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Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

Monday, June 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Anticipated mass nursery and childminder closures could result in desperate parents putting their children at risk by unwittingly resorting to unregulated childcare, warns the Regulation Matters (RM) Campaign.

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

News

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

| Nursery World

A ‘perfect storm’ of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers at risk of closure due to a lack of government support will make it impossible for many parents to return to work, the Labour Party is warning.

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

News

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have criticised the chancellor for failing to come up with a plan to protect nurseries and childcare businesses and for ignoring the sector's plight.

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children from more than 1,800 schools in England will be given vouchers for healthy breakfasts over the summer holidays.

Crowdfunder campaign hits target to deliver inclusive children's books to nurseries and schools

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Books representative of a multi-cultural and diverse society are to be delivered to nurseries and schools in the next academic year thanks to a campaign hitting its fundraising target.

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Children of working parents had fewer tantrums and ‘significant’ improvements in attention during lockdown, findings from a study tracking two- to five year-olds throughout the pandemic has revealed.

Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

| Nursery World

A lifeline charity for single parents in Glasgow faces a perilous future after its application for funding was rejected, pending a vote by councillors on Thursday (3 September).

Parents urged to make sure their children's vaccinations are up-to-date

News

Saturday, August 15, 2020

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association is concerned that children may have missed their routine vaccinations during COVID-19 lockdown.

Coronavirus: Health visitors provide vital ‘safety net’ for babies during the pandemic

News

Thursday, September 10, 2020

| Nursery World

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has published a new report which capture the challenges that health visitors faced while working with families during lockdown - and how they overcame them.

Children in low-income families suffered more emotional problems during lockdown

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Children from low-income households demonstrated heightened mental health difficulties throughout lockdown, further findings from a study tracking four- to 16-year-olds during the pandemic has revealed.

Clegg calls for extension to the free entitlement

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| Nursery World

All children from one to five years old could benefit from free hours of early education, in plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats.

Child poverty costs local authorities hundreds of millions of pounds a year

News

Monday, July 15, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) estimates the costs to the economy and Government generated by child poverty rates in every local authority and constituency in the UK.

More than 70,000 children in London going to bed hungry

News

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| Nursery World

According to the London Food Board, which interviewed more than 1,000 parents and children, nine per cent of children in London, the equivalent of 74,000 in real terms, sometimes or often go to bed hungry.

Space hop with Boris

News

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is backing the launch of a space hopper campaign to raise funds in aid of disabled children.

Parents urged to cut fizzy drinks

News

Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents are being urged to cut sugar out of children’s diets, following a major Government review.

My best course - Understanding behaviour

Features

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

A five-day intensive course on psychotherapy gave practitioner Rachel Cowie the tools to understand children's motives.

Families award Government a C grade for family-friendly policies

News

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Ministers have been told they ‘could do better’ by UK parents.

Parent’s Guide - Getting dressed

Features

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

What to expect from your child’s dressing skills and how to encourage them, with some book suggestions on the topic. By Annette Rawstrone

New Government policies to face 'families test'

News

Friday, October 31, 2014

| Nursery World

All new laws and Government policies will be subject to a ‘families test',the Department for Work and Pensions has revealed.

Children bearing the brunt of austerity cuts, shows research

News

Thursday, November 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Cuts to services, high living costs and changes to the welfare system have left many children not having their basic human rights met, warns a new report.

Obesity ‘significantly higher’ in British Pakistani toddlers, new study suggests

News

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Research by Leeds Beckett University suggests obesity is higher in British Pakistani children compared to those from white British backgrounds.

Smoking puts nearly half a million children into poverty in the UK

News

Friday, May 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Around 400,000 children are being pushed into poverty because of their parents’ smoking habit, according to a new study.

Study points way to children's five-a-day

News

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| Nursery World

New research shows that while school gardening initiatives do little to improve children’s fruit and vegetable intake, eating meals together as a family can significantly boost current levels of consumption.

Scottish parents step up campaign for more flexible funded places

News

Friday, February 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents in Scotland have written to the first minister asking her to guarantee a funded place for all children in partnership nurseries.

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

News

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

| Nursery World

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.

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Fears parents will be driven to use unregulated childcare

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

Crowdfunder campaign hits target to deliver inclusive children's books to nurseries and schools

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

Parents urged to make sure their children's vaccinations are up-to-date

Coronavirus: Health visitors provide vital ‘safety net’ for babies during the pandemic

Children in low-income families suffered more emotional problems during lockdown

Clegg calls for extension to the free entitlement

Child poverty costs local authorities hundreds of millions of pounds a year

More than 70,000 children in London going to bed hungry

Space hop with Boris

Parents urged to cut fizzy drinks

My best course - Understanding behaviour

Families award Government a C grade for family-friendly policies

Parent’s Guide - Getting dressed

New Government policies to face 'families test'

Children bearing the brunt of austerity cuts, shows research

Obesity ‘significantly higher’ in British Pakistani toddlers, new study suggests

Smoking puts nearly half a million children into poverty in the UK

Study points way to children's five-a-day

Scottish parents step up campaign for more flexible funded places

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

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