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Just 7 per cent of expected parents sign up for Tax-Free Childcare

Friday, November 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Only a fraction of the numbers of parents forecast have registered for Tax-Free Childcare, meaning that Government will spend 90 per cent less on the scheme than planned.

HMRC has paid out £40,000 in compensation to Tax-Free Childcare parents

News

Thursday, February 1, 2018

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Nearly £40,000 has been paid in Tax-Free Childcare compensation to parents for inconvenience and expenses incurred as a result of the scheme.

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

News

Friday, March 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour is seeking to overthrow Government plans for changes to the eligibility criteria for childcare for two-year-olds and free school meals in a vote in Parliament.

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

News

Friday, March 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Half of all stay-at-home mothers in England want to work but cannot get the childcare they need, according to new figures.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

News

Friday, February 15, 2019

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Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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New figures on the take-up of Tax-Free Childcare from HMRC show that just a fifth of the number of parents the Government expected to have signed up to Tax-Free Childcare have done so.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| Nursery World

The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

News

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

UK rated one of the worst countries for family-friendly policies

News

Thursday, June 20, 2019

| Nursery World

The UK is one of the least family-friendly of the richest countries according to UNICEF.

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

News

Sunday, September 1, 2019

| Nursery World

New research which reveals that more than one in ten children in England are living in overcrowded homes, while hundreds of thousands are in temporary accommodation, highlights the impact of the housing crisis on families.

Welsh assembly to debate the bill to ban smacking

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

| Nursery World

Welsh MPs will debate the anti-smacking bill today.

Early years organisation publishes wishlist ahead of general election

News

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

| Nursery World

The NDNA has called on the next Government to ‘get it right’ for childcare in its new manifesto.

General Election 2019: Conservatives win majority - early years and schools reaction

News

Friday, December 13, 2019

| Nursery World

Boris Johnson led his party to a historic victory last night, with Labour suffering its greatest loss of MPs since 1935.

Call for advocates to make sure children are heard

News

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is calling on the Government to give children the legal right to an independent advocate at child protection conferences.

Championing childhood

Opinion

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Sir Al Aynsley-Green argues that our approach to early years comes at a huge economic cost to individuals and society

Teachers' poll highlights rise in child poverty

News

Monday, December 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Children are arriving at school without winter coats and wearing sandals in cold weather, according to teachers polled by the National Education Union.

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

News

Monday, February 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The lives of 830,000 babies a year could be saved if new mothers around the world breastfed straight after giving birth, according to Save the Children.

Opposition MPs call for childcare vouchers debate in parliament

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Opposition MPs have signed up to support keeping the childcare voucher scheme open to new entrants after October, alongside Tax-Free Childcare (TFC).

Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

News

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

| Nursery World

A ‘worryingly high’ proportion of out-of-school providers are operating at a loss – and more than half of them expect to be closed within a year, a survey by the Out of School Alliance (OOSA) reveals.

Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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The National Education Union and Unison are calling on the Government to close early years settings in line with schools, to protect staff and prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Preliminary findings of the Early Years Healthy Development Review were outlined by Andrea Leadsom MP at the APPG on Conception to age two meeting, held yesterday.

Childcare costs rise above inflation, as providers struggle to remain sustainable

News

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Parents in Britain are paying 4 per cent more overall for childcare than last year, according to the annual survey of childcare costs, which also reveals the early impact of Covid-19 on the childcare market and families.

Leading academics call for a summer of play

News

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Children’s social and emotional well-being should be put at the heart of their return to school, a group of child psychologists and education specialists have said.

Anna Freud appointed as centre of excellence for family hubs

News

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Plans to increase the number of family hubs in operation and to open a national centre championing their work, were announced by education secretary Gavin Williamson this afternoon (19 May).

Cross-party MPs call for greater post-Covid support for early years

News

Thursday, July 8, 2021

| Nursery World

The Early Years Commission is calling on the Government to extend financial support to children under the age of five in the wake of the pandemic.

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Just 7 per cent of expected parents sign up for Tax-Free Childcare

HMRC has paid out £40,000 in compensation to Tax-Free Childcare parents

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

Childcare shortage excludes over 870,000 mothers from the workplace

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

UK rated one of the worst countries for family-friendly policies

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

Welsh assembly to debate the bill to ban smacking

Early years organisation publishes wishlist ahead of general election

General Election 2019: Conservatives win majority - early years and schools reaction

Call for advocates to make sure children are heard

Championing childhood

Teachers' poll highlights rise in child poverty

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

Opposition MPs call for childcare vouchers debate in parliament

Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

Childcare costs rise above inflation, as providers struggle to remain sustainable

Leading academics call for a summer of play

Anna Freud appointed as centre of excellence for family hubs

Cross-party MPs call for greater post-Covid support for early years

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