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Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

Friday, August 20, 2021

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Organisations that advocate for women's health and unions are worried that proposals by two councils to reduce their health visiting teams will put children and families at risk.

Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

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Friday, August 20, 2021

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The play therapy workforce have spoken out against comments made during an episode of Coronation Street that ‘play therapy is touchy, feely rubbish’.

Childminder campaigns for Government to change rules on Coronavirus isolation

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Friday, August 20, 2021

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Bedfordshire-based childminder Kirsty Sarney has written to her local MP and Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for the current guidance for those who are identified as a close contact of a positive coronavirus case in England to be amended.

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

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Study finds Sure Start benefitted children’s long-term health

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Monday, August 16, 2021

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New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that children who accessed Sure Start children’s centres in their early years were far less likely to be hospitalised later on in life.

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

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Busy Bees Childcare will open its new nursery in Nottingham next month.

Prime Minister urged to recognise the ‘sterling work’ of nannies during pandemic

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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BAPN - the Association for Professional Nannies, and nanny agency, Harmony at Home, have written a letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to publicly show his appreciation to the thousands of nannies that have continued to care for children during Covid-19.

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

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

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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.

Study finds children are unlikely to experience long Covid

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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New research reveals that fewer than one in 20 children who had Coronavirus experienced symptoms beyond four weeks.

Interview - Clare Stead and Laura Outhwaite

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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Findings from a study on the effectiveness of the Oliiki app suggests it has ‘significant benefits’ on parental self-efficacy in the first 1,000 days of life. The research found that mums and dads who used the app over a four-week period had greater belief that they can be successful as a parent.

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

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Monday, August 2, 2021

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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.

Coronavirus: ‘Pingdemic’ risks leaving key workers without childcare

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Monday, August 2, 2021

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More than four in 10 nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England have had to fully and/or partially close at least once since 1 June due to Coronavirus self-isolation rules, a survey suggests.

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

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Friday, July 30, 2021

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Doctors and midwives are urging pregnant women to have their Covid-19 vaccination as soon as possible, following a rise in the number of unvaccinated women being admitted to hospital with severe coronavirus.

Council 'failed' to follow school summer-born Government guidance, finds Ombudsman

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Friday, July 30, 2021

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Leeds City Council has agreed to review its decision making around summer-born children’s admission to school.

Coronavirus drives demand for nannies

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for nannies among families and driven up costs, according to the latest Nanny Salary Index.

New pilot project to encourage disadvantaged families to visit their local library

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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A project to encourage families with children under five to use their local library and make sharing stories a ‘regular part of life’ has been launched by reading charity BookTrust.

MPs call for 'essential' register of home-educated children

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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MPs are urging the Government to press ahead with plans for a statutory home-schooling register to ensure children are receiving a ‘proper’ education.

Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

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Friday, July 23, 2021

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Official data shows that cases of the vomiting bug have been spreading ‘rapidly’ among pre-school children in nurseries and childcare settings in England over the past few weeks.

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.

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Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

Childminder campaigns for Government to change rules on Coronavirus isolation

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

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

Study finds Sure Start benefitted children’s long-term health

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

Prime Minister urged to recognise the ‘sterling work’ of nannies during pandemic

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

Study finds children are unlikely to experience long Covid

Interview - Clare Stead and Laura Outhwaite

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

Coronavirus: ‘Pingdemic’ risks leaving key workers without childcare

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

Council 'failed' to follow school summer-born Government guidance, finds Ombudsman

Coronavirus drives demand for nannies

New pilot project to encourage disadvantaged families to visit their local library

MPs call for 'essential' register of home-educated children

Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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