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UK scores D+ on being family-friendly

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| Nursery World

The UK has received a grade D+ for its essential services for families and children, in an end of year report by the Family and Parenting Institute.

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Male reading volunteers in schools and parenting programmes that focus on fathers are among the recommendations of a major report into how to tackle the gap between boys and girls in reading.

Law change to speed up adoption process for babies

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Friday, July 6, 2012

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Babies taken into care will be placed with prospective adoptive parents, rather than with temporary foster parents, in plans set out by the Prime Minister.

Nursery scheme offers free school year for four-year-olds

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Friday, July 6, 2012

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A nursery group is offering all four-year-olds a completely free nursery place to match the hours of a school day, in a drive to keep children in an early years setting for longer.

Parents pay 6,000 a year for a nursery place in the capital

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Monday, July 2, 2012

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Parents in London pay more for childcare and are less able to rely on the support of grandparents than families in other parts of the country, according to research by the Daycare Trust.

Grandparents in UK more likely to have jobs than those in rest of Europe

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Friday, June 29, 2012

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Grandparents in England are younger, more likely to be in paid work and have more grandchildren on average than their counterparts in other parts of Europe, according to a new study.

Childcare costs parents as much as mortgage

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

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More than a third of parents have considered quitting their job because of childcare costs, according to a new survey.

Parents want to keep childminders in the Ofsted system

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Friday, June 22, 2012

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A Netmums and the National Childminding Association survey reveals that 97 per cent of parents want to keep current regulations in place rather than see the profession deregulated.

Sir Michael Wilshaw to head up review to close gap between rich and poor pupils

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Friday, June 15, 2012

| Nursery World

A major Ofsted inquiry will look at how schools in deprived areas can stop children from falling behind their better-off peers.

Northern Ireland scheme to make childcare at home easier for parents

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Social enterprise Employers For Childcare has launched a new service to take the administrative burden away from parents in Northern Ireland wanting to access approved childcare in the security of their own homes.

Thousands of grandparents a year give up work to look after grandchildren

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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Around 25 grandparents a day leave their job to bring up their grandchildren and as a result often end up in poverty, warns a new report.

NCMA seeks parents views on deregulation

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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The National Childminding Association has joined forces with Netmums to invite parents to back its campaign against the deregulation of childminders.

Early intervention key to preventing child neglect

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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New research by Action for Children shows that early intervention can help significantly reduce the number of children living in neglect.

London providers call on Boris Johnson to tackle capital's childcare funding crisis

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Parents in London are struggling to pay childcare fees, a survey by the Daycare Trust has found.

Families with disabled children missing meals to make ends meet

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Families with disabled children are going without essentials and getting into debt to pay for food, heating and clothes, finds a new report.

Childcare 'Oyster' card proposed

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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The introduction of a pre-paid card similar to an Oyster for parents to pay for childcare, is just one of the recommendations outlined in a new report calling for radical reform of childcare funding.

Government launches text and e-mail advice for new parents

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Friday, May 18, 2012

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The Government has launched a new digital service for parents-to-be and new mothers and fathers to help them prepare for and look after their baby, along with its parenting class voucher pilot.

Union reveals cuts to children's centres

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Children's centre staff in Windsor and Maidenhead could face losing their jobs as the council proposes to cut its Sure Start budget by more than 40 per cent.

Child benefit plans 'a disaster', warn accountants

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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The chancellor's plans to end the universal right to child benefit for all families and introduce means tested benefits is a 'disaster waiting to happen', say accountants.

Single parents face 'significant hurdles' finding a job

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Single parents on Job Seeker's Allowance are not getting the support and training they need to gain quality employment, according to a new study.

Parents will control personal budgets for children with special educational needs

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Parents of children with special educational needs will be given a new legal right to buy in care to support their children, rather than using local authority providers, in plans announced today.

Parenting vouchers on offer at Boots

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Monday, May 14, 2012

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The Government has chosen high street chemist Boots to distribute free parenting class vouchers to all mothers and fathers in pilot areas with children under the age of five.

Why regulatory reform will boost numbers and perception of childminders

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Despite the Government spending 7bn on childcare per year, British parents currently pay 27% of their income on childcare.

Busy Bees campaign to raise childcare vouchers to 75 a week

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

The employee benefits arm of the largest nursery group Busy Bees has launched a national campaign to increase childcare voucher allowances to support working parents.

Interview - Andrea Leadsom MP

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Friday, May 11, 2012

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Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire and founder of the Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership (NorPIP).

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UK scores D+ on being family-friendly

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

Law change to speed up adoption process for babies

Nursery scheme offers free school year for four-year-olds

Parents pay 6,000 a year for a nursery place in the capital

Grandparents in UK more likely to have jobs than those in rest of Europe

Childcare costs parents as much as mortgage

Parents want to keep childminders in the Ofsted system

Sir Michael Wilshaw to head up review to close gap between rich and poor pupils

Northern Ireland scheme to make childcare at home easier for parents

Thousands of grandparents a year give up work to look after grandchildren

NCMA seeks parents views on deregulation

Early intervention key to preventing child neglect

London providers call on Boris Johnson to tackle capital's childcare funding crisis

Families with disabled children missing meals to make ends meet

Childcare 'Oyster' card proposed

Government launches text and e-mail advice for new parents

Union reveals cuts to children's centres

Child benefit plans 'a disaster', warn accountants

Single parents face 'significant hurdles' finding a job

Parents will control personal budgets for children with special educational needs

Parenting vouchers on offer at Boots

Why regulatory reform will boost numbers and perception of childminders

Busy Bees campaign to raise childcare vouchers to 75 a week

Interview - Andrea Leadsom MP

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