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Millions of children missing out on support

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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Half of the £8.6bn children’s services budget in England is currently being spent on just 73,000 children, meaning millions go without support, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Cross-party support for Early Intervention Foundation launch

News

Monday, April 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation will be officially launched today by David Cameron.

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

News

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Childminders in more than 100 local authority areas are being restricted or having funding for entitlement offers withheld after their agency's Ofsted inspection. By Katy Morton

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

News

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

News

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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A universal childcare guarantee for children up until the end of primary school, would create an extra £13 billion for the economy and boost parents’ wages, according to a new report by the IPPR and Save the Children.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

News

Monday, January 16, 2023

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A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

More pressure put on families as inflation returns to 40-year high

News

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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Further concerns have been raised for families with the news that inflation has returned to a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent.

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

News

Friday, May 12, 2023

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The Welsh government has launched anti-racist professional training for the childcare, playwork and early years sector.

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

News

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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The Liberal Democrats have outlined their plans to provide families with ‘flexible, affordable and fair’ childcare, boost SEND support and give every child the best possible start in life.

Tributes paid to peer and anti-poverty campaigner Frank Field

News

Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Tributes have been paid by children’s charities to former Labour minister Frank Field, a veteran campaigner against poverty and social injustice.

Pilot childcare scheme to run in schools this summer

News

Friday, April 19, 2024

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Private, voluntary and independent nurseries will take part in a pilot of childcare in schools starting this summer.

Families impacted by two-child benefits limit ‘struggling to keep their head above water’

News

Thursday, April 18, 2024

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The two-child benefits cap has put families in financial hardship, reduced their opportunities to learn and impacted their mental health, finds research.

Schools and GPs 'staggering' under the pressure of demands from families in poverty

News

Monday, June 17, 2024

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Nearly half of primary school children have experienced hardship, according to a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which highlights how schools and GPs are ‘staggering’ under the weight of hardship.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

Families missing out on health visitor checks

News

Friday, January 6, 2017

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A survey of health visitors suggests that more than a quarter of families do not receive health visitor reviews, and highlights a large rise in health visitor caseloads.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

News

Friday, September 22, 2017

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A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

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

News

Thursday, October 14, 2021

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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.

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

News

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

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The pandemic has created a widening inequality gap between children living in the North and South of England, finds a new report.

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

News

Friday, April 1, 2022

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Pen Green children’s centre has said it will continue to push for the funding it needs to continue operating, after the council redistributed money from its budget to prop it up, alongside three other maintained nursery schools.

Cost of living crisis will put further pressure on parents with young children, warns report

News

Thursday, May 26, 2022

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New analysis highlights the increasing pressures on parents of under-fives over the last 20 years, and warns that financial pressures will be heightened by the cost of living crisis.

New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

News

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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New mothers and their partners are being urged to share their views on maternal support to inform a new Government 10-year mental health plan.

Take part in a survey on the early years sector's reputation

News

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

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Early Childhood platform Famly has launched a nationwide survey to gauge how those who work in the sector feel they are viewed by society and politicians.

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

News

Monday, July 4, 2022

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As part of plans to lower the cost of childcare for parents and increase provision, the Government consultation launched today, plans to make it easier to become a childminder.

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

News

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

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The prime minister has further agreed to widen the scope of the Covid inquiry to include the impact the pandemic has had on very young children.

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Millions of children missing out on support

Cross-party support for Early Intervention Foundation launch

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

Early years action group to stage protest in March

More pressure put on families as inflation returns to 40-year high

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

Tributes paid to peer and anti-poverty campaigner Frank Field

Pilot childcare scheme to run in schools this summer

Families impacted by two-child benefits limit ‘struggling to keep their head above water’

Schools and GPs 'staggering' under the pressure of demands from families in poverty

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

Families missing out on health visitor checks

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

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

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

Cost of living crisis will put further pressure on parents with young children, warns report

New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

Take part in a survey on the early years sector's reputation

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

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