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Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

Monday, December 7, 2015

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Childcare providers will be able to ask schools if they can use their premises to run before and after-school and holiday childcare when they are not using them.

Children's centres improve parenting for poor families

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Friday, December 18, 2015

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Children’s centres in poor areas help disadvantaged families to develop parenting skills, improve mothers’ mental health and children's learning at home, research shows.

Summer holiday services failing children with learning disabilities

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

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Local government cuts have stranded children with learning disabilities without effective access to services during the school holidays, according to a survey by charity Mencap.

Most school packed lunches fail nutritional standards

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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Less than 2 per cent of primary school children’s packed lunches meet standards for school meals, new research suggests.

Trial of new digital childcare service to start later this year

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Monday, September 19, 2016

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Parents taking part in the trial of a new digital joint childcare service later this year, will be able to access Tax-Free Childcare early, ahead of the 2017 rollout.

Grandparents' charity wins kinship carer funding

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Friday, January 13, 2017

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National charity Grandparents Plus has been given £250,000 to support more family and friend carers looking after children.

‘Most jobless parents will work to get 30 hours’

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Monday, February 6, 2017

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More than half of unemployed parents would look for work in order to take advantage of the 30 free hours of childcare, according to Department for Education research.

Schools to open in the holidays to support poor families

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Monday, July 4, 2016

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Glasgow schools are opening in the summer holidays for the first time to offer meals and activities for families that struggle financially without free school meals.

Hampshire culls centres to create targeted hubs

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Monday, August 8, 2016

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Hampshire County Council is closing most of its children’s centres as it moves from offering universal services to targeted support for vulnerable families.

Wales consults on plans to ban smacking

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

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

The UK is 'one of the worst places to be a mother' in Europe

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

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The United Kingdom has been ranked in 23rd place for the best country in the world to be a mother.

Toddlers from deprived homes at greater risk of scalds

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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Toddlers living in socially deprived areas are most at risk of suffering hot water related injuries at home, according to a new study.

Scotland's baby box to be put on display for future generations

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

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Scotland's baby box will be preserved in history at Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood.

UK below EU peers on parental leave

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Monday, August 21, 2017

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A new international review of leave policies for parents shows the statutory offer in the UK is less generous than that of other European counties.

Children's centres face ongoing fight for survival in 2019

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Friday, January 4, 2019

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The new year may be just a few days old, but children’s centres in Surrey and the London borough of Lambeth are already facing the axe.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

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The early years community has reacted with horror to reports of a new Government scheme that involves Clarks staff helping children to develop language skills.

Think tank calls for urgent revamp of Universal Credit

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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The current design of universal credit needs ‘urgent change’ to make it fit for purpose, argues a new report.

Call for young children's dental care to be prioritised

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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Parents struggle to access free oral health care and are unaware of dental checks for one-year-olds, according to a new survey.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

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The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

The Big Picture - Royal Support

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Monday, March 18, 2019

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a Sure Start centre in Ballymena where they met people who have completed an intensive parenting programme.

Two-child benefits cap will 'tip' 300,000 more children into poverty

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Saturday, April 6, 2019

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New research reveals the two-child limit under universal credit and tax credits will result in hundreds of thousands more children in poverty, once universal credit is fully rolled out in 2023-2024.

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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Andrea Leadsom is to make policy proposals to Cabinet for early help for families ahead of the spending review.

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.

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.

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Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

Children's centres improve parenting for poor families

Summer holiday services failing children with learning disabilities

Most school packed lunches fail nutritional standards

Trial of new digital childcare service to start later this year

Grandparents' charity wins kinship carer funding

‘Most jobless parents will work to get 30 hours’

Schools to open in the holidays to support poor families

Hampshire culls centres to create targeted hubs

Wales consults on plans to ban smacking

The UK is 'one of the worst places to be a mother' in Europe

Toddlers from deprived homes at greater risk of scalds

Scotland's baby box to be put on display for future generations

UK below EU peers on parental leave

Children's centres face ongoing fight for survival in 2019

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

Think tank calls for urgent revamp of Universal Credit

Call for young children's dental care to be prioritised

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

The Big Picture - Royal Support

Two-child benefits cap will 'tip' 300,000 more children into poverty

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

Parents not receiving new baby health visits

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

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