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New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

Monday, September 5, 2022

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On the day of her appointment as new Prime Minister (Monday 5 September), early years organisations have called on Liz Truss to make the sector a priority and put in place a plan to tackle the early years funding and recruitment crises to ‘avoid a catastrophe’.

Children's commissioner highlights 'protective shield' of family life

Thursday, September 1, 2022

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The children’s commissioner for England is calling on the next prime minister to put family at the centre of policymaking.

Parents of school-starters worried about the impact Covid has had on their development

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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New research reveals that 65 per cent of parents of Reception-age children believe that two years of lockdown has negatively impacted their child's development.

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

Friday, August 26, 2022

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The DfE’s latest survey of parents reveals an increasing number want childcare to be made more affordable as families, particularly those on lower incomes, continue to find it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet the cost.

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

Friday, August 26, 2022

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Hillingdon Council has announced it will close all three of its early years centres by the end of the year, leaving 102 children without nursery places.

More than a third of low-income families struggling to access 'lifeline' early years support

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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A new report finds that 35 per cent of lower income parents with children from birth to age five have struggled to access child development and parenting support in children’s centres and family hubs across England.

Hundreds of thousands of families with Tax-Free Childcare accounts not using them

Monday, August 22, 2022

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Just over half of families with a Tax-Free Childcare account are using it to pay for childcare fees, according to the latest Government figures.

DfE forced to clarify £40 a week cost saving for parents through ratios relaxation

Monday, August 22, 2022

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Following a complaint to the Office for Statistics Regulation, the Department for Education has said it will no longer suggest parents could save £40 a week on childcare costs by reducing ratios in early years settings.

Four in ten nannies are considering changing their career, according to new research

Monday, August 15, 2022

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A survey of more than 500 UK-based nannies by payroll provider Nannytax has found 41 per cent of nannies have considered a career change in the past two years, with a third of these wanting to find a job that is better paid.

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

Friday, August 12, 2022

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A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Child poverty rising in key worker families – study

Friday, August 5, 2022

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One in five key worker families in the UK has children living in poverty, according to research by the TUC.

Not just 'breadwinners' – young fathers seek more time with children, says study

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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Fathers want to play a more active role in family life, but need more support from employers and policymakers, according to new research.

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

Saturday, July 30, 2022

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Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

Think tank backs relaxing childcare ratios to address the cost-of-living crisis

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

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New research appears to support Government proposals to reduce staff to child ratios, as well as relaxing childcare regulations.

Truss accused of pushing women out of work, with plan to give families tax break

Friday, July 22, 2022

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Proposals by Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss to give parents who quit work to care for children a tax break, have come under fire for failing to tackle the root cause of unaffordable childcare, and driving women out of the workforce.

Campaigners blast DfE for abandoning legislation on summer-born admissions

Friday, July 22, 2022

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The DfE has gone back on plans to put in place legislation enabling summer-born children, who delay their school start, to be automatically enrolled into a Reception class at the age of five.

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

Thursday, July 21, 2022

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Families whose children attended Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes have been found alternative places within the group’s other nearby settings, after the nursery was devastated by fire on Tuesday.

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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Almost half of parents will have to take unpaid leave during the summer due to a lack of availability of childcare and ‘soaring’ costs as fees rise by 5 per cent in a year, reveals new research.

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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A new report from a coalition of charities reveals investment in early intervention support by English councils fell from £3.8bn in 2010/11 to £1.9bn in 2020/21.

New campaign to encourage families to play together and create happy memories

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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Resources to encourage families to play together this summer, contributing to children’s development, have been launched by actress and radio presenter Gemma Atkinson and her daughter.

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