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Special report - Settings collect donations for families in war-torn Ukraine

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years providers in the UK have received supplies from parents to be sent to children and their families affected by the conflict with Russia. Catherine Gaunt reports

Charity warns closure of swimming pools due to energy costs will lead to more children drowning

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) UK is warning of an increase in children drowning if swimming pools are forced to close down due to soaring energy costs.

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

| Nursery World

The high cost of childcare means that thousands of mothers are effectively paying to return to work after having children, according to the IPPR, which is calling for universal pre-school to start at the end of parental leave.

Adviser calls on DfE to set up a single children and families strategy

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Friday, September 30, 2022

| Nursery World

With a new ministerial team at the Department for Education appointed, a former adviser to Michael Gove is calling for a joint parental engagement and family learning policy.

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

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Friday, August 9, 2013

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Barnardo's and Action for Children have lost their contracts to run seven children's centres in Leicester in a council bid to save 1.7m a year.

Two-year-old places have bridged the gap in early years take-up, shows study

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

| Nursery World

The Government’s two-year-old offer has closed the gap between the most disadvantaged and advantaged children taking-up early years education, a new report claims.

The Big Picture: Urban play

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Children and people of all ages are invited to play in reconstructions of post-war concrete playgrounds, as part of a new exhibition on show at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) this summer.

Conservatives pledge to double free childcare hours

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| Nursery World

A Conservative Government would increase free early education for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week and boost hourly rates paid to providers.

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

| Nursery World

All children benefit from early education and care from the age of two, with those from poorer backgrounds likely to benefit even more, a major new report out today shows.

30-hour childcare to be extended to foster carers next year

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Foster carers will be able to access 30 hours funded childcare for the children in their care, the Government has confirmed.

Tax-Free Childcare goes live

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Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

From today, working parents of children under four can start using Tax-Free Childcare, as well as sign up ahead of the 30-hour September roll-out.

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

DfE asked to define ‘disadvantage’

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Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

What do we mean when we say children and families are ‘disadvantaged’?

Glasgow schools’ summer 'holiday hunger clubs' oversubscribed

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

| Nursery World

A holiday scheme pilot in Scotland has proved 'overwhelmingly popular' and been oversubscribed by 60 per cent in one primary school.

Bright Horizons opens new Bright Space in police premises

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons Foundation for Children has opened a new Bright Space within Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary.

Disadvantaged children will miss out on childcare expansion plans, unless support is targeted – report

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Government plans to increase childcare will mean that a low-income parent stands to take home just £4 an hour after childcare costs and changes to universal credit are taken into account, according to research by two major charities.

Labour accuses Government of 'failing families' over soaring childcare costs

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

| Nursery World

Analysis of childcare costs by Labour shows that the average cost of a part-time childcare place has risen by 80 per cent since 2010 when the party was last in office.

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has suspended all routine inspections of early years providers, schools and further education colleges.

Teachers call on PM to create a recovery plan for education

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The National Education Union has written to the prime minister calling for a 10-point ‘national recovery plan’ for education, amid growing concerns that the majority of school children will face the rest of the summer term at home.

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Out-of-school clubs are facing closure and may never reopen, following new rules, confusing guidance and lack of support from Government.

One in six parents believe school summer holidays should be cancelled

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Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

One in six parents think schools should open over the summer holidays to compensate for time not spent in the classroom since March, a survey by childcare.co.uk has revealed.

Coronavirus: Parents of disabled children feel abandoned

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents of disabled children have been left without vital care and support during lockdown, a survey by the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) has found.

Further delays expected on reopening of holiday clubs

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Friday, June 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Guidance for holiday club providers is ‘unlikely’ to be released before the 4 July, just two weeks before many of them are expected to open for the summer, Nursery World understands.

Coronavirus: Mothers blame childcare shortage for redundancies

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Monday, July 27, 2020

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Almost a half of mothers (46 per cent) made redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic blame a lack of childcare provision, a survey has found.

Working mothers raise concern over lack of childcare

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

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Two in five working mothers are worried they won’t be able to find the childcare they need this September, according to a report from the TUC.

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Special report - Settings collect donations for families in war-torn Ukraine

Charity warns closure of swimming pools due to energy costs will lead to more children drowning

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

Adviser calls on DfE to set up a single children and families strategy

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

Two-year-old places have bridged the gap in early years take-up, shows study

The Big Picture: Urban play

Conservatives pledge to double free childcare hours

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

30-hour childcare to be extended to foster carers next year

Tax-Free Childcare goes live

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

DfE asked to define ‘disadvantage’

Glasgow schools’ summer 'holiday hunger clubs' oversubscribed

Bright Horizons opens new Bright Space in police premises

Disadvantaged children will miss out on childcare expansion plans, unless support is targeted – report

Labour accuses Government of 'failing families' over soaring childcare costs

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

Teachers call on PM to create a recovery plan for education

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

One in six parents believe school summer holidays should be cancelled

Coronavirus: Parents of disabled children feel abandoned

Further delays expected on reopening of holiday clubs

Coronavirus: Mothers blame childcare shortage for redundancies

Working mothers raise concern over lack of childcare

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