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Cuts will increase pressure on families, former Sure Start chief warns

Friday, May 13, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government's cuts to childcare benefits will lessen the impact of policies aimed at improving outcomes for disadvantaged children, a leading academic has warned.

Parents freed from high childcare costs stay in work

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Low-income parents taking part in a pilot scheme that paid for all their childcare costs say it enabled them to improve their finances, pay off debts and save money.

NCT planning more Baby Cafes

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

The Baby Cafe network of breastfeeding drop-in sessions looks set to be extended following the takeover of the charity by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).

Family childcare bill to be added up

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

A survey launched by the Daycare Trust and Save the Children is aiming to reveal the impact of childcare costs on families.

Early years cuts 'stall poverty drop'

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Progress made under the previous Government in reducing child poverty could be undone by cuts to early years services, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned.

EYFS REVIEW: Early years sector gives EYFS review a warm welcome

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given an overwhelmingly positive response to recommendations made by Dame Clare Tickell in her review of the EYFS.

Council's funding cuts to children's centres face legal challenge

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

A parent has threatened to take legal action against a local authority over its plans to re-organise its children's centres.

Childcare 'is not open all hours', shiftworkers find

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Parents who work shifts or unsociable hours struggle to find the childcare they need, a survey by the Daycare Trust has found.

Pen Green goes into battle over children's centre cuts

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The renowned Pen Green Centre for Children and Families has launched a nationwide campaign to save children's centres, after winning a temporary reprieve from funding cuts that would have seen the setting lose 1m over the next three years.