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Smoking puts nearly half a million children into poverty in the UK

Friday, May 29, 2015

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Around 400,000 children are being pushed into poverty because of their parents’ smoking habit, according to a new study.

Scottish parents step up campaign for more flexible funded places

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Friday, February 20, 2015

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Parents in Scotland have written to the first minister asking her to guarantee a funded place for all children in partnership nurseries.

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Supporting parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life should be viewed as a key priority and attract as much spending as the defence budget, former children’s minister Tim Loughton has said.

Parents save Tower Hamlets nurseries from closure

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Friday, December 5, 2014

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Campaigning parents have won a victory against Tower Hamlets Council to keep four nurseries providing specialist services for children with disabilities and learning difficulties open.

Sam Gyimah visits Paris to share ideas on high-quality childcare

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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The education and childcare minister spent two days in the French capital to exchange ideas on best practice in childcare.

Cross-party MPs join together to debate ‘social mobility crisis’

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

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Nick Clegg, Nicky Morgan and Lucy Powell have joined forces to warn that despite measures by successive governments, Britain faces a social mobility crisis.

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

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Friday, December 4, 2015

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Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

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Monday, December 7, 2015

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Childcare providers will be able to ask schools if they can use their premises to run before and after-school and holiday childcare when they are not using them.

Trial of new digital childcare service to start later this year

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Monday, September 19, 2016

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Parents taking part in the trial of a new digital joint childcare service later this year, will be able to access Tax-Free Childcare early, ahead of the 2017 rollout.

‘Most jobless parents will work to get 30 hours’

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Monday, February 6, 2017

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More than half of unemployed parents would look for work in order to take advantage of the 30 free hours of childcare, according to Department for Education research.

Hampshire culls centres to create targeted hubs

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Monday, August 8, 2016

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Hampshire County Council is closing most of its children’s centres as it moves from offering universal services to targeted support for vulnerable families.

Wales consults on plans to ban smacking

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

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The Welsh Government is holding a public consultation on plans to ban parents and carers from smacking children.

Scotland's baby box to be put on display for future generations

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

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Scotland's baby box will be preserved in history at Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood.

UK below EU peers on parental leave

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Monday, August 21, 2017

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A new international review of leave policies for parents shows the statutory offer in the UK is less generous than that of other European counties.

Children's centres face ongoing fight for survival in 2019

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Friday, January 4, 2019

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The new year may be just a few days old, but children’s centres in Surrey and the London borough of Lambeth are already facing the axe.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

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The early years community has reacted with horror to reports of a new Government scheme that involves Clarks staff helping children to develop language skills.

Think tank calls for urgent revamp of Universal Credit

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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The current design of universal credit needs ‘urgent change’ to make it fit for purpose, argues a new report.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

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The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.