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Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

Thursday, September 30, 2021

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has expressed concerned about the impact of the withdrawal of Government financial support, including the closure of the furlough scheme, on small businesses.

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

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Friday, September 24, 2021

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The Welsh Government has announced an extra £5.1 million of funding this financial year to help the childcare and playwork sector weather the impact of Covid-19.

Music and storytelling activities to boost children's communication skills

News

Thursday, September 23, 2021

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

Government launches new mental health training for schools

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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The Department for Education has announced funding grants for up to 7,800 primary and secondary schools and colleges to pay for training for senior leaders to roll out an effective ‘whole school’ approach to mental health and wellbeing.

4.3 million parents could be without access to early support services

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Millions of parents are missing out on, or struggling to access, early years support services due to the pandemic, according to Action for Children, which is calling on the Government to implement a 'minimum service guarantee'.

Most parents think the Government does not provide enough childcare support

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Monday, September 13, 2021

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Findings from a Mumsnet survey reveal that the cost of childcare is 'causing a huge problem for families' and suggests parents are ready for a 'radical shake-up' of the system.

Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon pledges free childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Friday, September 10, 2021

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The Scottish Government has confirmed it will make funded childcare for one- and two-year-olds universal within this parliament.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

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More than eight in ten private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England are making a loss or only just breaking even, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

‘We must do more for those who have least’

Opinion

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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As the latest Sutton Trust report highlights the extent to which disadvantaged children are now being locked out of early years education, Brett Wigdortz, co-founder and CEO of tiney, urges policy makers to focus on solutions.

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

News

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.

Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures

News

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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The children and families minister Vicky Ford has been accused of ‘dismissing the closure of thousands of childminders’.

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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The Early Years Alliance has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Department for Education's refusal to release calculations to back up its claims that early years funding rates for 2021-22 do cover rising costs to staff wages.

Scotland's delayed nationwide expansion of 1140 hours childcare launches

News

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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All three- and four-year-olds in Scotland can now claim 1140 hours of free early learning and childcare.

Nursery school heads seek 'levelling-up' role as funding crisis worsens

News

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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With the pandemic having a disastrous impact on the funding of nursery schools, head teachers speak out about the urgent need for Government to find a solution. Disadvantaged families and children with SEND stand to lose most. By Catherine Gaunt

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.

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

News

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body which advises the Government, says the youngest and most deprived in society need to be the focus of the UK’s pandemic recovery.

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

News

Monday, July 19, 2021

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Nurseries in England, Scotland and Wales are being urged to take part in a survey into their sustainability.

Boris Johnson's food tsar calls for sugar and salt tax to fund free school meal expansion

News

Thursday, July 15, 2021

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Henry Dimbleby is urging ministers to introduce a new tax on sugar and salt to improve the nation's health, and fund the expansion of free school meals for an extra 1.1 million children.

Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

News

Thursday, July 15, 2021

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A joint report by leading children’s charities has found that councils have been forced to halve early intervention spending on vulnerable children over the last decade.

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

News

Friday, July 2, 2021

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Nearly a fifth of councils in Scotland have no plans to increase funding rates when the 1,140 hours becomes statutory next month, an investigation by NDNA Scotland shows.

Councils on 'financial cliff edge' due to rising numbers of children needing SEN support

News

Thursday, July 1, 2021

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England's largest councils are calling for more funding in the Government's Spending Review to address a projected £1.3bn special educational needs (SEN) deficit in 2022/23.

Call for ‘urgent bailout’ of the early years sector

News

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Delegates attending the Labour Party Women’s conference have voted for an urgent conditional bailout of the sector to save settings and make childcare more affordable.

Ex-education recovery tsar calls Government catch-up programme 'feeble'

News

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Former education recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, has highlighted the underfunding in early years, and branded the Government’s £1.4 billion Covid catch-up plan for children as ‘feeble’.

Analysis: The fallout from the Alliance investigation stokes calls for funding review

News

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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The longstanding row over the underfunding of nurseries and childminders has intensified in the wake of the Early Years Alliance investigations. Catherine Gaunt reports

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Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

Music and storytelling activities to boost children's communication skills

Government launches new mental health training for schools

4.3 million parents could be without access to early support services

Most parents think the Government does not provide enough childcare support

Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon pledges free childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

‘We must do more for those who have least’

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

Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

Scotland's delayed nationwide expansion of 1140 hours childcare launches

Nursery school heads seek 'levelling-up' role as funding crisis worsens

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

Boris Johnson's food tsar calls for sugar and salt tax to fund free school meal expansion

Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

Councils on 'financial cliff edge' due to rising numbers of children needing SEN support

Call for ‘urgent bailout’ of the early years sector

Ex-education recovery tsar calls Government catch-up programme 'feeble'

Analysis: The fallout from the Alliance investigation stokes calls for funding review

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