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Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

A ‘worrying’ proportion of ‘food insecure’ families are cutting back on healthy food, sparking concerns of widening health inequalities.

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt

Interview: Meet Professor Angelica Ronald

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Angelica Ronald is professor of psychology and genetics at the University of Surrey and recently led a study on how pre-school children’s fine motor skills, including drawing, folding paper and block-building, may play an important role in their later education and behaviour.

Failure to support children's early communication will cost the economy £830m

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Monday, February 26, 2024

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Cross-society failure to support early years communication and language development could cost the economy up to £830 million for every year group starting school through the loss of lifetime earnings and increased Government spend, according to a new study.

Working families on the 'breadline' would need to work eight days a week to escape poverty

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Friday, February 23, 2024

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New analysis by Action for Children suggests 300,000 low-income families with children are trapped in poverty despite parents working full-time.

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

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There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years providers will struggle to meet increased demand for funded places once the expanded offer comes in due to staffing and space shortages, suggest new findings.

Parents unlikely to benefit much financially under expanded offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

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For a third of parents, the expanded ‘childcare’ offer will save them less than £100 a month due to charges for extras and increased fees outside of the funding, new research suggests.

Labour accuses Government of 'failing families' over soaring childcare costs

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Analysis of childcare costs by Labour shows that the average cost of a part-time childcare place has risen by 80 per cent since 2010 when the party was last in office.

Growing number of parents getting into debt to pay for 'childcare'

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

| Nursery World

Nearly half of parents have been plunged into debt or withdrawn their savings to pay for childcare, new figures show.

Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

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Friday, February 16, 2024

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Job vacancies for early years practitioners have risen by 146 per cent since before the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals new data.

Oxford University Press launches augmented and virtual reality EYFS app for pre-school children and parents

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Friday, February 16, 2024

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Education experts at Oxford University Press have designed a new app for pre-school children to use with their parents, which uses augmented and virtual reality activities to support the areas of learning in the EYFS.

Open letter demands Government give parents a 'better deal' with early years provision

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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An open letter calling for the Government to increase early years funding and improve its communication with parents has been signed by LEYF, the Fatherhood Institute and campaigner Kate Dyson of The Motherload.

New water safety campaign aims to help children stay safe by canals

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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A charity that looks after waterways in England and Wales has launched a safety campaign to help parents talk to children about how to stay safe by the water.

Enter our Nursery World Awards 2024!

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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Want to put your nursery, pre-school, or childminding business in the spotlight, celebrate your team, or gain recognition for outstanding practice? Enter the Nursery World Awards 2024.

LONG READ: Nursery World Business Summit – Concern children with SEND and poorer families could miss out on expanded hours

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Monday, February 12, 2024

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Nursery owners have warned of the dangers of a ‘two-tier system’ being created, with low-income families and children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) increasingly unable to access funded entitlements.

Employers moving backwards in enabling parents to balance their work/family life

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Monday, February 12, 2024

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There has been an increase in the number of employees who feel their employer is not supportive of family life, reveals new research.

Storal's Farley outdoor nursery downgraded to Inadequate

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Friday, February 9, 2024

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Storal’s Farley Sparsholt outdoor nursery has been downgraded from Outstanding to Inadequate in its latest Ofsted inspection.

Iconic Pen Green Children's Centre regains its Ofsted Outstanding grade

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

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The award-winning Pen Green Children’s Centre in Corby has regained its ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted grade after disputing a judgement of inadequate by inspectors at the end of last year.

New organisation to address 'crisis' in playwork training

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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A new education and training consortium has been launched to improve playwork education and training in England.

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Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

Interview: Meet Professor Angelica Ronald

Failure to support children's early communication will cost the economy £830m

Working families on the 'breadline' would need to work eight days a week to escape poverty

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

Parents unlikely to benefit much financially under expanded offer

Labour accuses Government of 'failing families' over soaring childcare costs

Growing number of parents getting into debt to pay for 'childcare'

Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

Oxford University Press launches augmented and virtual reality EYFS app for pre-school children and parents

Open letter demands Government give parents a 'better deal' with early years provision

New water safety campaign aims to help children stay safe by canals

Enter our Nursery World Awards 2024!

LONG READ: Nursery World Business Summit – Concern children with SEND and poorer families could miss out on expanded hours

Employers moving backwards in enabling parents to balance their work/family life

Storal's Farley outdoor nursery downgraded to Inadequate

Iconic Pen Green Children's Centre regains its Ofsted Outstanding grade

New organisation to address 'crisis' in playwork training

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