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Nursery workers would lose £1,800 in tax credit cuts

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Children’s charities have welcomed the move by the House of Lords to delay cuts to tax credits, as a new analysis shows nursery nurses would be among the hardest hit by the changes.

Northern Ireland education minister considers flexible school starting age

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

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School starting age campaigners in Northern Ireland have welcomed a commitment by the education minister John O'Dowd to look in to making the age summer-born children start school more flexible.

Elizabeth Truss faces a grilling from parents on Mumsnet

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Friday, February 8, 2013

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Hundreds of parents took to Mumsnet yesterday for a live webchat with the education and childcare minister to express their strong opposition to Government plans to reform childcare.

Labour MP calls for support for working parents across Government

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Friday, July 12, 2013

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Lucy Powell, MP for Manchester Central, has called for more joined-up thinking to confront the 'childcare triple whammy' facing parents of rising prices, plummeting places and cuts to financial support.

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

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Monday, January 16, 2012

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The first ever nutritional guidelines to support early years settings in providing healthy meals for children under five have been launched today by the School Food Trust.

Childcare charities awarded lottery funding for early intervention projects

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance and 4Children are among the voluntary sector organisations to share 15.2m from the Big Lottery Fund, aimed at improving outcomes and offering early support for children and families with multiple and complex problems.

Kinship carers find local authority support lacking

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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Family and friends carers raising children are being left to fend for themselves and suffer significant levels of hardship, as local authorities fail to implement Government policy, according to a new study.

Nurseries keen to offer places for two-year-olds, but worry about the cost

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Around two-thirds of nurseries want to offer places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association suggests, but many have misgivings about whether the funding would cover their costs.

Campaign to stop childminder deregulation

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

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In just under a week, 2,000 childminders have signed up to the National Childminding Association's campaign to keep childminders regulated and inspected as individuals under the EYFS.

Mothers and employers slam plans to reduce maternity leave

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Friday, May 4, 2012

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A survey by Working Families and Netmums has found overwhelming opposition to Government plans to reduce maternity leave to 18 weeks.

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.

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.

Early intervention key to preventing child neglect

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Friday, May 25, 2012

| Nursery World

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

New group to lobby Government for registration of all childcarers

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Monday, October 8, 2012

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A new campaign group made up of early years educators and unions is calling for all childcarers in the UK to be registered.

Government taskforce set up to support children and families

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

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A new Childhood and Families Taskforce is to develop policies to improve childhood and family life, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said today.

UK 'must try harder' to be family-friendly, as FPI gives low marks on family policy

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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Britain receives a D grade for the high cost of raising a child, in an end-of-year report card by the Family and Parenting Institute, which gives the country school-style grades on areas of family policy.

Poverty review calls for focus on early years

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Friday, December 3, 2010

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Improving the life chances of children under five is the key to ensuring that the children of poor parents do not grow up to be poor adults, the Government's poverty adviser Frank Field has said.

Child detention to end but campaigners say new system is unclear

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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Child detention is to be phased out and will end completely by next May, deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.

Allen's early intervention report calls for better-qualified workforce

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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Labour MP Graham Allen has called for an increase in graduate and postgraduate leadership in early years settings, in his Government-commissioned report on early intervention.

Drink and drugs push grandparents into caring roles

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

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Almost half of grandparents are raising their grandchildren because of parents' alcohol or drug misuse, new research suggests.

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Nursery workers would lose £1,800 in tax credit cuts

Northern Ireland education minister considers flexible school starting age

Elizabeth Truss faces a grilling from parents on Mumsnet

Labour MP calls for support for working parents across Government

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

Childcare charities awarded lottery funding for early intervention projects

Kinship carers find local authority support lacking

Nurseries keen to offer places for two-year-olds, but worry about the cost

Campaign to stop childminder deregulation

Mothers and employers slam plans to reduce maternity leave

Parents will control personal budgets for children with special educational needs

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

Early intervention key to preventing child neglect

New group to lobby Government for registration of all childcarers

Government taskforce set up to support children and families

UK 'must try harder' to be family-friendly, as FPI gives low marks on family policy

Poverty review calls for focus on early years

Child detention to end but campaigners say new system is unclear

Allen's early intervention report calls for better-qualified workforce

Drink and drugs push grandparents into caring roles

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