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Northamptonshire County Council in early years funding blunder

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

A new IT system has caused havoc for childcare providers in Northamptonshire, leaving more than 80 per cent of them with either overpayments or underpayments for funded places.

Tax-Free Childcare: only a fifth of predicted number of families sign up

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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New figures on the take-up of Tax-Free Childcare from HMRC show that just a fifth of the number of parents the Government expected to have signed up to Tax-Free Childcare have done so.

Andrea Leadsom's group seeks to plug gaps for 0-2s

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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A new cross-Government ministerial group, chaired by the leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom MP, has been working to identify gaps in support and services for families from when a child is conceived up to the age of two.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

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Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Alliance joins DfE and Ofsted to tackle early years workload

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance has teamed up with the Department for Education and Ofsted to tackle workload pressures on early years staff.

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

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Friday, February 8, 2019

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MPs have been left 'frustrated' by the Government's rejection of a new national early intervention strategy to tackle childhood adversity and trauma.

MPs blame Government's 30-hour childcare policy for 'entrenching inequality'

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

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The Government should review 30 hour childcare to address the ‘perverse consequences’ that are leading to a growing gap between disadvantaged children and their peers, MPs have said.

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

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The early years community has reacted with horror to reports of a new Government scheme that involves Clarks staff helping children to develop language skills.

MPs present mass nursery schools petition in Parliament

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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Thousands of campaigners against the closure of maintained nursery schools have signed a mass petition presented to Parliament yesterday by more than 30 MPs.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Working parents grapple with long-hours culture

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

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Working parents are penalised for working part-time in jobs that force them to work extra hours, with just under half blaming work for restricting their ability to read or play with their children.

Concern over sharp rise in number of children home-schooled

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Tuesday, February 5, 2019

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The children’s commissioner has called for better regulation of home education in England.

Experts divided over screen time limits

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Monday, February 4, 2019

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The absence of official guidance on screen time for children in the UK has sparked debate about whether limits are needed.

30 hours childcare ‘is limiting choice’

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Monday, February 4, 2019

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There is increasing concern about the impact of the 30 hours on the availability of places for working parents, and a growing outcomes gap for disadvantaged children not eligible for the extended entitlement.