'on the grounds of public health'.

Mothers' careers at risk of being forfeited due to coronavirus

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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A reliable and affordable childcare system is a prerequisite of a gender equal economy and recovery from the pandemic, according to a new report by the Women and Equalities Committee.

Babies ignored in Government’s Covid catch-up plans, campaigners warn

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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A campaign to put babies on an equal footing to school children in the Government’s Covid catch-up programme has been launched by The First 1001 Days Movement.

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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An ‘urgent’ new approach to children in social care is needed, after an independent review has found that the system is too focused on investigating families rather than providing them with support.

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch has said the Government’s treatment of early years settings during the pandemic was ‘unforgivable’ and vowed to continue to put pressure on ministers for more funding for the sector.

Parents choosing between paying for food and childcare as providers forced to raise fees

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Friday, March 25, 2022

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One in four parents have had to cut down on necessary expenses such as food and heating to afford childcare, as more than a third of providers reveal plans to further increase fees, according to new research.

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

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Around one in three working parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their wages on childcare, reveals a new poll.

Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Organisations and charities have expressed their disappointment over the lack of support for children and families in the Queen’s speech.

Truss accused of pushing women out of work, with plan to give families tax break

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Friday, July 22, 2022

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Proposals by Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss to give parents who quit work to care for children a tax break, have come under fire for failing to tackle the root cause of unaffordable childcare, and driving women out of the workforce.

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will pledge to roll out free breakfast clubs to all primary school children, invest in the childcare workforce, and oppose the Government's plan to change staff to child ratios in early years settings.

Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

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New analysis shows that Labour's plans to extend free childcare to 25 hours a week could help 135,000 more mothers return to work.

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

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Friday, July 4, 2014

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The House of Lords has set up an inquiry to examine how pre-school childcare in England is funded.

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Parents spend on average a third of their hourly wage on childcare in England, according to research by think tank Nesta.

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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Labour has ruled out offering universal free childcare in favour of a means-tested offer to reduce spending commitments, reveal reports.

Urgent Government action needed to make early years education fit for the 21st century – report

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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A new report highlights the need for digital support for parents and families, and the importance of developing a ‘cohesive and aligned learning community that surrounds a child’.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

Scottish nurseries set to reopen in three weeks

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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Nurseries in Scotland are set to reopen on 22 February and ‘at home’ Covid testing will be offered to all maintained sector childcare workers twice a week and then extended to the PVI sector ‘in the weeks’ ahead, Scotland’s First Minister announced yesterday.

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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‘The Prime Minister’s promise to “level up” is just a slogan unless it focuses on children,’ challenged Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield in her outgoing speech today [Wednesday].

Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

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Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders around the country have joined forces to celebrate the work of the early years workforce during the pandemic.

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Children's centres face ongoing fight for survival in 2019

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

The Big Picture - Royal Support

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

Artist charity to fill pencil cases for disadvantaged children

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

Mothers' careers at risk of being forfeited due to coronavirus

Babies ignored in Government’s Covid catch-up plans, campaigners warn

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

Parents choosing between paying for food and childcare as providers forced to raise fees

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

Truss accused of pushing women out of work, with plan to give families tax break

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

Urgent Government action needed to make early years education fit for the 21st century – report

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

Scottish nurseries set to reopen in three weeks

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

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