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Childcare minister claims 30 hours success but ready to listen

Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Minister for children and families Robert Goodwill has insisted most nurseries are able to make the 30 hours offer work and parents are happy to pay for extras.

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Opinion

Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

What could this month's Budget mean for the sector?

Charities lobby for foster children to access 30 hours childcare

News

Thursday, November 9, 2017

| Nursery World

A group of charities have written to the children and families minister urging him to extend the 30-hours of funded childcare to foster carers.

Scotland welcomes new childcare minister

News

Thursday, November 9, 2017

| Nursery World

Highlands MSP Maree Todd has been appointed as the new Scottish minister for childcare and early years.

Food banks warn of increase in demand due to universal credit

News

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

| Nursery World

The Trussell Trust says that universal credit has driven more families to food banks and warns of a surge in demand in the run up to Christmas.

Carl Sergeant, ex-Welsh childcare minister, found dead

News

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

| Nursery World

The former Welsh cabinet minister was sacked from his job on Friday, after allegations were made about his personal conduct.

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

News

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

| Nursery World

A new campaign video aims to highlight the 10 per cent drop in health visitor numbers in England over the past two years, which the Institute of Health Visiting blames on government cuts.

Childcare ministers forced to resign over allegations

News

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare ministers in Scotland and Wales have been forced to resign amid allegations about their past behaviour.

Warning that universal credit will drive a million more children into poverty

News

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggests that under universal credit many families will lose thousands of pounds, forcing more children into poverty.

30 hours action - can we agree?

Opinion

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Neil Leitch calls on the early years sector to find common ground and work together in lobbying for change to the 30 hours policy

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

News

Friday, November 3, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of parents has revealed that over a fifth who are unemployed want to work but can't because childcare is 'prohibitively expensive'.

Petition to keep childcare vouchers open tops 100,000 signatures

News

Thursday, November 2, 2017

| Nursery World

A petition calling for childcare vouchers to be kept open alongside Tax-Free Childcare has received more than 100,000 signatures, meaning the issue will be considered for debate in Parliament.

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.

Workforce Strategy, Part 4: Careers - Getting in early

Features

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

Careers advice has long been a Cinderella service in schools. But with a massive shortage of early years staff, a new careers advice drive and the early years workforce strategy, there is finally a path to change, finds Charlotte Goddard