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Working parents face holiday childcare dilemma

Thursday, July 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Finding holiday childcare is set to be increasingly challenging for parents this summer, as costs rise and the number of places falls, according to a new report.

Children's centres feel strain of cuts and mergers

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Monday, July 13, 2015

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Children's centres are under immense pressure as reduced funding and support and the amalgamation of settings has increased their responsibilities and workloads.

Working Mum - A ticking off

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Monday, July 13, 2015

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When monitoring children for attendance, allowances must be made for individual circumstances, says Working Mum

Working parents need flexible, fully-funded 30-hour offer

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Monday, June 8, 2015

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The plan to double free childcare for working parents must be properly funded or risks making life more difficult for them, Citizens Advice says.

Yvette Cooper calls for 'childcare revolution'

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Labour leader candidate Yvette Cooper wants to offer universal childcare for all pre-school children from the age of two.

Dramatic fall in children's centre funds, figures show

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Friday, May 22, 2015

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Children’s centre funding has dropped by more than 35 per cent since 2010, an analysis by Barnardo’s has revealed.

One in six parents would pay more tax for free childcare

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Friday, May 15, 2015

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Parents would be prepared to pay higher taxes for a guarantee of full-time childcare, a new survey suggests.

General Election countdown - Who gets your vote?

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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With all the party manifestos now out and with the big day just over two weeks away, we want to hear from you.

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

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Monday, April 20, 2015

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The ongoing issue of childminders being unable to claim early education funding has come under the spotlight again, after Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to stop the free entitlement for children related to nursery staff at their setting.

Grandparents could share parental leave under a Labour government

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Friday, April 17, 2015

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Labour would consult on allowing parents to transfer unpaid parental leave to grandparents.

Conservatives pledge to double free childcare hours

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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A Conservative Government would increase free early education for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week and boost hourly rates paid to providers.

EYFS Best Practice: An essential guide to ... Prisoner families

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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Children with parents in prison have a unique set of challenges to contend with, but the right sort of help targeted at prisoner families can have a positive impact on their futures. Ruth Stokes looks at some of the difficulties families face and what is being done to combat them.

Conservatives 'pose a real threat' to Sure Start, warns Labour

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

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Over 1,000 Sure Start centres could close if the Conservatives win the general election, the Labour party has warned.

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Supporting parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life should be viewed as a key priority and attract as much spending as the defence budget, former children’s minister Tim Loughton has said.

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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A cross-party group of peers is calling for fairer funding for PVI settings and for spending to be targeted at disadvantaged children who benefit the most.