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All primary children in London to receive free school meals for a year

Monday, February 20, 2023

| Nursery World

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is providing emergency funding for a year to enable all primary school children in the capital to have access to free school meals.

Hillingdon Council withdraws decision to close its nurseries

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Following a legal challenge by parents, Hillingdon Council has committed to consulting with residents about the future of its three remaining nurseries, which were due to shut next month.

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

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Friday, July 21, 2023

| Nursery World

The DfE has launched its consultation on its new proposed ‘fair funding formula’ for the delivery of the extension of the funded hours for children from nine months old, starting from April.

DfE parent survey highlights lack of flexible and affordable early years provision

News

Thursday, July 27, 2023

| Nursery World

New findings from a DfE survey reveals parents are increasingly struggling to find flexible childcare that meets their needs as well as cover the cost of care.

Government's long-awaited Family Hubs now open to families in 75 areas

News

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

| Nursery World

The Government’s Family Hubs, first announced in 2021, are now open across 75 local authorities, while the DfE has launched a new campaign to support parents with their child's development.

Parents of nine-month-olds can apply for funded places from May under 'largest ever childcare expansion'

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Friday, March 15, 2024

| Nursery World

Parents of nine-month-olds can apply for their funded place in May ahead of the September rollout, the Government has announced today as it launches a consultation into ways to recruit more childminders.

Lib Dems outline plans to develop an early years career strategy and review funding rates

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Monday, June 10, 2024

| Nursery World

Nursery staff would have to hold a relevant early years qualification or be working towards one, under plans from the Liberal Democrats.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Government told to prioritise support for young children as low-income families struggle to 'keep their heads above water'

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

| Nursery World

Mounting debt, poor mental health and expensive and unaffordable childcare is placing children’s futures at risk, according to UNICEF UK.

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

News

Thursday, March 19, 2020

| Nursery World

All private, voluntary and independent nurseries will be exempt from business rates for one year from 1 April.

Worries about children's safety putting parents off sending children back to nursery and school

News

Friday, May 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Concerns about their child’s health and safety mean that thousands of parents will not be sending their children back to nursery next week, despite Boris Johnson giving the go-ahead for early years settings and primary schools to open from Monday.

Coronavirus: Scotland issues guidance ahead of reopening of nurseries

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare providers in Scotland have been issued with new guidance to help plan for reopening settings once it is deemed safe to do so.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Covid-19 is likely to increase the strain on the mental health of under-fives and their parents, warns the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), at the start of this week’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

News

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Working parents will continue to have problems finding the childcare they need for the foreseeable future, a social enterprise specialising in intergeneration care has warned.

Around a quarter of early years providers still closed, research suggests

News

Monday, June 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Around a quarter (24 per cent) of nursery and pre-school settings remained closed in the week beginning 1 June, despite the Government giving the go-ahead for opening early years provision to all children, a report by independent sector analysts Ceeda has found.

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

News

Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Guidelines for when and how playgrounds will be brought back into use ‘must be provided immediately’ if the Government serious about tackling obesity amid the pandemic, the Association of Play Industries has warned.

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

News

Friday, June 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have slammed their omission from sharing any of the £1bn funding package that schools will receive as part of a catch-up plan for children who have fallen behind from missing education in lockdown.

30-hour offer reopens in Wales this month

News

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Wales’ Childcare offer of 30 hours a week, which was suspended to new parents in April, will reopen for applications from mid-August.

Coronavirus: Playgrounds under threat as councils face pandemic costs

News

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Local authority budget pressures are leading to children’s playgrounds being closed in Nottingham, with the Association of Play Industries (API) warning that more areas could be affected if the Government does not provide funding.

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Babies and toddlers from disadvantaged families spent less time outdoors and reading and playing with their parents during lockdown than their better-off peers, according to new research.

Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

News

Monday, January 11, 2021

| Nursery World

Children of keyworkers should stay at home ‘if they can’, the Government has said, in the latest change to school guidance.

Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

News

Friday, March 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Labour plans to hold ‘a big conversation’ with those in the early years to hear from providers about what needs to change to transform the sector, including ensuring providers receive the 'proper funding' they 'deserve'.

Working Mum: Club rules

Features

Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Lack of suitable out-of-school provision presents difficulties for parents forced to juggle responsibilities, says Working Mum.

Working Mum - A sinking feeling

Features

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

How practitioners deal with an incident such as biting can make a big difference to the outcome for child and parent, says Working Mum

Tax-free childcare 'will not cut childcare costs'

News

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Families will continue to spend more than a quarter of their household income on childcare, even after Tax-Free Childcare is introduced, a think-tank has warned.

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All primary children in London to receive free school meals for a year

Hillingdon Council withdraws decision to close its nurseries

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

DfE parent survey highlights lack of flexible and affordable early years provision

Government's long-awaited Family Hubs now open to families in 75 areas

Parents of nine-month-olds can apply for funded places from May under 'largest ever childcare expansion'

Lib Dems outline plans to develop an early years career strategy and review funding rates

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Government told to prioritise support for young children as low-income families struggle to 'keep their heads above water'

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

Worries about children's safety putting parents off sending children back to nursery and school

Coronavirus: Scotland issues guidance ahead of reopening of nurseries

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

Around a quarter of early years providers still closed, research suggests

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

30-hour offer reopens in Wales this month

Coronavirus: Playgrounds under threat as councils face pandemic costs

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

Coronavirus: Government revises guidance for children of key workers

Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

Working Mum: Club rules

Working Mum - A sinking feeling

Tax-free childcare 'will not cut childcare costs'

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