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Flu vaccine will be offered to all children

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

| Nursery World

All children in the UK are to be offered the annual flu vaccine, to reduce the spread of the virus.

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years settings can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that promote vitamin D and encourage children under the age of five to take supplements.

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

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Monday, July 23, 2012

| Nursery World

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

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

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Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

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Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Sure Start local programmes have had more impact on parents than children, the latest findings from the national evaluation of Sure Start show.

Shortage of holiday childcare in two-thirds of the country

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

| Nursery World

The school summer holidays are just starting for many children, but two-thirds of local authorities in England will not have enough holiday childcare for working parents.

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Parenting and improving parents' lives should be given as much focus as children's health and development, according to new guidance for children's centres.

Rising price of childcare pushes up cost of living for families

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

UK scores D+ on being family-friendly

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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

| Nursery World

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.

The big picture: Netmums gives silver award to Piccolo Music

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Piccolo Music, which runs music sessions for young children and their families, has won silver in the Netmums awards for best pre-school activity in Newcastle.

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

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Grandparents and fathers the focus of National Childcare Week

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Monday, July 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The Daycare Trust is urging early years settings to reach out to fathers and grandparents as this year's National Childcare Week gets underway (2-9 July 2012).

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

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Monday, July 2, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Teach toddlers about home safety

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Most mothers say toddlers should be educated about the importance of safety in the home, according to new research.

Nursery in parent partnership first

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Stockport College-owned nursery Oliver Owls has become the first private day nursery in England to receive the Leading Parent Partnership Accreditation Award (LPPA).

Parents' guide to the EYFS now online

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

| Nursery World

A guide for parents on the Early Years Foundation Stage has been published today by 4children.

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

| Nursery World

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.

Bookstart campaign encourages parents to enjoy books with babies

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| Nursery World

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

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

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

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Flu vaccine will be offered to all children

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

Shortage of holiday childcare in two-thirds of the country

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

Rising price of childcare pushes up cost of living for families

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

The big picture: Netmums gives silver award to Piccolo Music

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

Grandparents and fathers the focus of National Childcare Week

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

Teach toddlers about home safety

Nursery in parent partnership first

Parents' guide to the EYFS now online

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

Bookstart campaign encourages parents to enjoy books with babies

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

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