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Working parents struggling to afford Xmas due to rising living costs - survey

Monday, November 29, 2021

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A third of working parents plan to take on extra work, or avoid having time off, to afford Christmas due to ‘soaring’ living costs.

Government reveals £2.4 billion underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

News

Friday, November 26, 2021

| Nursery World

New data from the Treasury shows a difference of £2.4bn between the amount of money allocated for Tax-Free Childcare and actual spending on the scheme since its launch in 2017.

Nanny agencies warn of nanny shortage

News

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| Nursery World

Nanny agencies have raised concern that the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit has meant demand for nannies has outstripped supply.

Cross-party Lords urge ministers to reverse cuts to early years services

News

Friday, November 19, 2021

| Nursery World

A House of Lords committee are calling for the Government to restore funding for early years services and youth support to 2010 levels to protect vulnerable children.

Government programme to reduce conflict supported thousands of parents - research

News

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the Government’s programme to reduce parental conflict reveals it has had a positive impact on families.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

News

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

| Nursery World

According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

MP to launch Bill to ban plastic in wet wipes

News

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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In the same week that world leaders are meeting in Glasgow for COP26, the UN climate conference, MP Fleur Anderson is leading a campaign to ban plastic in the 11 billion wet wipes used in the UK every year – 90 per cent of which contain some form of plastic.

National Centre for Family Hubs to launch toolkit at first conference

News

Friday, October 29, 2021

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A toolkit to support local authorities, health and education teams to implement the Government’s Family Hubs is being launched at a virtual conference on Tuesday (2 November).

Autumn Budget 2021: Early years sector gives cautious welcome to funding increase

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| Nursery World

While Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced £170m for early years funding by 2024-25 in his Budget speech today, Nursery World now understands that there will be additional funding in 2022-23 and 2023-24 that was not initially set out.

Autumn Budget 2021: £170m for childcare providers

News

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged £170m more for childcare providers in early years funding by 2024-25.

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

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Monday, October 25, 2021

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Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity

Parents facing burnout due to pandemic, finds survey

News

Thursday, October 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Eight out of ten parents have displayed warning signs of parental burnout as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new research.

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

News

Thursday, October 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A coalition of children’s sector organisations is calling on the Chancellor to use his Spending Review, next week, to provide ‘much-needed' cross-Government investment in babies, children and young people.

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

News

Friday, October 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Half of mums that responded to a survey by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) and Mother Pukka said that their current employer had rejected, or only accepted part, of their flexible working request.

Schools acting as ‘first responders’ to families impacted by Covid

News

Thursday, October 14, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic has driven more families living in poverty to turn to schools for ‘basic needs’ such as adequate food and clothing, finds new research.

Five-year University of Oxford study will look at how to improve the lives of children and families

News

Thursday, October 14, 2021

| Nursery World

A project to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged children and families by better understanding their needs and experiences has been awarded £2.8 million by the Nuffield Foundation.

Working mums feel promotion out of reach - survey

News

Monday, October 11, 2021

| Nursery World

While the pandemic has brought some positive changes, many working mothers feel they are being held back from promotion, due to their caring responsibilities, according to a survey released to mark National Work Life Week.

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

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Giant puppet tours the world to raise awareness of refugee children

News

Thursday, September 30, 2021

| Nursery World

A giant puppet of a young refugee girl is travelling from the Syria-Turkey border to the UK to represent displaced children who have fled war and persecution.

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

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Working parents struggling to afford Xmas due to rising living costs - survey

Government reveals £2.4 billion underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

Nanny agencies warn of nanny shortage

Cross-party Lords urge ministers to reverse cuts to early years services

Government programme to reduce conflict supported thousands of parents - research

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

MP to launch Bill to ban plastic in wet wipes

National Centre for Family Hubs to launch toolkit at first conference

Autumn Budget 2021: Early years sector gives cautious welcome to funding increase

Autumn Budget 2021: £170m for childcare providers

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Parents facing burnout due to pandemic, finds survey

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

Schools acting as ‘first responders’ to families impacted by Covid

Five-year University of Oxford study will look at how to improve the lives of children and families

Working mums feel promotion out of reach - survey

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

Giant puppet tours the world to raise awareness of refugee children

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

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