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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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Scottish health secretary claims nursery discriminated against two-year-old daughter

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Monday, August 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The Scottish health secretary Humza Yousaf has claimed that a nursery refused to offer his two-year-old daughter a place because she has a Muslim name.

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

| Nursery World

In an open letter, the footballer and child food poverty campaigner calls on health professionals to spread the word about the Government's Healthy Start scheme, in a bid to increase take-up among eligible families.

Government invests £20 million to provide more help for vulnerable families

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Children and families minister Vicky Ford has today announced more money for the expansion of the Government's Family Hubs to ten more areas.

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

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Friday, March 25, 2022

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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Research carried out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on behalf of baby bank charity Little Village, reveals that around half of the 4.2 million children in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five.

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

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

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Friday, September 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Education unions, sector organisations, and children's charities have been reacting to the Chancellor’s mini-budget, which included the biggest tax cuts since 1972, and which will benefit wealthy taxpayers the most.

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

Children in East London live in the poorest families

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

| Nursery World

A UK child poverty map has been drawn up by the Campaign to End Child Poverty.

Family wins victory over 'bedroom tax'

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that the Government has decided to drop the case against a man with two disabled daughters who had been denied extra housing benefit on the basis that his children should share a bedroom.

Study reveals low take-up of Government-funded parenting classes

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

At the same time as the Government announced the names of the organisations chosen to oversee the next round of CANparent classes, an evaluation of the scheme has revealed that just two per cent of parents in the pilot areas signed up for the parenting classes.

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Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

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'

Scottish health secretary claims nursery discriminated against two-year-old daughter

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

Government invests £20 million to provide more help for vulnerable families

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

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

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

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

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

Children in East London live in the poorest families

Family wins victory over 'bedroom tax'

Study reveals low take-up of Government-funded parenting classes

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