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New parenting workshops to support young children's development

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new training programme to help parents better understand the needs of three- to seven-year-olds launches next month.

Support for mothers and babies in prison under threat

News

Monday, December 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Mother and Baby Units (MBUs) in prison are being left unfilled due to problems with the system, a new report says.

Call for 'real living wage' to meet childcare costs

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Working parents are increasingly demanding good quality childcare for a basic standard of living, according to a child poverty charity which is calling for a ‘real living wage’ to help reach that goal.

Enabling Environments: Media - Comic timing

Features

Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

Comics and cartoons, in whatever medium they come in, can help develop children’s literacy and self-esteem, but their depiction of family structures is limiting, finds Yasmin Stefanov-King

30 hours take-up exceeds forecast in York, study shows

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Monday, August 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Over 200 more places than anticipated were taken up by parents in the city-wide pilot of the 30 hours in York, according to an evaluation report.

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

Features

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

To improve their relationships with kinship carers, and to help make these people feel less isolated, practitioners should understand their particular challenges. By Nicola Stobbs and Alison Prowle

Childcare costs have risen four times faster than wages

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Friday, October 20, 2017

| Nursery World

The cost of childcare for the youngest children has risen four times faster than wages since 2008, according to a new analysis.

Minister visits teen project

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith visited Rosebud Nursery in Ashton-under Lyne to see the Teens and Toddlers programme in action.

More support needed for the 'overlooked' siblings of disabled children

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A new report calls for more support for siblings of disabled children.

The Big Picture - Imagine dinosaurs

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Monday, January 7, 2019

| Nursery World

Southbank Centre’s annual children’s festival Imagine returns from 13-24 February for a half-term week of theatre, comedy and immersive experiences.

New screen time guidelines for early years children

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Friday, October 28, 2016

| Nursery World

A policy statement released by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) recommends further reductions in the amount of time infants, toddlers and pre-school age children spend in front of a screen.

Just 7 per cent of expected parents sign up for Tax-Free Childcare

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Friday, November 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Only a fraction of the numbers of parents forecast have registered for Tax-Free Childcare, meaning that Government will spend 90 per cent less on the scheme than planned.

HMRC has paid out £40,000 in compensation to Tax-Free Childcare parents

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Nearly £40,000 has been paid in Tax-Free Childcare compensation to parents for inconvenience and expenses incurred as a result of the scheme.

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.

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

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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.

Bercow: 10 years on parents face 'postcode lottery' of support

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents across the country are struggling to find the help they need for children with speech and language problems, according to a wide-ranging new report, which updates the landmark Bercow Review 10 years after it was first published.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up

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Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

New figures on the take-up of Tax-Free Childcare from HMRC show that just a fifth of the number of parents the Government expected to have signed up to Tax-Free Childcare have done so.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| Nursery World

The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Thousands of children not learning at home

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Monday, April 8, 2019

| Nursery World

A new DfE campaign will encourage parents to chat, play and read with their children after research revealed mums and dads don't have the time to teach their under-fives letters or numbers.

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Investment in children’s mental health services has fallen in over a third of local areas in England, with wide variation across the country, according to the Children’s Commissioner for England.

Primary school activity ideas list proves popular

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

| Nursery World

A ‘passport’ of activities for reception-age children and above has been downloaded an average of 375 times a day since its launch, according to the Department for Education.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

UK rated one of the worst countries for family-friendly policies

News

Thursday, June 20, 2019

| Nursery World

The UK is one of the least family-friendly of the richest countries according to UNICEF.

Nursery offers Thomas Cook staff free childcare

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Friday, September 27, 2019

| Nursery World

A Peterborough nursery group is offering former Thomas Cook employees free childcare, so that they can attend job interviews.

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New parenting workshops to support young children's development

Support for mothers and babies in prison under threat

Call for 'real living wage' to meet childcare costs

Enabling Environments: Media - Comic timing

30 hours take-up exceeds forecast in York, study shows

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

Childcare costs have risen four times faster than wages

Minister visits teen project

More support needed for the 'overlooked' siblings of disabled children

The Big Picture - Imagine dinosaurs

New screen time guidelines for early years children

Just 7 per cent of expected parents sign up for Tax-Free Childcare

HMRC has paid out £40,000 in compensation to Tax-Free Childcare parents

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

Bercow: 10 years on parents face 'postcode lottery' of support

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Thousands of children not learning at home

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

Primary school activity ideas list proves popular

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

UK rated one of the worst countries for family-friendly policies

Nursery offers Thomas Cook staff free childcare

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