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Parents on universal credit will be able to claim hundreds of pounds more for childcare

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

| Nursery World

The amount parents can claim for childcare under universal credit is to rise by nearly 50 per cent from the end of next month.

Disadvantaged children will miss out on childcare expansion plans, unless support is targeted – report

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Government plans to increase childcare will mean that a low-income parent stands to take home just £4 an hour after childcare costs and changes to universal credit are taken into account, according to research by two major charities.

More than 600,000 families claiming universal credit since pandemic

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

| Nursery World

At least 630,000 families were 'pushed' onto universal credit between November 2019 and 2022, reveals new analysis.

Q&A – HMRC answers your questions on Tax-Free Childcare

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Monday, May 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Last month, Nursery World invited early years providers to put forward their questions on the Government's Tax-Free Childcare scheme, which HMRC has answered.

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

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Friday, May 12, 2023

| Nursery World

The Welsh government has launched anti-racist professional training for the childcare, playwork and early years sector.

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

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Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s physical activity levels are largely the same now as before the pandemic, but just under 60 per cent are not meeting Government activity targets, according to new research.

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

| Nursery World

One in four UK parents has been forced to leave their job or stop studying because of the ‘rocketing cost of childcare’, according to a worldwide survey by global children’s charity Theirworld.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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Monday, April 3, 2023

| Nursery World

The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The increase to ‘free’ entitlements is likely to be welcomed by parents, but the early years sector and Institute for Fiscal Studies question the practicalities and purpose. By Catherine Gaunt

Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

| Nursery World

An estimated 350,000 more children were pulled into poverty last year, largely because the Government cut the £20 universal credit uplift half-way through the year, reveals new analysis of official figures.

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales will today launch her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The parents of Oliver Steeper, who tragically died after choking on food at nursery in 2021, have vowed to overturn the Government’s decision to allow nurseries to relax childcare ratios for two-year-olds.

Labour outlines plans to reform Ofsted

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Monday, March 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Labour's shadow education secretary has announced plans to replace Ofsted grades for schools with a new report card should the party win the next general election.

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