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Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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Nurseries have called on the Government to set out dedicated measures to help them survive, saying they provide vital support to frontline workers and families.

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

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Friday, March 13, 2020

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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.

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.

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.

What would make early years better in 2020?

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Monday, January 6, 2020

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Entering a new decade and with a new Government in place, early years campaigners, professionals and training organisations share their wishes for the year ahead.

General Election 2019: Conservatives win majority - early years and schools reaction

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Friday, December 13, 2019

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Boris Johnson led his party to a historic victory last night, with Labour suffering its greatest loss of MPs since 1935.

Early years organisation publishes wishlist ahead of general election

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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The NDNA has called on the next Government to ‘get it right’ for childcare in its new manifesto.

MPs call for 'radical' change' in failing SEND system

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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MPs have published a damning report into the special educational needs system, accusing the Government of failing a generation of children and young people.

Government to extend funding for adoption support

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Funding to support adopted children to overcome past trauma will continue into 2021, the education secretary announced in a speech to mark National Adoption Week last night.

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

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Monday, October 14, 2019

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‘Early childhood education and care in Ireland is facing a black abyss,’ an early years expert has warned, as 90 per cent of staff look to leave the sector and childcare fees continue to be among the highest in the EU.

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

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Monday, October 7, 2019

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The families of children with SEND who brought a legal challenge against the Government over funding have lost their case in the High Court.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

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Working parents face a holiday childcare bill of more than £800 over the school summer holidays, according to new research.

DfE launches campaign to raise awareness of 30 hours among low-income families

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

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The Department for Education has released new resources aimed at encouraging less well-off parents to use 30-hour childcare.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

MPs call for funding rise of £3.1 bn for children's services

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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Children’s services in England are ‘at breaking point’, MPs warn today.

Childcare costs rise by 3 per cent in a year

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

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Coram Family and Childcare has called on the Government to do more to help parents access childcare, as costs continue to rise.

Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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New figures on the take-up of Tax-Free Childcare from HMRC show that just a fifth of the number of parents the Government expected to have signed up to Tax-Free Childcare have done so.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

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Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

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Friday, February 8, 2019

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MPs have been left 'frustrated' by the Government's rejection of a new national early intervention strategy to tackle childhood adversity and trauma.

£600m underspend on tax-free childcare will be sent back to Treasury

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

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Labour analysis has revealed that projected government spending on tax-free childcare will be £600 million lower than expected in the next four years, due to low take-up of the scheme.

Campaigners unite to save day nurseries

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Monday, October 29, 2018

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Campaigners across the country are joining forces to fight the closure of council-run and community nurseries, with a rally in Salford on Saturday (27 October) uniting members of the Save Our Nurseries campaigns in Tower Hamlets, Salford and Nottingham.

Children’s centres facing cull nationwide

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Monday, October 15, 2018

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Fears are mounting that children’s centres are on the brink of extinction as the number under threat continues to rise.

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Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

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

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

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

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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

What would make early years better in 2020?

General Election 2019: Conservatives win majority - early years and schools reaction

Early years organisation publishes wishlist ahead of general election

MPs call for 'radical' change' in failing SEND system

Government to extend funding for adoption support

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

DfE launches campaign to raise awareness of 30 hours among low-income families

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

MPs call for funding rise of £3.1 bn for children's services

Childcare costs rise by 3 per cent in a year

Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

£600m underspend on tax-free childcare will be sent back to Treasury

Campaigners unite to save day nurseries

Children’s centres facing cull nationwide

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