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The parent trap

Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

We need a shift in the mindset of employers in the UK, so that flexible working is seen as the norm, not the exception, argues Sarah Jackson

22,000 children severely obese at the end of primary school

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of children in the last year of primary school severely obese is almost double that of those in Reception, according to a new analysis by the Local Government Association.

'Alarming' rise in child poverty forecast

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The number of children living in absolute poverty will increase by 600,000 between 2010 and 2015 according to analysis by the Child Poverty Action Group.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Better-off families gain £300 a month more than poor families from Government childcare policies

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Monday, April 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Families on low-incomes and lone- parent families benefit less than better-off families from the 30-hours and Tax-Free Childcare, according to a new analysis.

£600m underspend as parents shun Tax-Free Childcare

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Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Just a fraction of families eligible for Tax-Free Childcare are using it, Nursery World can reveal.

New research highlights a catalogue of issues with universal credit

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Friday, July 19, 2019

| Nursery World

Universal Credit claimants are being blocked from challenging the Government when they suspect mistakes in their claim.

MPs call for 'radical' change' in failing SEND system

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

| Nursery World

MPs have published a damning report into the special educational needs system, accusing the Government of failing a generation of children and young people.

Parents in deprived areas less likely to use funded childcare

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Friday, January 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Children living in the poorest areas are less likely to attend formal childcare settings and their parents are less aware of the free entitlement, according to new DfE statistics.

Government urged to 're-think' its Tax-Free Childcare scheme as take-up remains low

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Less than one in six eligible families are using the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme, reveal new figures.

SEND campaigers to hand the Prime Minister an invoice for £12m

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) campaigners are to march on Downing Street tomorrow with an invoice for Boris Johnson for £12 million – the amount required to plug the SEND funding crisis in Tower Hamlets.

Government funds £8m Covid-19 adoption support scheme to help families

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Adoptive families will be offered online counselling and couples therapy in an £8m scheme from the Government to support them during the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus: First figures show 65,000 children going to early years settings

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Around 65,000 children are currently attending early years settings, according to Department for Education research – about four per cent of the number who usually attend in term time.

9 in 10 parents do not want children to go back to school as soon as lockdown ends

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Ninety per cent of parents do not want to see their children return to school immediately after the UK Government ends lockdown, according to a new survey.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders face huge financial losses, analysis finds

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents returning to work in the wake of the lockdown may struggle to find childcare places, as a new report reveals the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.

Coronavirus: Concern that children on free school meals are missing out on on healthy food

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Children on free school meals are eating 'significantly' less fruit and vegetables since the lockdown and are missing meals, a study has found.

'Put children at the heart of recovery' say charities, as PM unveils 'new deal' for economy

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| Nursery World

Children, young people and families must be at the ‘heart’ of the Government’s recovery plan, a coalition of more than 50 organisations and charities said today.

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has been commissioned by the prime minister to lead a new review into improving the health outcomes of babies and young children, as part of the Government’s 'levelling up' agenda.

Call to scrap fines for children not returning to school next term

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Friday, July 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents and carers in England should be given more time to choose whether to send their children back to school for the new academic year without the risk of being fined by the Government, parenting and education charity, Parentkind has said.

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools have spoken to Nursery World about the challenges of opening to more children in September, whether taking on new families or children who are returning for the first time since lockdown. So, what will the new normal look like in the autumn term?