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Government advice clarifies position on summer-born children's school start

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published advice for local authorities and parents on deferring the admission of summer-born children to school.

New nursery comparison service to launch

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A new nursery comparison service for parents has been created by the former chairman of Treetops Nurseries Alan Proto.

Labour MP calls for support for working parents across Government

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

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.

Poll highlights concern about 'schoolification' of early years

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Just a third of childcare workers believe that it is very important that children have basic reading, writing and maths before they start school, new research shows.

Greggs charity expands breakfast clubs

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The charity run by the bakery chain Greggs has just opened its 12th breakfast club this year.

Nursery places for two-year-olds: a timeline

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Follow the development of the funded programme in Nursery World's headlines

School survey reveals how poverty blights children's lives

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Fifty-five per cent of school support staff have seen an increase this year in the number of children relying on breakfast clubs, finds new research.

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government is committing a further 200m to its Troubled Families programme to help 400,000 more families with multiple and complex social, health and economic problems

Conservative MP calls for tax breaks for married couples to be enshrined in law

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Friday, June 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Former childrens minister Tim Loughton has called for the Government to honour its pledge and reward couples who marry with tax breaks.

Roots of Empathy programme to expand

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Scotland is to become the first country in the world to deliver the Roots of Empathy programme in every area.

Scottish MSPs call for timetable for statutory right to childcare

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Scottish members of Parliament are calling for a guarantee of childcare for all children up to the age of 15.

Fathers working less while mothers are increasing their hours

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Monday, June 17, 2013

| Nursery World

Fathers who live with their partner and children work longer hours than other men in full-time positions, but their hours have fallen in the past ten years, finds new research.

Child development 'not harmed' by mother's return to work

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

| Nursery World

A study has found that how well children do at school is not affected if their mother returns to work in their first year of life.

Labour party reveals plans to 'revolutionise childcare'

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Monday, June 10, 2013

| Nursery World

Liam Byrne, shadow secretary for work and pensions, told delegates at the Pre-School Learning Alliance conference on Friday that a 'revolution in childcare' is needed to enable parents to get back to work.

More than one million children growing up without a father

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Monday, June 10, 2013

| Nursery World

Some British children are growing up in 'men deserts', because they are growing up without a father and have no male teachers, a report claims.

New blood test may give more accurate diagnosis of Down Syndrome

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Friday, June 7, 2013

| Nursery World

Pregnant patients at hospitals in London and Kent will be able to trial a new non-invasive test to determine whether their unborn child has Down Syndrome.

Healthier foods served at nurseries in nutritional training trial

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| Nursery World

The first training sessions to help early years practitioners deliver the nutritional guidelines have led to 'big improvements' to the food served at settings, finds new research.

Women vital to boosting UK economy

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Extending childcare tax breaks and a business culture that 'embraces' flexible working for all are key recommendations from a report into maximising women's contribution to the economy.

Nanny of the Year named

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Monday, June 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Paula Vekony has been named Professional Nanny of the Year 2013. She was announced as the winner at the end of an all-day conference specifically for professional nannies at The Chiltern College.

Poll reveals children don't know where their food comes from

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Monday, June 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of primary school children think that cheese comes from plants and nearly one in five believe fish fingers come from chicken.

Grandparents provide 7.3 billion worth of childcare a year

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| Nursery World

Informal childcare provided by grandparents is up by a third and now worth 7.3 billion a year, up from 3.9 billion in 2004, according to new research.

Welfare cuts force more than a million people in the UK to turn to food aid

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report from Oxfam and Church Action on Poverty warns that Britain faces a hidden scandal where thousands of people cannot feed themselves or their families.

Nurseries and childminders invited to picnic on day of action against Truss reforms

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years providers across the UK are being encouraged to hold picnics on International Children's Day on 1 June, to join together to protest against the proposals.

Flying Start scheme expands to support 36,000 more disadvantaged children

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The Welsh government is extending its Flying Start scheme with a further 146 projects to help vulnerable families in Wales.

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Parents who share a bed with their breastfed baby increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome five-fold, warns a new study, the largest analysis of its kind.

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Government advice clarifies position on summer-born children's school start

New nursery comparison service to launch

Labour MP calls for support for working parents across Government

Poll highlights concern about 'schoolification' of early years

Greggs charity expands breakfast clubs

Nursery places for two-year-olds: a timeline

School survey reveals how poverty blights children's lives

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

Conservative MP calls for tax breaks for married couples to be enshrined in law

Roots of Empathy programme to expand

Scottish MSPs call for timetable for statutory right to childcare

Fathers working less while mothers are increasing their hours

Child development 'not harmed' by mother's return to work

Labour party reveals plans to 'revolutionise childcare'

More than one million children growing up without a father

New blood test may give more accurate diagnosis of Down Syndrome

Healthier foods served at nurseries in nutritional training trial

Women vital to boosting UK economy

Nanny of the Year named

Poll reveals children don't know where their food comes from

Grandparents provide 7.3 billion worth of childcare a year

Welfare cuts force more than a million people in the UK to turn to food aid

Nurseries and childminders invited to picnic on day of action against Truss reforms

Flying Start scheme expands to support 36,000 more disadvantaged children

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

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