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Music and storytelling activities to boost children's communication skills

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

| Nursery World

A new scheme to help young children 'find their voice' through music and storytelling is being rolled out in Blackpool.

Nurseries donate essential items to families in Ukraine

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Monday, February 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings are showing their support for children and families in war torn Ukraine and those who have been forced to flee the country, through fundraising and organising donations of essential items.

‘Immediate’ Government action needed on rising childcare costs and drop in availability of places

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

| Nursery World

The Chancellor is being urged to use tomorrow's Budget to help with rising childcare costs as parents are paying up to 3.5 per cent more for a place than they were a year ago, finds survey.

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

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Monday, May 9, 2022

| Nursery World

Families with children with SEND in West and North Northamptonshire have accused their local authorities of ‘letting them down’ after they put a 'pause' on early years high needs funding for new applicants.

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Delivering Budget 2016, Ireland’s ministers announced €85m in new childcare funding to improve the country’s provision.

Blackpool leads the way with new child development centre

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Blackpool's new Centre for Early Child Development combines expert knowledge and practice to improve children's lives in their first three years.

£200m up for grabs in children's services 'reforms'

News

Monday, April 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Children’s charities and local authorities are being invited to bid for a share of a £200 million fund as part of ‘landmark reforms’ of provision for children’s services.

Tax-Free Childcare invites are sent to providers

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries, pre-schools, childminders and out-of-school clubs are being sent letters from HMRC inviting them to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

News

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

| Nursery World

Working parents face a holiday childcare bill of more than £800 over the school summer holidays, according to new research.

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

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Monday, July 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Children's centre budgets should be pooled with those for midwives and health visitors, a cross-party committee of MPs has argued.

Budget 2013: Key points and reaction

News

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Following yesterday's pre-Budget announcement that the Government would extend tax-free childcare to more families, the Chancellor's speech was light on further support for children and families.

Childminder details published in breach of privacy by HMRC

News

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Private details of a number of childminders, including home addresses, have been published in error on HMRC’s Childcare Service website.

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Thousands turn out for 'March of the Mummies' childcare protest

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Monday, October 31, 2022

| Nursery World

The March of the Mummies attracted more than 15,000 people in 11 cities across the country to demand Government reform on childcare, parental leave and flexible working.

Two-thirds of parents of under-fives feel party manifestos don't go far enough in supporting families

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of families with young children say the political parties don’t do enough to support them and are not promising enough to tackle the cost of childcare, according to a new poll by More in Common.

Cost of childcare remains too high for parents, charity warns

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

| Nursery World

A part-time nursery place is costing British parents more than £6,000 a year, twice as much as what the average household spends on food and drink, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Sheffield parents challenge council on funding

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

A group of Sheffield parents go to the High Court this week in their challenge to the city council's decision to stop grant funding in 20 community nurseries in the most deprived areas of the city.

DfE 30 hours report lays bare the challenges for providers

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government-commissioned evaluation of the first year of the 30 hours programme shows the impact the policy is having on childcare settings, local authorities and parents, revealing significant challenges for many.

Early years sector calls for funding changes

News

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations are calling for a complete overhaul to the way childcare is funded, in response to a report by the think tank IPPR, which calls for universal childcare to be made available for all parents of young children.

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

Opinion

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.

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Music and storytelling activities to boost children's communication skills

Nurseries donate essential items to families in Ukraine

‘Immediate’ Government action needed on rising childcare costs and drop in availability of places

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

Blackpool leads the way with new child development centre

£200m up for grabs in children's services 'reforms'

Tax-Free Childcare invites are sent to providers

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

Budget 2013: Key points and reaction

Childminder details published in breach of privacy by HMRC

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Thousands turn out for 'March of the Mummies' childcare protest

Two-thirds of parents of under-fives feel party manifestos don't go far enough in supporting families

Cost of childcare remains too high for parents, charity warns

Sheffield parents challenge council on funding

DfE 30 hours report lays bare the challenges for providers

Early years sector calls for funding changes

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

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