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Closure of childcare information resource is criticised

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

A national directory that allows parents to search for childcare providers and family services online is to close at the end of the month with the end of its Department for Education funding.

Employers found not ready for paternity rule changes

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Four in ten employers are unprepared for the changes to rules on paternity leave and pay that come into force next month, according to a new survey.

Learning & Development: Scotland - Early days

Features

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| Nursery World

The different aspects of a new early years guidance document for Scotland are weighed up by consultant and trainer Ann Langston.

NCT planning more Baby Cafes

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

The Baby Cafe network of breastfeeding drop-in sessions looks set to be extended following the takeover of the charity by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).

Babies are people

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| Nursery World

All peope have rights, so what about babies' rights? asks Penelope Leach Ph.D, C.Psychol, FBPsS

Think tank calls for urgent revamp of Universal Credit

News

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

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

More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

As part of a redesign of services for children and families, Warwickshire County Council is closing 25 of its 39 children’s centres in a bid to save £1.1 million.

Union reveals cuts to children's centres

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centre staff in Windsor and Maidenhead could face losing their jobs as the council proposes to cut its Sure Start budget by more than 40 per cent.

Rising price of childcare pushes up cost of living for families

News

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

| Nursery World

A couple with two children need to earn a minimum of 36,800 to be able to have an adequate standard of living in the UK, according to a new report.

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

News

Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The Government is calling on early years and childcare providers, parents and others to put forward their ideas about how to make childcare more affordable and accessible.

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

News

Monday, July 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies whose fathers engage positively with them at three months old have fewer behavioural problems at the age of one, finds a new study.

Teachers to take industrial action

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Monday, September 10, 2012

| Nursery World

The two largest teaching unions have voted in favour of joint industrial action over planned changes to pay and conditions, workload and pensions.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

| Nursery World

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.

Families need an income of 30,000 a year to survive

News

Thursday, November 15, 2012

| Nursery World

British families need to earn over 30,000 a year to pay basic living expenses, according to a new report.

Universal pre-school education leads to greater educational equality, study claims

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| Nursery World

The UK's school system would rank higher in international league tables if the universal entitlement to free nursery places had been set up in the 1990s, new research suggests.

Lone parents worse off under Universal Credit, warns Barnardo's

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Under the Universal Credit, lone parent families will gain nothing from working more hours and in some cases could be worse off after having to pay for additional childcare and seeing their benefits reduced and tax increased, reveals a new report.

'Get Dads in!', nurseries urged in run-up to Fathers' Day

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Friday, June 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Two out of three fathers believe the general public don't trust men to care for babies as much as they do women, a new survey has revealed.

Foundation Years: Parents' website launched to give advice in the early years

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Monday, July 18, 2011

| Nursery World

A new website developed by 4Children, in partnership with the Government, aims to provide information for parents from pregnancy and the first five years of a child's life.

EYFS Best Practice - All about... children's centres

Features

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Budget cuts have seen the closure of many children’s centres, and reduced services at those that remain. But they are trying to forge a viable future, as Charlotte Goddard explains

Study reveals low take-up of Government-funded parenting classes

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

At the same time as the Government announced the names of the organisations chosen to oversee the next round of CANparent classes, an evaluation of the scheme has revealed that just two per cent of parents in the pilot areas signed up for the parenting classes.