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Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

| Nursery World

MPs and peers are calling for urgent action after a parliamentary inquiry finds that vulnerable children are missing out on early help and face a postcode lottery of support.

Government renews call for parents to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare

News

Thursday, June 28, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government has resumed a drive to encourage parents to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare to pay for holiday clubs during the school summer holidays.

Millions of children missing out on support

News

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Half of the £8.6bn children’s services budget in England is currently being spent on just 73,000 children, meaning millions go without support, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Children from higher-income families use pre-school for longer

News

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely to have delayed access to funded early years education, new research from the LSE suggests.

Families in crisis given emergency grants for basics

News

Friday, May 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Families in difficult circumstances will be given grants for cookers and other essentials as part of a £3m programme funded by BBC Children in Need.

At least 1,000 children's centres have closed, claims report warning of 'tipping point'

News

Saturday, April 14, 2018

| Nursery World

A major report by the Sutton Trust claims that 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres have closed since 2009 - twice as many as Government figures show.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

News

Friday, April 13, 2018

| Nursery World

The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

News

Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

News

Friday, March 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Half of all stay-at-home mothers in England want to work but cannot get the childcare they need, according to new figures.

Interview - Maggie Bolger

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Friday, March 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Co-founder of Maggie & Rose, which runs two family members’ clubs with nurseries in London and one in China

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

News

Friday, March 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour is seeking to overthrow Government plans for changes to the eligibility criteria for childcare for two-year-olds and free school meals in a vote in Parliament.

30 Hours - Ups and downs

Features

Monday, March 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Some parents of three-year-old children eligible for the 30 hours childcare offer discuss their experiences – both good and bad. By Meredith Jones Russell

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

News

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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The average cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under two has risen by 7 per cent, double the rate of inflation, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

News

Friday, January 26, 2018

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A new scheme in Bradford aims to develop safer and healthier places for children under four to play and walk, and increase access to green spaces.

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

News

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Mothers are losing more than a billion pounds in earnings every year because a lack of high-quality, affordable childcare prevents them from working or increasing their hours, finds a charity.

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Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

Government renews call for parents to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare

Millions of children missing out on support

Children from higher-income families use pre-school for longer

Families in crisis given emergency grants for basics

At least 1,000 children's centres have closed, claims report warning of 'tipping point'

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

Interview - Maggie Bolger

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

30 Hours - Ups and downs

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

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