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Most parents plan to work longer hours with 30-hour childcare

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

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A new survey suggests that a large majority of parents intend to take up the full 30-hour childcare offer.

Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare

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Friday, August 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Thousands of parents who have missed out on Tax-Free Childcare due to technical problems with the Childcare Service website may be able to claim compensation from the Government.

Protect early years funding to keep quality and access for disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Social mobility must be at the heart of the general election campaign, the Sutton Trust says today, starting with the early years.

30 hours: Government consults on how it will work in practice

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Monday, April 4, 2016

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Nurseries are being encouraged to stay open for longer hours to offer funded places for three- and four-year-olds between 6am and 8pm, to offer more flexible childcare for working parents.

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.

Lower earnings cap for Tax-Free Childcare to pay for 30 hours for foster carers

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Monday, December 11, 2017

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Dropping the eligibility cap for Tax-Free Childcare would free up £150m to pay for foster carers to access the 30 hours, the chair of the Education Select Committee has said.

Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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MPs and peers are calling for urgent action after a parliamentary inquiry finds that vulnerable children are missing out on early help and face a postcode lottery of support.

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable working parents to continue to use the schemes, even if the number of hours they work drops during the pandemic.

Government urged to commit to funding for outdoor play spaces

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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The Association of Play Industries (API) has written to the Prime Minister and other ministers urging them to match the funding commitment to children’s play spaces pledged by Scotland’s First Minister.

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Universal free school lunches for children aged eight- to 10-years-old and targeted support in the holidays have been announced by the Scottish Government.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a new campaign calling on MPs to back recommendations to end child food poverty.

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Cross-party MPs are calling on the Government to commission a review into the funding and affordability of childcare, and how to provide greater security to the sector following the pandemic.

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Thousands of nursery children that are eligible for free school meals could be missing out on the benefit, according to an analysis by the Education Policy Institute.

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Proposals for children to ‘play, learn and develop’ are central to Labour’s post-Covid education recovery plan released today [Wednesday] but it has been criticised for a lack of focus on the early years.

Survey reveals extent of budget cuts to children's centres

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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More than £82m has been cut from children’s centre budgets, according to figures from public sector union Unison.

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

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Friday, March 3, 2023

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A gender equality think tank is calling on the Chancellor to boost childcare funding by £1.7bn – the estimated shortfall – in the Spring Budget.

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

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Monday, October 24, 2022

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Sector organisations and charities have urged the new PM Rishi Sunak to support families and education providers, amid the funding and cost-of-living crisis.

Families face fewer holiday childcare places and increased costs

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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There has been a drop in the availability of summer holiday childcare provision across England, while the cost of a place has increased by 3 per cent since last year.

Research shows that children living near Sure Start centres gained higher GCSE grades

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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Children from low-income families who lived near a Sure Start centre did better at GCSE, according to new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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Friday, May 20, 2022

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Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Parents in deprived areas missing out on childcare

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Monday, March 7, 2016

| Nursery World

The use of nurseries and childminders is lower among poorer families, Department for Education figures show.

Parliamentary inquiry highlights childcare crisis for disabled children

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Four in ten parents of disabled three- and four-year-olds are unable to access their right to 15-hours of childcare, an investigation has found.

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has launched a new parent campaign to highlight the cash value of early education places.

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| Nursery World

An early learning project that uses the children's television characters to help refugee children displaced by conflict to overcome trauma has been shortlisted for a $100m (£80m) grant from a Chicago-based charitable foundation.

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Most parents plan to work longer hours with 30-hour childcare

Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare

Protect early years funding to keep quality and access for disadvantaged children

30 hours: Government consults on how it will work in practice

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

Lower earnings cap for Tax-Free Childcare to pay for 30 hours for foster carers

Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

Government urged to commit to funding for outdoor play spaces

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

Survey reveals extent of budget cuts to children's centres

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

Families face fewer holiday childcare places and increased costs

Research shows that children living near Sure Start centres gained higher GCSE grades

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Parents in deprived areas missing out on childcare

Parliamentary inquiry highlights childcare crisis for disabled children

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

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