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Parliamentary inquiry highlights childcare crisis for disabled children

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

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Four in ten parents of disabled three- and four-year-olds are unable to access their right to 15-hours of childcare, an investigation has found.

Fathers forced to take sickies to make time for family life

News

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| Nursery World

More than a third of fathers have faked illness in order to meet family commitments, a survey reveals.

Plans to triple the number of free childcare hours in Wales

News

Monday, November 2, 2015

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Plaid Cymru has pledged to increase free early education from 10 to 30 hours a week for all three- and four-year-olds in Wales if it wins the Assembly election next year.

Early years settings should teach children how to clean their teeth

News

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery children at high risk of poor oral health should be given lessons on how to brush their teeth, recommends new advice.

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

News

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has launched a new parent campaign to highlight the cash value of early education places.

Parents missing out on free places because councils failing to follow guidance

News

Monday, March 13, 2017

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Most councils in Scotland are not adhering to Government guidance on cross-boundary funding of free childcare places, leaving parents unable to take up their 600-hour entitlement.

Interview - Stephen Burke

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Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

Director of think-tank United for All Ages, which is pioneering the idea of intergenerational care in the UK

Parents could miss out on 30 hours because of IT glitch

News

Friday, July 7, 2017

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A number of parents are experiencing difficulties applying for the 30 hours because the system incorrectly says they are ineligible or their child does not exist.

Families fight children's centre closures

News

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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Children’s centre leaders and campaigners in Sutton Coldfield say they are worried that services for vulnerable families are at risk.

Parents being held back in their careers by lack of childcare

News

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

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Nine out of ten parents in Scotland who want to change their working situation say a lack of appropriate childcare is the main barrier.

The Wright Stuff: 'It’s not all about the ratios'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Relaxing ratios isn't the answer to cheaper childcare, says Liz Bayram.

Council plans radical reform of children's centre services

News

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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More than three-quarters of Staffordshire’s children’s centre services could be cut next April in plans to reform family support services in the county.

Contents - On Your Bike!

News

Monday, March 16, 2020

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London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has introduced a bicycle scheme across all its 39 nurseries.

DfE releases new guidance for early years settings and schools ahead of wider opening

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

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The Department for Education has published guidance for early years settings, following the prime minister’s confirmation in parliament yesterday that they should open to more children from 1 June.

'It is unclear how the Government expects early years settings to open at all'

Opinion

Friday, May 15, 2020

| Nursery World

I do not envy the week that childminders have had, says Tulip Siddiq, on the Government's confusing guidance on their return to work dates

Coronavirus has exacerbated problems for low-income families

News

Thursday, June 18, 2020

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The problems faced by low-income families have been ‘magnified’ by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research by the Child Poverty Action Group.

Coronavirus: Impact of school closures could 'lead to lower skills' and harm the economy for decades - study

News

Friday, July 24, 2020

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Unless catch-up lessons work, British children could ‘lose 3 per cent of lifetime earnings’ due to school closures, according to a new report from the Royal Society.

Nannies in local lockdown areas told they must come to work

News

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

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The British Association of Professional Nannies (BAPN) has warned that nannies’ lives are being put at risk due to exemptions under lockdown rules in the North of England that mean they can continue to work in families’ homes.

Coronavirus: Government confirms extra funding to support adoptive families

News

Friday, October 23, 2020

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The Government has confirmed £6.5 million was provided to local authorities and regional adoption agencies to help adoptive families facing greater stress during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Survey highlights funding crisis as nurseries and childminders fear closure by Christmas

News

Friday, October 30, 2020

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One in six early years providers could close before Christmas, due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

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Parliamentary inquiry highlights childcare crisis for disabled children

Fathers forced to take sickies to make time for family life

Plans to triple the number of free childcare hours in Wales

Early years settings should teach children how to clean their teeth

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

Parents missing out on free places because councils failing to follow guidance

Interview - Stephen Burke

Parents could miss out on 30 hours because of IT glitch

Families fight children's centre closures

Parents being held back in their careers by lack of childcare

The Wright Stuff: 'It’s not all about the ratios'

Council plans radical reform of children's centre services

Contents - On Your Bike!

DfE releases new guidance for early years settings and schools ahead of wider opening

'It is unclear how the Government expects early years settings to open at all'

Coronavirus has exacerbated problems for low-income families

Coronavirus: Impact of school closures could 'lead to lower skills' and harm the economy for decades - study

Nannies in local lockdown areas told they must come to work

Coronavirus: Government confirms extra funding to support adoptive families

Survey highlights funding crisis as nurseries and childminders fear closure by Christmas

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