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New research which reveals that more than one in ten children in England are living in overcrowded homes, while hundreds of thousands are in temporary accommodation, highlights the impact of the housing crisis on families.

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

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Friday, August 30, 2019

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Three-quarters of parents say that a lack of play areas is affecting their child's health, figures suggest.

Over half a million children homeless or at risk of losing their home

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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A new report from the Children's Commissioner for England reveals hundreds of thousands of children are living in converted office blocks, shipping containers and B&Bs.

The Big Picture - Teddies in space

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Monday, August 19, 2019

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Young children and their teddies have been invited to a special event at the National Space Centre in Leicester.

More 'robust intervention' needed from Government to increase healthy voucher take-up

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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The Government has been accused of failing to invest in its Healthy Start scheme, as new figures show almost half of eligible London families are missing out on the vouchers.

Association for play calls for urgent investment in playgrounds

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Monday, August 5, 2019

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A new campaign is calling for ‘urgent and sustained’ investment in public play provision to get children spending more time outside.

Council invests in SEND provision with new dedicated centre

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

| Nursery World

A new flagship centre for disabled children has been opened by Westminster City Council.

DfE to pilot free learning apps for under-fives in deprived areas

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a competition today to find the best educational apps for pre-school children as part of a drive to encourage disadvantaged parents to ‘kick-start’ children’s early language and literacy at home.

Parents not receiving new baby health visits

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Friday, July 26, 2019

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One in four families in England are missing out on vital baby health visits, increasing the risk of parental mental health problems going undetected, warns the NSPCC.

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.

New research highlights a catalogue of issues with universal credit

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Friday, July 19, 2019

| Nursery World

Universal Credit claimants are being blocked from challenging the Government when they suspect mistakes in their claim.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

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Working parents face a holiday childcare bill of more than £800 over the school summer holidays, according to new research.

Survey highlights 'emerging crisis' in childhood

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

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Action for Children is calling on the Government to establish a National Childhood Strategy as findings from its survey suggest an ‘emerging crisis in modern childhoods'.

'Soaring' holiday childcare costs pushing parents into debt, warns charity

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

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Parents say they are being pushed into debt or having to turn down work due to childcare costs increasing by as much as £800 per month during the school holidays.

Nurseries urged to support boys affected by abuse

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being asked to sign up to a global charter supporting boys who are the victims of sexual violence.

Two-child benefits cap leaving parents unable to afford basic essentials

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

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As new research reveals the struggle families affected by the two-child limit are facing, a coalition of organisations has launched a campaign calling for the policy to be abolished.

Road turned into a rainbow play zone for Clean Air Day?

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Friday, June 21, 2019

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To mark Clean Air Day, a road outside Great Ormond Street Hospital was closed to traffic and transformed into a rainbow-themed play zone for local children to enjoy. ?

UK rated one of the worst countries for family-friendly policies

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

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The UK is one of the least family-friendly of the richest countries according to UNICEF.

Children to play at museum curator

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Friday, June 14, 2019

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The V&A Museum of Childhood has transformed a gallery into a working design studio, enabling children to experiment with new ways of displaying objects.

Call for schools to scrap sugar from school lunches

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

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The London Assembly has called for all the capital’s schools to be sugar-free by 2022.

A third of primary school children sleep less than the recommended hours

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Monday, June 10, 2019

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New research conducted by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) as part of BNF Healthy Eating Week has revealed that 32 per cent of primary school children reported sleeping less than nine hours on the previous night.

Survey to look at how nurseries routinely feed and clothe children

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Friday, June 7, 2019

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Early Education is undertaking research which it hopes will shine a light on the day-to-day impact of poverty on the work of early years settings, informing local and national policy.

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Sharp fall in living standards for lone parents

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1.3m children in overcrowded homes

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

Over half a million children homeless or at risk of losing their home

The Big Picture - Teddies in space

More 'robust intervention' needed from Government to increase healthy voucher take-up

Association for play calls for urgent investment in playgrounds

Council invests in SEND provision with new dedicated centre

DfE to pilot free learning apps for under-fives in deprived areas

Parents not receiving new baby health visits

Bucks children’s centre campaigners lose in High Court

New research highlights a catalogue of issues with universal credit

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

Survey highlights 'emerging crisis' in childhood

'Soaring' holiday childcare costs pushing parents into debt, warns charity

Nurseries urged to support boys affected by abuse

Two-child benefits cap leaving parents unable to afford basic essentials

Road turned into a rainbow play zone for Clean Air Day?

UK rated one of the worst countries for family-friendly policies

Children to play at museum curator

Call for schools to scrap sugar from school lunches

A third of primary school children sleep less than the recommended hours

Survey to look at how nurseries routinely feed and clothe children

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