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Plans to make it easier for mothers and fathers to share paid parental leave during the first year of a child’s life have been set out today by the Deputy Prime minister.

Montessori parenting classes to start in January

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Friday, November 1, 2013

| Nursery World

Montessori Centre International (MCI) is running two free six-week parenting workshops for parents of young children next year.

Conservative MP calls for tax breaks for married couples to be enshrined in law

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Friday, June 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Former childrens minister Tim Loughton has called for the Government to honour its pledge and reward couples who marry with tax breaks.

Two-year-old places have bridged the gap in early years take-up, shows study

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

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The Government’s two-year-old offer has closed the gap between the most disadvantaged and advantaged children taking-up early years education, a new report claims.

Childcare loan scheme could help businesses keep staff

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce is calling for a childcare loan scheme for parents to help businesses retain staff who start a family.

EYFS Best Practice: An essential guide to ... Prisoner families

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Children with parents in prison have a unique set of challenges to contend with, but the right sort of help targeted at prisoner families can have a positive impact on their futures. Ruth Stokes looks at some of the difficulties families face and what is being done to combat them.

Petition to keep childcare vouchers open tops 100,000 signatures

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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.

More than one million children growing up without a father

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Monday, June 10, 2013

| Nursery World

Some British children are growing up in 'men deserts', because they are growing up without a father and have no male teachers, a report claims.

Working with Parents - Circle of love

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Monday, April 29, 2019

| Nursery World

A video-based early intervention programme called Circle of Security Parenting is boosting attachment between parents and children, discovers Annette Rawstrone

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Working Mum - Boring!

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Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

What’s the point in practitioners and parents producing a child’s ‘creative’ project on their behalf, wonders Working Mum

New food rules for schools

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

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A revised set of mandatory food standards for all maintained schools and new academies and free schools came into force this week.

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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The Government is committing a further 200m to its Troubled Families programme to help 400,000 more families with multiple and complex social, health and economic problems

Fathers working less while mothers are increasing their hours

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Monday, June 17, 2013

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Fathers who live with their partner and children work longer hours than other men in full-time positions, but their hours have fallen in the past ten years, finds new research.

Positive Relationships: Parenting Programmes - Easy does it!

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Monday, September 5, 2016

| Nursery World

In the first of an occasional series on supporting parents in their children's learning and development, Annette Rawstrone reports on the roll-out of smartphone app EasyPeasy

Project to prepare families for school ‘a success’

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

A project that links childcare providers and schools together has proved successful in preparing parents and children for what to expect before they start Reception.