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Analysis: Political parties tell us their childcare priorities

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

With just one week to go before the General Election, we assess the mood of the early years sector and ask the three main political parties to explain their policies

Poverty to come under review

News

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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Frank Field, Labour MP for Birkenhead, is to lead an independent review into poverty.

'Unfit' nannies being approved by Ofsted

News

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Loopholes in Ofsted's Voluntary Childcare Register (VCR) mean that the inspectorate is approving nannies with inadequate documentation who in some cases do not even have the right to work in the UK, childcare agencies have warned.

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

News

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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A Labour Government would bring in a ring-fenced grant of £500m a year for children’s centres and offer universal early education for two-to four-year-olds.

Baseline providers give views on form of new assessment

News

Monday, October 2, 2017

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The Government’s decision to bring back a baseline assessment in Reception, just two years after it was forced to scrap the previous attempt, is a controversial one (see Analysis, page 14).

Rise in number of childcare providers losing money

News

Thursday, September 29, 2011

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More nurseries made a loss last year than in the previous ten years, according to a Government-commissioned survey.

Open EYE launches network to 'save childhood'

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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The group behind the book Too much, too soon? has set up a new campaign to protect childhood.

Tax on chocolate and fizzy drinks proposed by anti-obesity campaigner

News

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum has suggested that a tax on sugar should be introduced, following the Prime Minister's decision to consider placing a surcharge on fatty foods to tackle Britain's growing obesity levels.

Families struggle, as cost of food soars

News

Thursday, October 13, 2011

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One in six parents in the UK has gone without a meal so that they can put food on the table for their family, according to new research.

Thousands of parents unable to access a 30-hour place

News

Thursday, October 12, 2017

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More than 21,000 codes issued to parents for the 30 hours by the end of August have still not been validated by providers or local authorities.

Parents of disabled children face childcare crisis

News

Friday, October 21, 2011

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Parents of disabled children struggle to find suitable childcare for their children in the holidays, a survey reveals.

Government launches Professor Cathy Nutbrown review of early education and childcare qualifications

News

Friday, October 28, 2011

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The early education and childcare qualifications review launched today aims to strengthen the training, qualifications and career opportunities for all thsoe working in the sector.

Summer-born children 'more likely to do worse' at school

News

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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August born children are more likely to struggle academically and be unhappy at school, according to new research.

Childcare ministers forced to resign over allegations

News

Monday, November 6, 2017

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Childcare ministers in Scotland and Wales have been forced to resign amid allegations about their past behaviour.

Free books scheme for under-fives extends to all areas

News

Monday, December 12, 2011

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The Scottish Book Trust's early years book gifting programme has received an additional 450,000, bringing the total amount of funding for the scheme to 1.5m until 2013.

Affordable childcare must be priority to end child poverty, says Alan Milburn

News

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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The Government should invest in early years services to help fight child poverty, the Government's independent reviewer on social mobility said in a speech yesterday.

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister announces further consultation

News

Thursday, December 15, 2011

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Children's minister Sarah Teather has confirmed that a further short consultation on the EYFS will be launched shortly.

Map shows East London 'worst area for child poverty'

News

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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Tower Hamlets in East London has the highest rate of child poverty in the UK with more than half (52 per cent) of all children below the poverty line, the End Child Poverty Campaign claims.

Budget 2010: child tax credits to rise

News

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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The Government has announced plans to increase child tax credits by 4 a week for parents of one- and two-year -olds from 2012 in today's budget.

Labour appoints new shadow early years minister

News

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

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Tracy Brabin, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, has been appointed as shadow minister for early years in Jeremy Corbyn’s reshuffle.

Government fleshes out coalition policy on Sure Start and early years

News

Thursday, May 20, 2010

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Details of what the next five years has in store for children, families, Sure Start and early years education under the new coalition Government were published today.

London nurseries to receive air quality audits to combat pollution

News

Thursday, May 24, 2018

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Twenty nurseries will be provided with air quality audits and indoor filters, as London mayor reveals dangerous levels of toxic air in the capital's schools.

NICE advice focuses on emotional and social well-being of under-fives

News

Friday, October 26, 2012

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Early years practitioners should be 'systematic and persistent' in encouraging vulnerable parents to use early years services, new NHS guidance on the social and emotional well-being of under-fives states.

First report into child protection finds bureaucracy gets in way of helping families

News

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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An interim review of child protection systems in Britain has been published by the DfE.

BREAKING NEWS Cuts to tax credits will make it harder for parents to return to work, charities say

News

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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Early years and families organisations have warned that parents will find it harder to return to work, following the news in the comprehensive spending review that the Government is to cut the amount that working parents can claim for their childcare costs.

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Analysis: Political parties tell us their childcare priorities

Poverty to come under review

'Unfit' nannies being approved by Ofsted

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

Baseline providers give views on form of new assessment

Rise in number of childcare providers losing money

Open EYE launches network to 'save childhood'

Tax on chocolate and fizzy drinks proposed by anti-obesity campaigner

Families struggle, as cost of food soars

Thousands of parents unable to access a 30-hour place

Parents of disabled children face childcare crisis

Government launches Professor Cathy Nutbrown review of early education and childcare qualifications

Summer-born children 'more likely to do worse' at school

Childcare ministers forced to resign over allegations

Free books scheme for under-fives extends to all areas

Affordable childcare must be priority to end child poverty, says Alan Milburn

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister announces further consultation

Map shows East London 'worst area for child poverty'

Budget 2010: child tax credits to rise

Labour appoints new shadow early years minister

Government fleshes out coalition policy on Sure Start and early years

London nurseries to receive air quality audits to combat pollution

NICE advice focuses on emotional and social well-being of under-fives

First report into child protection finds bureaucracy gets in way of helping families

BREAKING NEWS Cuts to tax credits will make it harder for parents to return to work, charities say

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