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Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| Nursery World

New analysis shows that Labour's plans to extend free childcare to 25 hours a week could help 135,000 more mothers return to work.

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

News

Friday, July 4, 2014

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The House of Lords has set up an inquiry to examine how pre-school childcare in England is funded.

Mental health: Service cuts hit mothers and babies

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Monday, July 14, 2014

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Austerity measures are having a knock-on effect on the provision of mental health services around the UK. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates what this means for those in need of support.

Kids Allowed partners with carpool service to ease the nursery commute

News

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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Kids Allowed has partnered with Kiddidrop.com, a service that connects local parents so they can share the nursery run.

Children in East London live in the poorest families

News

Thursday, February 21, 2013

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A UK child poverty map has been drawn up by the Campaign to End Child Poverty.

Family wins victory over 'bedroom tax'

News

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that the Government has decided to drop the case against a man with two disabled daughters who had been denied extra housing benefit on the basis that his children should share a bedroom.

Study reveals low take-up of Government-funded parenting classes

News

Friday, March 22, 2013

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At the same time as the Government announced the names of the organisations chosen to oversee the next round of CANparent classes, an evaluation of the scheme has revealed that just two per cent of parents in the pilot areas signed up for the parenting classes.

Grandparents who provide childcare becoming 'financially unstable'

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

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One in five grandparents who provide childcare have given up work or cut their working hours to do so, reveals a new survey.

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

News

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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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

News

Thursday, March 23, 2023

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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.

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

News

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Parents spend on average a third of their hourly wage on childcare in England, according to research by think tank Nesta.

Princess of Wales launches new early childhood campaign

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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The Princess of Wales has launched a major new awareness raising campaign to increase public understanding of the crucial importance of the first years of a child’s life.

Survey highlights rise in pupils unable to afford school lunches

News

Friday, December 2, 2022

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Teachers are reporting a rise in the number of children going hungry at school that are not eligible for free school meals.

A fifth of working parents worried about affording Christmas presents

News

Monday, December 12, 2022

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New survey findings from Action for Children highlight the financial burden families are facing and the emotional toll it is having on relationships, mental health and Christmas celebrations.

Childcare costs push 4 in 10 working parents on low incomes into debt – research

News

Thursday, May 18, 2023

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Working parents on lower incomes are being forced into debt, have had to reduce their hours or quit their jobs altogether due to problems affording childcare, reveals new research.

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

News

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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Labour has ruled out offering universal free childcare in favour of a means-tested offer to reduce spending commitments, reveal reports.

NHS launches campaign to boost uptake of MMR vaccine and avoid a measles epidemic

News

Friday, July 14, 2023

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Parents are being advised to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles amid concern London could see an outbreak of the virus with tens of thousands of cases.

Urgent Government action needed to make early years education fit for the 21st century – report

News

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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A new report highlights the need for digital support for parents and families, and the importance of developing a ‘cohesive and aligned learning community that surrounds a child’.

Pregnant women and children urged to take-up free flu vaccination

News

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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Pregnant women are being urged to protect themselves and their baby this winter with flu and Covid vaccines.

'Chronic shortage' of accessible wrap-a-round care having 'negative impact' on parents' careers

News

Monday, November 13, 2023

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More than half of parents say the stress of juggling after school care is having a ‘negative’ impact on their career.

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Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

Mental health: Service cuts hit mothers and babies

Kids Allowed partners with carpool service to ease the nursery commute

Children in East London live in the poorest families

Family wins victory over 'bedroom tax'

Study reveals low take-up of Government-funded parenting classes

Grandparents who provide childcare becoming 'financially unstable'

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

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

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

Princess of Wales launches new early childhood campaign

Survey highlights rise in pupils unable to afford school lunches

A fifth of working parents worried about affording Christmas presents

Childcare costs push 4 in 10 working parents on low incomes into debt – research

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

NHS launches campaign to boost uptake of MMR vaccine and avoid a measles epidemic

Urgent Government action needed to make early years education fit for the 21st century – report

Pregnant women and children urged to take-up free flu vaccination

'Chronic shortage' of accessible wrap-a-round care having 'negative impact' on parents' careers

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