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Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

Monday, October 24, 2022

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Sector organisations and charities have urged the new PM Rishi Sunak to support families and education providers, amid the funding and cost-of-living crisis.

Campaign calls for EYFS to include sensory food play

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Friday, October 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen has launched a national campaign calling on the Government to improve childhood nutrition by introducing sensory food play in all early years settings.

Arun Kanwar promoted to managing partner at Cairneagle

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Friday, October 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery World columnist Arun Kanwar has been appointed managing partner at education strategy consulting firm Cairneagle.

DfE reaffirms its commitment to helping young children impacted by the pandemic

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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The minister for schools and childhood, Kelly Tolhurst, has today reiterated the £180m package of support available to the early years sector to help support children's development.

UK inquiry calls for failure to report child abuse to be made an offence

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Anyone who works with children who fails to report child sex abuse should be prosecuted, a major inquiry has recommended.

Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Liz Truss has this afternoon resigned her position as Prime Minister - just 44 days into the job.

More pressure put on families as inflation returns to 40-year high

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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Further concerns have been raised for families with the news that inflation has returned to a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent.

Low income families will be pushed to the 'brink of survival' if benefits don't rise with inflation

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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Parents in low-paid positions, including nursery practitioners, will gain less from the National Insurance cut and see the biggest loss to their income if benefits increase with earnings, not inflation, warns new research.

Mothers suffered mental health crash 'equivalent to divorce' during school closures, says study

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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Having childcare ‘substantially’ boosts women’s mental health, research into the impact of school closures has found.

Free resource designed to 'educate, inform and inspire' childcare professionals

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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A new guide written by 26 of the 'sector’s most trusted experts’ has been launched to share insight, top tips, activities and resources with all those working in childcare.

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Within the past month, nearly one in five households, including those with children, have eaten less, skipped meals or gone without eating for an entire day, reveals new data.

N Family Club launches new shareholder scheme

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Monday, October 17, 2022

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N Family Club has introduced a new partnership share scheme for its nursery managers and leaders.

PM's new chancellor scales back energy bill support and reverses tax cuts

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Monday, October 17, 2022

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New chancellor Jeremy Hunt is scrapping almost all of the policies announced by former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in the mini-budget just a few weeks ago.

Survey to look at how rising energy costs are impacting settings

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Monday, October 17, 2022

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are being urged to take part in a survey into the impact of rising energy costs on settings, launched by the Early Years Alliance.

Kids Planet grows to 132 nurseries

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Friday, October 14, 2022

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The third largest nursery group in the country has bought Waverton Day Nurseries, a family-owned group of settings based in the Merseyside area.

Children's Commissioner's idea to use schools in place of PVI settings causes sector upset

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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Early years organisations have accused the Children’s Commissioner for England of ‘ignoring the PVI sector’ in her new Vision for Childcare report, in which she suggests schools are the solution to the ‘early education challenge’.

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| Nursery World

The speech and language charity I CAN is changing its name to reach more of the almost one in five children in the UK who have challenges with talking and understanding words.

Black History Month – early years ideas

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

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This Black History Month, an eight-year-old girl who wrote a book about her afro hair hopes it will inspire others to love themselves.

Flexible working now 'a must-have' for parents

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Monday, October 10, 2022

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Findings from a poll, released to mark the start of National Work Life Week (10-14 October), suggest that parents are more likely to apply for jobs that list flexible working options.

Government to invest over £24m in phonics and literacy

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Monday, October 10, 2022

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The Government has announced it is to invest more than £24m in ‘high-quality’ phonics and expert literacy teaching, as part of its work to help school pupils recover from the pandemic.

Truss considering axing childcare ratios altogether

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Friday, October 7, 2022

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Staff to child ratios in early years settings could be scrapped completely by the Prime Minister in a bid to make childcare cheaper, according to reports.

Parents paying 65 per cent of wages for under-twos nursery place in England

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Friday, October 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Childcare costs for a child under two are now more than two-thirds of one parent’s take-home pay in some parts of England, according to new analysis.

Therapy with parents and young children found to improve mental health

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

| Nursery World

A new study shows that therapeutic interventions in the earliest months and years of life can help prevent and reduce mental health difficulties, both for parents and their children.

Liz Truss says priority is 'growth, growth, growth'

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

| Nursery World

Liz Truss revealed no new details of childcare reforms, or any other new policy announcements, during her speech to the Conservative Party conference, but said her three priorities for the economy were ‘growth, growth, growth'.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

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Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

Campaign calls for EYFS to include sensory food play

Arun Kanwar promoted to managing partner at Cairneagle

DfE reaffirms its commitment to helping young children impacted by the pandemic

UK inquiry calls for failure to report child abuse to be made an offence

Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister

More pressure put on families as inflation returns to 40-year high

Low income families will be pushed to the 'brink of survival' if benefits don't rise with inflation

Mothers suffered mental health crash 'equivalent to divorce' during school closures, says study

Free resource designed to 'educate, inform and inspire' childcare professionals

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

N Family Club launches new shareholder scheme

PM's new chancellor scales back energy bill support and reverses tax cuts

Survey to look at how rising energy costs are impacting settings

Kids Planet grows to 132 nurseries

Children's Commissioner's idea to use schools in place of PVI settings causes sector upset

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

Black History Month – early years ideas

Flexible working now 'a must-have' for parents

Government to invest over £24m in phonics and literacy

Truss considering axing childcare ratios altogether

Parents paying 65 per cent of wages for under-twos nursery place in England

Therapy with parents and young children found to improve mental health

Liz Truss says priority is 'growth, growth, growth'

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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