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Tax credit cuts a 'mistake' when savings can be made elsewhere

Friday, November 6, 2015

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A new think-tank report urges the Chancellor to re-think cuts to tax credits and sets out alternative ways savings can be made.

More than 100,000 children will be homeless this Christmas

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

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The charity Shelter has launched an emergency appeal to help more than 100,000 children who will be waking up homeless this Christmas.

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

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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.

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

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Friday, October 23, 2015

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Delivering Budget 2016, Ireland’s ministers announced €85m in new childcare funding to improve the country’s provision.

Government announces new adoption champions

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

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The coalition of adopter champions will work alongside the Government to improve support for families at the start of their adoptive journey.

Online childcare platform wins Government funding for digital tool

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

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Childcare.co.uk has been awarded Government funding to set-up a digital ‘one-stop-shop’ that provides parents with childcare information.

Thousands of children's centres hit with budget cuts

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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More than two-thirds of children’s centres have had their budgets cut this financial year and 130 are at risk of closure, new research shows.

Scheme to help thousands of parents enter employment

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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A scheme which provides unemployed parents in parts of Wales with childcare support to take up training and employment is being extended to the rest of the country.

Nurseries could play a 'vital role' in advising parents on suitable apps for children

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

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A new report recommends early years settings provide parents with guidance on the type of apps that support children’s learning.

Savings from Tax-Free Childcare delay should be used to expand provision

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Friday, October 2, 2015

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The Family and Childcare Trust is calling on the Government to invest the £535 million savings from delayed Tax-Free Childcare as capital funding, so that local authorities and providers can offer more flexible places.

New tool to boost early years language

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

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A new improvement tool to help staff in early years settings foster children’s language, literacy and communication is being developed.

Parents of autistic children 'let down' by the new SEND reforms

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Friday, September 4, 2015

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A year on from the introduction of new Special Educational Needs reforms, and parents of autistic children are still having to battle to get the right support, a charity warns.

'School readiness' programme to help thousands more children

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

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A programme to reverse the trend in children starting school without the skills they need to learn, is to be expanded to 80 communities across England.

Three-year wait for autism diagnosis 'pushing families to the brink'

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

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Children are waiting more than three and half years for an autism diagnosis, pushing families to breaking point, warns a national charity.

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

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Firefighters across England are working with councils to tackle childhood obesity and cut sudden infant deaths.

Public Health England creates new job to tackle childhood obesity

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Monday, August 24, 2015

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The health psychologist Anna Lucas is the new child obesity programme manager for early years at Public Health England (PHE).

Childcare providers help school transition

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Monday, August 24, 2015

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More than seven in ten parents say childcarers have played a 'significant role' in getting their child ready to start school.

Low-income parents on the brink of a 'financial family crisis'

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

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Parents earning the minimum wage are on the 'brink of a new crisis in family finances' that will leave many stranded when meeting no-frills costs, warns a new report.

Parents 'skipping meals' so children can eat during the holidays

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Monday, July 20, 2015

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A new report reveals almost a third of parents on low-incomes have skipped a meal so that their children could eat during the summer holidays.

Local authorities urged to tackle child poverty in the early years

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Monday, July 20, 2015

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England's children’s commissioner is calling for a focus on early intervention and investment to cut poverty for pre-school children.

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

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

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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.

Use children's centres for mandatory birth registration, says charity

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Monday, July 13, 2015

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A new report calls for more children’s centres, particularly those in areas with ‘high concentrations’ of vulnerable families, to register births.

Government scraps Child Poverty Act

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

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The existing measures and targets in the Child Poverty Act will be replaced with a new duty to report on worklessness and educational attainment.

Parental involvement in learning 'boosts motivation', finds study

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Friday, June 19, 2015

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Children’s education is being ‘held back’ by a lack of interest from parents, according to researchers.

Early years settings celebrate Father's Story Week

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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Nurseries and schools across the country are to celebrate Father’s Story Week, the annual celebration of fatherhood, this week.

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Tax credit cuts a 'mistake' when savings can be made elsewhere

More than 100,000 children will be homeless this Christmas

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

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

Government announces new adoption champions

Online childcare platform wins Government funding for digital tool

Thousands of children's centres hit with budget cuts

Scheme to help thousands of parents enter employment

Nurseries could play a 'vital role' in advising parents on suitable apps for children

Savings from Tax-Free Childcare delay should be used to expand provision

New tool to boost early years language

Parents of autistic children 'let down' by the new SEND reforms

'School readiness' programme to help thousands more children

Three-year wait for autism diagnosis 'pushing families to the brink'

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

Public Health England creates new job to tackle childhood obesity

Childcare providers help school transition

Low-income parents on the brink of a 'financial family crisis'

Parents 'skipping meals' so children can eat during the holidays

Local authorities urged to tackle child poverty in the early years

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

Use children's centres for mandatory birth registration, says charity

Government scraps Child Poverty Act

Parental involvement in learning 'boosts motivation', finds study

Early years settings celebrate Father's Story Week

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