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DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Awards celebrate children's speech and language

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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Children’s House Nursery School in Tower Hamlets has been named early years setting of the year at the 2018 Shine a Light Awards.

London 30-hour childcare funding varies widely

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

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Childcare providers in over half of boroughs in the capital are receiving less in Government funding for the 30 hours than parents would pay, according to a new report.

Treasury Committee calls for action on 30 hours underfunding in scathing assessment of policy

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

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A new Treasury Committee report strongly recommends an increase in 30 hours funding rates as it sets out wide-ranging criticisms of current Government childcare policies.

Bercow: 10 years on parents face 'postcode lottery' of support

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

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Parents across the country are struggling to find the help they need for children with speech and language problems, according to a wide-ranging new report, which updates the landmark Bercow Review 10 years after it was first published.

MPs call for reform of workplace policies to support fathers

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

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The Women and Equalities Committee is urging the Government to bring in 12 weeks' paid paternity leave for fathers because current policies do not meet the needs of families.

The Big Picture - Kids’ festival

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Monday, March 19, 2018

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The 29th Edinburgh International Children’s Festival will bring theatre, dance, multimedia and puppetry to young people from 26 May to 3 June.

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

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Friday, March 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Half of all stay-at-home mothers in England want to work but cannot get the childcare they need, according to new figures.

Child health and wellbeing in UK falling behind other OECD nations

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

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British child health is lagging behind other countries, according to a new analysis.

Opposition parties win childcare voucher extension

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The scrapping of childcare vouchers has been delayed, after Labour forced a vote on the issue in the House of Commons yesterday.

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

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Friday, March 9, 2018

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Labour is seeking to overthrow Government plans for changes to the eligibility criteria for childcare for two-year-olds and free school meals in a vote in Parliament.

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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The average cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under two has risen by 7 per cent, double the rate of inflation, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Just half of three- and four-year-olds are read to every day

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Friday, February 23, 2018

| Nursery World

New research shows that the number of pre-school children being read to daily at home has fallen by a fifth since 2013.

Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham win lifetime books award

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

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The Booktrust has awarded the first-ever double lifetime achievement award to John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury, the couple who are both celebrated for creating some of the most iconic children's picture books.

The Big Picture - Royal high-five

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

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The Duchess of Cambridge visited Great Ormond Street Hospital to officially open the Mittal Children’s Medical Centre, home to the new Premier Inn Clinical Building.

HMRC has paid out £40,000 in compensation to Tax-Free Childcare parents

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Nearly £40,000 has been paid in Tax-Free Childcare compensation to parents for inconvenience and expenses incurred as a result of the scheme.

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

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Friday, January 26, 2018

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A new scheme in Bradford aims to develop safer and healthier places for children under four to play and walk, and increase access to green spaces.

More than half of children living in poverty in parts of the UK

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

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A new poverty map reveals there are now constituencies where more than half of children are growing up in poverty.

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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New research suggests that parents are having to turn down promotions and stall their careers because the UK's long hours culture is putting a strain on family life.

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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Mothers are losing more than a billion pounds in earnings every year because a lack of high-quality, affordable childcare prevents them from working or increasing their hours, finds a charity.

Parents and children wanted for university reading study

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

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Researchers at the University of Manchester are looking for parents and children to take part in a study looking at the benefits of reading together.

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

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Monday, January 15, 2018

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According to new analysis by the GMB union, the Government’s proposal to bring in means-testing for free school meals under universal credit will leave thousands of deprived children hungry.

BookTrust names free books for under-fives in 2018

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

| Nursery World

Ed Vere's Max the Brave and David Melling's 123 Splosh will be sent out to 1.2m young children and their families this year.

Wales consults on plans to ban smacking

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government is holding a public consultation on plans to ban parents and carers from smacking children.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs scheme to drive the take-up of funded two-year-old places across the capital.

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DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Awards celebrate children's speech and language

London 30-hour childcare funding varies widely

Treasury Committee calls for action on 30 hours underfunding in scathing assessment of policy

Bercow: 10 years on parents face 'postcode lottery' of support

MPs call for reform of workplace policies to support fathers

The Big Picture - Kids’ festival

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

Child health and wellbeing in UK falling behind other OECD nations

Opposition parties win childcare voucher extension

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

Just half of three- and four-year-olds are read to every day

Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham win lifetime books award

The Big Picture - Royal high-five

HMRC has paid out £40,000 in compensation to Tax-Free Childcare parents

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

More than half of children living in poverty in parts of the UK

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

Parents and children wanted for university reading study

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

BookTrust names free books for under-fives in 2018

Wales consults on plans to ban smacking

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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