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Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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Rising energy bills will push the poorest families even deeper into poverty, according to an analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

New children's commissioner for Wales appointed

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Monday, January 10, 2022

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Rocio Cifuentes, the current chief executive of a voluntary organisation that supports people from ethnic minority backgrounds, has been chosen as the new Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

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Monday, January 10, 2022

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A new feature on the NHS Food Scanner App has been launched to show families how to make healthier food and drink swaps in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

More than half of black children growing up in poverty, warns Labour

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

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According to Labour party analysis of Government figures, the number of children from black households growing up in poverty has more than doubled since 2010.

New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum

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Monday, December 20, 2021

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Welsh-medium early years organisation Mudiad Meithrin has announced it has been successful in its bid to fund a PhD jointly with Swansea University and Cardiff Metropolitan University on a topic relating to the early years and the New Curriculum in Wales.

Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

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Friday, December 17, 2021

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Nurseries and childminders could be faced with having to turn parents away or close their setting, as Covid continues to exacerbate long-standing recruitment issues.

Government urged to do more to protect schools from Covid-19

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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Teaching unions have criticised the Government for failing to put more safety measures in place to protect children and school staff from Covid, following the move by the Prime Minister to implement ‘Plan B’ in the fight against the virus.

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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Progress in improving the health of under-fives has ‘stalled’ in the last five years, particularly infant mortality and obesity, which is getting worse, according to findings from a new report.

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

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The pandemic has created a widening inequality gap between children living in the North and South of England, finds a new report.

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

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Friday, December 3, 2021

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More than 40 per cent of health visitors are worried they ‘can’t do enough to safeguard babies and children’, according to new survey findings.

Scotland's Baby Box delivered to 200,000 new parents

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Monday, November 29, 2021

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A total of 200,000 expectant parents in Scotland have received a Baby Box, under the devolved government’s scheme aimed at tackling inequality and promoting health.

Working parents struggling to afford Xmas due to rising living costs - survey

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Monday, November 29, 2021

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A third of working parents plan to take on extra work, or avoid having time off, to afford Christmas due to ‘soaring’ living costs.

Government reveals £2.4 billion underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

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Friday, November 26, 2021

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New data from the Treasury shows a difference of £2.4bn between the amount of money allocated for Tax-Free Childcare and actual spending on the scheme since its launch in 2017.

Nanny agencies warn of nanny shortage

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

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Nanny agencies have raised concern that the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit has meant demand for nannies has outstripped supply.

Cross-party Lords urge ministers to reverse cuts to early years services

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Friday, November 19, 2021

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A House of Lords committee are calling for the Government to restore funding for early years services and youth support to 2010 levels to protect vulnerable children.

Government programme to reduce conflict supported thousands of parents - research

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

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An evaluation of the Government’s programme to reduce parental conflict reveals it has had a positive impact on families.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

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According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

MP to launch Bill to ban plastic in wet wipes

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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In the same week that world leaders are meeting in Glasgow for COP26, the UN climate conference, MP Fleur Anderson is leading a campaign to ban plastic in the 11 billion wet wipes used in the UK every year – 90 per cent of which contain some form of plastic.

National Centre for Family Hubs to launch toolkit at first conference

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Friday, October 29, 2021

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A toolkit to support local authorities, health and education teams to implement the Government’s Family Hubs is being launched at a virtual conference on Tuesday (2 November).

Autumn Budget 2021: Early years sector gives cautious welcome to funding increase

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

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While Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced £170m for early years funding by 2024-25 in his Budget speech today, Nursery World now understands that there will be additional funding in 2022-23 and 2023-24 that was not initially set out.

Autumn Budget 2021: £170m for childcare providers

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged £170m more for childcare providers in early years funding by 2024-25.

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

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Monday, October 25, 2021

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Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity

Parents facing burnout due to pandemic, finds survey

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

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Eight out of ten parents have displayed warning signs of parental burnout as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new research.

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

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A coalition of children’s sector organisations is calling on the Chancellor to use his Spending Review, next week, to provide ‘much-needed' cross-Government investment in babies, children and young people.

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

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Friday, October 15, 2021

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Half of mums that responded to a survey by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) and Mother Pukka said that their current employer had rejected, or only accepted part, of their flexible working request.

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Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

New children's commissioner for Wales appointed

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

More than half of black children growing up in poverty, warns Labour

New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum

Early years settings warn of an impending 'crisis' as Covid worsens staff shortages

Government urged to do more to protect schools from Covid-19

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

Scotland's Baby Box delivered to 200,000 new parents

Working parents struggling to afford Xmas due to rising living costs - survey

Government reveals £2.4 billion underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

Nanny agencies warn of nanny shortage

Cross-party Lords urge ministers to reverse cuts to early years services

Government programme to reduce conflict supported thousands of parents - research

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

MP to launch Bill to ban plastic in wet wipes

National Centre for Family Hubs to launch toolkit at first conference

Autumn Budget 2021: Early years sector gives cautious welcome to funding increase

Autumn Budget 2021: £170m for childcare providers

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Parents facing burnout due to pandemic, finds survey

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

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