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Labour to expand the 30 hours and Sure Start

Saturday, November 9, 2019

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A Labour government would invest £1 billion into Sure Start, opening 1,000 new children’s centres in England, and expand the 30 hours to all two–to-four-year-olds.

Lib Dems promise free childcare from nine months old

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Saturday, November 9, 2019

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Under a Liberal Democrat government, children from the age of nine to 24 months in working families would be eligible for 35 hours of free childcare a week, over 48 weeks a year.

Further concern for sector as DfE survey shows increasing childcare delivery costs

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

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The annual cost of providing childcare has risen by 20 per cent since last year, new Department for Education figures reveal.

UK's children's commissioners call for focus on children's needs in party manifestos

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

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The four children’s commissioners have published an assessment of the UK’s progress on children’s rights, calling on all political parties to put the spotlight on children during the run up to the general election next month.

Getting children moving is key to improving their mental health, say MPs

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

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Getting children moving can ‘kick-start’ a solution to the children’s mental health crisis, according to a new report from the APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood.

Teachers unsure if new Early Learning Goals will prepare children for KS1

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Friday, October 25, 2019

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Schools that piloted the revised EYFS Profile thought the new Early Learning Goals (ELG) were clearer, but were unsure as to whether they would better prepare children for the next stage of their education.

DfE ordered to explain how funding rates were calculated

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Friday, October 25, 2019

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The Department for Education (DfE) has been ordered by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to disclose withheld information on how current early years funding levels were determined.

Council joins teaching union call for urgent review of nursery school funding

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Friday, October 25, 2019

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Council members in Lambeth have called on the Government to increase funding for the borough’s nursery schools.

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

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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

Unions write to DfE over Brexit threat to EU children

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Friday, October 18, 2019

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Teaching unions have written to the education secretary with concerns that some EU citizen children have had their school place threatened due to the possibility of a no deal Brexit.

Foundation Stage Profile shows inequality gap continues to widen

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

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Children’s overall development at the end of Reception continues to improve but the gap between the lowest performing children and their peers continues to widen, results from the latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile reveal.

Government to extend funding for adoption support

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Funding to support adopted children to overcome past trauma will continue into 2021, the education secretary announced in a speech to mark National Adoption Week last night.

Calls to follow Scotland's lead on smacking

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Monday, October 14, 2019

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Charities and the Children's Commissioner for England are calling for smacking to be criminalised in England following the move in Scotland to ban the form of discipline.