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Working parents seek practical support from employers to balance family life

Friday, February 17, 2023

| Nursery World

Help with childcare, eldercare and ongoing support for families have been highlighted as key areas for employee retention in a new report by nursery and back-up care provider, Bright Horizons.

Wales invests £10m to extend roll out of funded two-year-old places

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

| Nursery World

Over 2,000 two-year olds in disadvantaged areas across Wales are set to benefit from a £10m extension of the funded childcare programme.

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

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The chair of the Young Lives Commission and former Children's Commissioner for England, says the Government's ambition for Family Hubs is 'nowhere near the scale of what families need', nor is it enough to replace 'hundreds of closed Sure Start centres'.

Disadvantaged children 'positively benefit' from 20 hours a week of early years education – research

News

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

There are clear benefits for disadvantaged children spending up to 20 hours per week in early years provision, Sutton Trust study finds.

Chancellor set to reject DfE proposal to expand free childcare for under-twos

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

| Nursery World

A DfE proposal for the state to subsidise free 30-hours-a-week childcare for parents of children aged nine months to three years is set to be rejected by the Chancellor in the run up to next month’s Budget, according to press reports.

Business organisation urges Government to invest and reform the childcare system

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Friday, February 10, 2023

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the Chancellor to invest £8.9bn into the early years ahead of the Spring Budget next month (15 March).

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

News

Thursday, February 9, 2023

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A total of 14 local authorities have been chosen as trailblazers of the Family Hubs programme to support 'fast-track' delivery of services that the Government said would benefit thousands of families.

Almost 2 million children could be 'trapped in poverty' as work is not the 'silver bullet'

News

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| Nursery World

Almost two million UK children could be ‘trapped in poverty’ as their parents face at least one major barrier to ‘working themselves out of hardship’, a new report from Action for Children reveals.

Childminding agency rated 'ineffective' putting members' funding at risk

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

| Nursery World

A childminding agency has been rated ‘ineffective’ leaving local authorities considering withdrawing funding from hundreds of childminder members.

Government unveils major children’s social care reforms with £200m investment

News

Thursday, February 2, 2023

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Plans to reform England’s children’s social care system by putting families ‘at its heart’ have been launched by the Government.

Disadvantaged children 'disproportionally' affected by learning loss during the pandemic

News

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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Children are making progress to recover the learning they lost during the pandemic, however disadvantaged pupils remain further behind, according to a new NAO report.

Hundreds of thousands of teachers take to the picket lines

News

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Hundreds of thousands of teachers, college and university staff are taking part in today's national strike, dubbed ‘Walkout Wednesday’.

Liz Bayram to step down as CEO of PACEY

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Liz Bayram, chief executive of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY), is leaving the role at the end of January.

Out-of-school providers at risk as rent bills skyrocket

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Many providers of before- and after-school clubs are facing closure as schools increase their rents, while a DfE report highlights safeguarding concerns for the sector. By Katy Morton

Teachers strike to go ahead after education secretary 'squandered an opportunity' to avoid action

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Teachers in the National Education Union will go on strike tomorrow (1 February) after talks with the DfE over improved pay or funding failed.

Brighton parents campaigning against closure of council-run nursery

News

Friday, January 27, 2023

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Parents are taking to the streets in a bid to save a council-run nursery in Brighton city centre that is facing closure over budget cuts.

High staff turnover, business rates, and underfunding highlighted in APPG early years event

News

Friday, January 27, 2023

| Nursery World

In an online event to celebrate the sector during Childcare and Early Education Week, organised by the APPG for Childcare and Early Education, the group’s chair Steve Brine MP invited speakers to share their thoughts on the challenges facing the sector.