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More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

Monday, November 13, 2017

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As part of a redesign of services for children and families, Warwickshire County Council is closing 25 of its 39 children’s centres in a bid to save £1.1 million.

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.

Bookstart campaign encourages parents to enjoy books with babies

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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More than six out of ten parents of babies never share books with them, according to new research.

Rising price of childcare pushes up cost of living for families

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

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A couple with two children need to earn a minimum of 36,800 to be able to have an adequate standard of living in the UK, according to a new report.

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

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Friday, July 20, 2012

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The Government is calling on early years and childcare providers, parents and others to put forward their ideas about how to make childcare more affordable and accessible.

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

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Monday, July 23, 2012

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Babies whose fathers engage positively with them at three months old have fewer behavioural problems at the age of one, finds a new study.

Play centre that bans fathers under investigation

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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A Birmingham soft play centre is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission after it decided to ban fathers from attending with their children.

Teachers to take industrial action

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Monday, September 10, 2012

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The two largest teaching unions have voted in favour of joint industrial action over planned changes to pay and conditions, workload and pensions.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

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The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

Families need an income of 30,000 a year to survive

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

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British families need to earn over 30,000 a year to pay basic living expenses, according to a new report.

Universal pre-school education leads to greater educational equality, study claims

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Monday, December 10, 2012

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The UK's school system would rank higher in international league tables if the universal entitlement to free nursery places had been set up in the 1990s, new research suggests.

New resource to help nurseries and schools with children's toileting problems

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

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A new guide offers advice to nurseries to help them cope with a rise in the number of young children in early years settings and schools who are not toilet-trained.

Lone parents worse off under Universal Credit, warns Barnardo's

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

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Under the Universal Credit, lone parent families will gain nothing from working more hours and in some cases could be worse off after having to pay for additional childcare and seeing their benefits reduced and tax increased, reveals a new report.

Guidance recommends no screen time for under-twos

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

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The first ever World Health Organisation (WHO) physical activity guidelines for under-fives, recommend no screen time for one-year-olds and no more than an hour for two- to-four-year-olds.

Parents not receiving new baby health visits

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Friday, July 26, 2019

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One in four families in England are missing out on vital baby health visits, increasing the risk of parental mental health problems going undetected, warns the NSPCC.

Parents need to be told about baby talk, study shows

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Monday, November 1, 2010

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A research project carried out by Talk to Your Baby reveals that some parents feel silly or embarrassed talking to their babies, while many believe that communication is something that will happen of its own accord.

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

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All nurseries and childminders should follow practical guidance on what children under five should eat and drink in early years settings, a Government review recommends.

'Get Dads in!', nurseries urged in run-up to Fathers' Day

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Friday, June 17, 2011

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Two out of three fathers believe the general public don't trust men to care for babies as much as they do women, a new survey has revealed.

Schools 'bribed' to use phonics, MPs' report says

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

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A cross-party group of MPs has warned that the coalition Government's focus on phonics as the only way to teach children to read will lead to a decline in literacy.

Foundation Years: Parents' website launched to give advice in the early years

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Monday, July 18, 2011

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A new website developed by 4Children, in partnership with the Government, aims to provide information for parents from pregnancy and the first five years of a child's life.

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More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

Union reveals cuts to children's centres

Bookstart campaign encourages parents to enjoy books with babies

Rising price of childcare pushes up cost of living for families

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

Play centre that bans fathers under investigation

Teachers to take industrial action

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

Families need an income of 30,000 a year to survive

Universal pre-school education leads to greater educational equality, study claims

New resource to help nurseries and schools with children's toileting problems

Lone parents worse off under Universal Credit, warns Barnardo's

Guidance recommends no screen time for under-twos

Parents not receiving new baby health visits

Parents need to be told about baby talk, study shows

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

'Get Dads in!', nurseries urged in run-up to Fathers' Day

Schools 'bribed' to use phonics, MPs' report says

Foundation Years: Parents' website launched to give advice in the early years

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