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Parents urged to stay with babies in bath as child drownings treble

Thursday, July 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Parents are being told to keep babies within arms’ reach in water as new data shows the number of children drowning in the bath has trebled.

30 hours expansion: DfE commits £100m in funding to expand provision and EYFS regulatory changes

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Friday, October 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The Government has announced £100m in capital funding for early years providers to expand their provision ahead of the 30 hours extension, along with regulatory changes to the EYFS to provide more 'flexibility for settings'.

BookTrust launches its Christmas appeal to gift books to disadvantaged children

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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Around 17,000 surprise book parcels will be sent to disadvantaged children this December under BookTrust’s 2023 Christmas appeal.

Millions of families unplugging their fridges or freezers due to cost-of-living crisis

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Two million household have been forced to turn off their fridge or freezer to save money, despite falling inflation.

Open letter demands Government give parents a 'better deal' with early years provision

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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An open letter calling for the Government to increase early years funding and improve its communication with parents has been signed by LEYF, the Fatherhood Institute and campaigner Kate Dyson of The Motherload.

Cross-party Parliamentary group set up to champion flexible working

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

| Nursery World

A new cross-party parliamentary group has been launched to champion better flexible working for families in the UK.

Applications open for funded hours for nine-month-olds, but sector warns of difficulty finding a place

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Monday, May 13, 2024

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As applications open for parents of nine-month-olds to apply for the 15- hour funding, concerns have been raised that early years providers won't be able to meet the increased demand.

Wales votes to ban smacking

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Wales has become the latest country to pass a law banning the physical punishment of children.

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

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Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

The public spending watchdog has warned that the development gap for disadvantaged children is at risk of increasing due low take-up of funded places in deprived areas and poorer quality provision.

MPs challenge Government over Reception Baseline legislation

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Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Cross-party MPs have argued that a new law, being introduced in Parliament in the coming weeks, keeps 'parents in the dark' about how their child's data from the Reception Baseline assessment will be used.

Interview - Imran Hussain, director of policy and campaigns, Action for Children

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Monday, May 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Frontline staff are overwhelmed by the needs of vulnerable families, who a month into the lockdown are facing life on the breadline, warns the charity. Due to problems with Universal Credit and delays to vouchers for free school meals, Action for Children says these families are teetering on the brink.

Fruit is toddlers' snack of choice in lockdown

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

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Fruit is reigning as the most popular lockdown snack for toddlers at home, according to data from the Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF).

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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More than 1,500 paediatricians have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for the Government to urgently publish a clear plan for getting all children back to school.

Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

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Monday, June 29, 2020

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Anticipated mass nursery and childminder closures could result in desperate parents putting their children at risk by unwittingly resorting to unregulated childcare, warns the Regulation Matters (RM) Campaign.

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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A ‘perfect storm’ of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers at risk of closure due to a lack of government support will make it impossible for many parents to return to work, the Labour Party is warning.

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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Early years organisations have criticised the chancellor for failing to come up with a plan to protect nurseries and childcare businesses and for ignoring the sector's plight.

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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Disadvantaged children from more than 1,800 schools in England will be given vouchers for healthy breakfasts over the summer holidays.

Crowdfunder campaign hits target to deliver inclusive children's books to nurseries and schools

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Books representative of a multi-cultural and diverse society are to be delivered to nurseries and schools in the next academic year thanks to a campaign hitting its fundraising target.

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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Children of working parents had fewer tantrums and ‘significant’ improvements in attention during lockdown, findings from a study tracking two- to five year-olds throughout the pandemic has revealed.

Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

| Nursery World

A lifeline charity for single parents in Glasgow faces a perilous future after its application for funding was rejected, pending a vote by councillors on Thursday (3 September).

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Parents urged to stay with babies in bath as child drownings treble

30 hours expansion: DfE commits £100m in funding to expand provision and EYFS regulatory changes

BookTrust launches its Christmas appeal to gift books to disadvantaged children

Millions of families unplugging their fridges or freezers due to cost-of-living crisis

Open letter demands Government give parents a 'better deal' with early years provision

Cross-party Parliamentary group set up to champion flexible working

Applications open for funded hours for nine-month-olds, but sector warns of difficulty finding a place

Wales votes to ban smacking

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

MPs challenge Government over Reception Baseline legislation

Interview - Imran Hussain, director of policy and campaigns, Action for Children

Fruit is toddlers' snack of choice in lockdown

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

Crowdfunder campaign hits target to deliver inclusive children's books to nurseries and schools

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

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