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Funding for projects to improve children's life chances

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

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A consortium of education and children’s charities has received a share of DfE funding to improve the life chances of disadvantaged children.

Protect early years funding to keep quality and access for disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

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Social mobility must be at the heart of the general election campaign, the Sutton Trust says today, starting with the early years.

30 hours: Government consults on how it will work in practice

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Monday, April 4, 2016

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Nurseries are being encouraged to stay open for longer hours to offer funded places for three- and four-year-olds between 6am and 8pm, to offer more flexible childcare for working parents.

IFS unconvinced on impact of 30-hour free childcare

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Monday, December 12, 2016

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The Government’s plans to extend the free childcare offer for all three- and four-year-olds in England from 15 to 30 hours a week for children in working families from September 2017 are ‘only likely to increase parental employment slightly’, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Student art project highlights child poverty and calls for change

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

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De Montfort University students have urged Leicester to invest in the future of local children as part of their end of year event.

Bucks children’s centre campaigners lose in High Court

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Monday, July 22, 2019

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Campaigners fighting to keep children’s centres open in Buckinghamshire have lost their case in the High Court.

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

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Monday, October 14, 2019

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‘Early childhood education and care in Ireland is facing a black abyss,’ an early years expert has warned, as 90 per cent of staff look to leave the sector and childcare fees continue to be among the highest in the EU.

Lower earnings cap for Tax-Free Childcare to pay for 30 hours for foster carers

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Monday, December 11, 2017

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Dropping the eligibility cap for Tax-Free Childcare would free up £150m to pay for foster carers to access the 30 hours, the chair of the Education Select Committee has said.

Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

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MPs and peers are calling for urgent action after a parliamentary inquiry finds that vulnerable children are missing out on early help and face a postcode lottery of support.

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable working parents to continue to use the schemes, even if the number of hours they work drops during the pandemic.

Children’s mental health services need ‘rocket boost’ in funding

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Monday, February 1, 2021

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Children’s mental health services need a ‘rocket boost’ in funding if they are to support the one in six children in England who have a probable mental health condition – as well as those suffering the consequences of the pandemic, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Government urged to commit to funding for outdoor play spaces

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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The Association of Play Industries (API) has written to the Prime Minister and other ministers urging them to match the funding commitment to children’s play spaces pledged by Scotland’s First Minister.

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Universal free school lunches for children aged eight- to 10-years-old and targeted support in the holidays have been announced by the Scottish Government.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a new campaign calling on MPs to back recommendations to end child food poverty.

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Cross-party MPs are calling on the Government to commission a review into the funding and affordability of childcare, and how to provide greater security to the sector following the pandemic.

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Thousands of nursery children that are eligible for free school meals could be missing out on the benefit, according to an analysis by the Education Policy Institute.

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Proposals for children to ‘play, learn and develop’ are central to Labour’s post-Covid education recovery plan released today [Wednesday] but it has been criticised for a lack of focus on the early years.

Survey reveals extent of budget cuts to children's centres

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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More than £82m has been cut from children’s centre budgets, according to figures from public sector union Unison.

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

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Friday, March 3, 2023

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A gender equality think tank is calling on the Chancellor to boost childcare funding by £1.7bn – the estimated shortfall – in the Spring Budget.

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Funding for projects to improve children's life chances

Protect early years funding to keep quality and access for disadvantaged children

30 hours: Government consults on how it will work in practice

IFS unconvinced on impact of 30-hour free childcare

Student art project highlights child poverty and calls for change

Bucks children’s centre campaigners lose in High Court

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

Lower earnings cap for Tax-Free Childcare to pay for 30 hours for foster carers

Wide variation in social care across England putting children at risk

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

Children’s mental health services need ‘rocket boost’ in funding

Government urged to commit to funding for outdoor play spaces

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

Survey reveals extent of budget cuts to children's centres

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

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