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'Father engagement' should be inspected by Ofsted, says pressure group

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

'Father engagement' should be included in Ofsted's inspection framework for early years services and schools, says the Fatherhood Institute in its response to the Government's families green paper.

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

News

Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Sure Start local programmes have had more impact on parents than children, the latest findings from the national evaluation of Sure Start show.

Voluntary-sector consortium to lead national campaign to highlight children's speech and language

News

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

| Nursery World

The Communication Trust, a 38-strong consortium of private and voluntary-sector providers, will be spearheading a nationwide 'National Year' campaign in 2011 which will highlight the importance of children's communication skills.

A million children with serious medical conditions put at risk by schools

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Monday, October 23, 2017

| Nursery World

The lives of one million children with chronic medical conditions are being put in jeopardy because schools don’t know what to do in an emergency, warns a body of child health organisations.

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.

NCMA seeks parents views on deregulation

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

| Nursery World

The National Childminding Association has joined forces with Netmums to invite parents to back its campaign against the deregulation of childminders.

Northern Ireland scheme to make childcare at home easier for parents

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

| Nursery World

Social enterprise Employers For Childcare has launched a new service to take the administrative burden away from parents in Northern Ireland wanting to access approved childcare in the security of their own homes.

UK scores D+ on being family-friendly

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

| Nursery World

The UK has received a grade D+ for its essential services for families and children, in an end of year report by the Family and Parenting Institute.

Prime Minister considering law change to speed up the adoption process

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

| Nursery World

The Government will legislate to ensure that adoptions are not being delayed due to problems matching prospective adopters with the same ethnic background as the child.

Family champion Emma Harrison quits role

News

Friday, February 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Emma Harrison, the head of welfare-to-work training company A4e, has stepped down from her role as 'family champion'.

Parents call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

More than half of parents believe that there should be a watershed for advertising unhealthy food and drink on television, a new survey suggests.

Adoption: children's futures must not be 'put on hold', PM says

News

Friday, March 9, 2012

| Nursery World

David Cameron will set out plans to change the adoption system on a visit to a children's centre in West London today (9 March).

Government adverts warn of danger to children's health of second-hand smoke

News

Friday, March 30, 2012

| Nursery World

A new TV and radio campaign highlighting the effects of second-hand smoke on children is to air this evening.

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

News

Thursday, November 1, 2012

| Nursery World

Up to 10,000 babies and children under three will be offered support through a range of early intervention projects funded by 165m in lottery funding.

Nick Clegg to unveil new system of flexible parental leave

News

Monday, November 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Mothers and fathers will be able to share paid leave and pay at any time during the first year after a child is born, Nick Clegg is expected to announce today.

Poverty review head calls for revamp of early years

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| Nursery World

The early years should be re-named the Foundation Years, as part of a plan to reform education policy and target support for children from before birth to age five, according to the Labour MP who has been commissioned by David Cameron to investigate the way poverty is defined and how to tackle it.

To the Point - Caring key to equality

Features

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

I found myself pleasantly surprised to read that Children and Families minister Tim Loughton had recently challenged public sector workers to avoid 'passive discrimination' against fathers.

Pen Green goes into battle over children's centre cuts

News

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.

More fathers responsible for childcare for babies and young children

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

One in five fathers of a child under five years old is a sole childcarer for part of the working week, according to new research that highlights the rise of the part-time or full-time 'home dad'.

Six months paternity leave confirmed

News

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Fathers will be able to take up to six months of paternity leave after the mother of their child returns to work, the Government has confirmed.

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| Nursery World

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

'Thousands of children' in Scotland unable to take up their free place

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Friday, May 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents in Scotland have delivered a survey to the First Minister claiming that thousands of children are missing out on their free nursery place.

1.4 million book giveaway for all Reception children

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

Around 690,000 children starting school this autumn will receive two free books through the Booktime initiative.

Nurseries on standby to offer emergency childcare during teachers' strike

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years settings across the county are stepping in to offer emergency care for school children during Thursday's teachers' strike.

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