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Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

| Nursery World

A new campaign video aims to highlight the 10 per cent drop in health visitor numbers in England over the past two years, which the Institute of Health Visiting blames on government cuts.

Warning that universal credit will drive a million more children into poverty

News

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggests that under universal credit many families will lose thousands of pounds, forcing more children into poverty.

New campaign to combat loneliness launches

News

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Action for Children has joined with the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness to launch a campaign to encourage isolated and lonely parents and children to connect with others.

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

News

Friday, November 3, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of parents has revealed that over a fifth who are unemployed want to work but can't because childcare is 'prohibitively expensive'.

Petition to keep childcare vouchers open tops 100,000 signatures

News

Thursday, November 2, 2017

| Nursery World

A petition calling for childcare vouchers to be kept open alongside Tax-Free Childcare has received more than 100,000 signatures, meaning the issue will be considered for debate in Parliament.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

News

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

28th EECERA Annual Conference

Other

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

Scottish Government launches quality childcare action plan

News

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has moved to strengthen the quality of childcare years in advance of its target to double its funded offer.

Think tank calls for urgent revamp of Universal Credit

News

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

The current design of universal credit needs ‘urgent change’ to make it fit for purpose, argues a new report.

Training Talk - Supporting families from diverse cultural backgrounds

Features

Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Courses on supporting families from diverse cultural backgrounds have helped one setting's understanding and communication. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Parents choose catching up on sleep over spending time with their children

News

Friday, October 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Just one in four UK parents are planning to spend the extra hour they gain when the clocks go back this weekend with their children, finds new research.

Childcare costs have risen four times faster than wages

News

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.

Scotland to become first country in the UK to ban smacking

News

Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has committed to banning smacking in law.

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

The Big Picture - Polar explorers

News

Thursday, October 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The Cambridge Festival of Ideas, which runs from 16 to 29 October, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a programme of stories, games, exhibitions and interactive fun.

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

News

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

| Nursery World

The University of Bristol and Nursery World are asking our readers about packed lunches – how many children are eating them, how healthy they are, and the effects of the 30 hours programme.

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

News

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| Nursery World

More than a thousand babies in Bradford are being given a free book every month as part of a literacy skills development programme.

Helping kinship carers

Opinion

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

We’re hearing more and more about the role grandparents are playing in children’s lives, but many are also full-time carers for their children, says Lucy Peake

Interview - Ruth Allen

Other

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Chief executive, British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

News

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced an expansion of its breakfast club programme to support disadvantaged children.

Family charity awarded lottery funding to expand

News

Sunday, October 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A charity which helps women who have multiple children removed from their care has been granted over £1.5m of National Lottery funding.

Early language as important as obesity as a sign of child wellbeing

News

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Early language development must be prioritised as a child wellbeing indicator to close the gap between children in low-income and better-off households, according to a new study.

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

News

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would bring in a ring-fenced grant of £500m a year for children’s centres and offer universal early education for two-to four-year-olds.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

News

Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

Charity campaign highlights 'invisible role' of kinship carers

News

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

| Nursery World

For every school or nursery in the UK, there are eight children being raised by grandparents, family or friends because their parents are unable to take care of them.

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Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

Warning that universal credit will drive a million more children into poverty

New campaign to combat loneliness launches

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

Petition to keep childcare vouchers open tops 100,000 signatures

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

28th EECERA Annual Conference

Scottish Government launches quality childcare action plan

Think tank calls for urgent revamp of Universal Credit

Training Talk - Supporting families from diverse cultural backgrounds

Parents choose catching up on sleep over spending time with their children

Childcare costs have risen four times faster than wages

Scotland to become first country in the UK to ban smacking

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

The Big Picture - Polar explorers

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

Helping kinship carers

Interview - Ruth Allen

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

Family charity awarded lottery funding to expand

Early language as important as obesity as a sign of child wellbeing

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

Charity campaign highlights 'invisible role' of kinship carers

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