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Leaving a baby to cry has no negative effects on child development

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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Leaving a baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development and attachment, according to new research.

Cost of childcare 'punishing' for working parents

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

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Over a third of mothers who go back to work only just break even or make a financial loss due to the cost of childcare, finds new research.

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

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Thousands of single mothers are being forced into debt by flawed universal credit childcare rules, according to analysis by Save the Children.

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

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Monday, March 9, 2020

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MPs will today debate whether to extend the 15-hour childcare entitlement to working parents of children from the age of nine months.

Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

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Monday, March 9, 2020

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A campaign group of parents believe that the 30 hours discriminates against the most disadvantaged children, as they are ineligible for the policy.

The Big Picture - Celebrating cloth

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Monday, March 2, 2020

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A new sculpture in Halifax celebrates the importance of play and the children who worked in the textile industry.

More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

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Monday, March 2, 2020

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A charity has warned that using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) framework is ‘no quick fix’ for identifying and supporting children at risk from the effects of abuse and neglect – and those using the framework may be overlooking vulnerable children.

SEND campaigers to hand the Prime Minister an invoice for £12m

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) campaigners are to march on Downing Street tomorrow with an invoice for Boris Johnson for £12 million – the amount required to plug the SEND funding crisis in Tower Hamlets.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Nurseries should teach children conversational skills, say parents

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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One in seven parents think it is a nursery’s responsibility to help children learn to speak and hold conversations, according to a new survey.

New campaign to boost parents' confidence with weaning

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Monday, February 24, 2020

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Public Health England (PHE) has launched the Start4Life campaign after a survey it carried out revealed that one in three mums feel pressure to wean their baby before six months.

Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

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Monday, February 24, 2020

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A new report by MPs says that it's time for supermarkets to 'drive the solution to the obesity epidemic'.

DfE recommends parents use apps to help pre-school children learn at home

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Friday, February 21, 2020

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A number of educational apps for two- to five-year-olds have received a stamp of approval from the Department for Education, to encourage parents to boost their children’s learning at home in speaking, writing and reading.