From next month, children aged four to 11 will take part in Government funded physical activity lessons as part of the 'Energy Club' scheme
Parents are calling on the Government to release funding for ‘emergency measures’ to clean up illegal levels of air pollution near nurseries and schools.
According to the latest data from the Department for Education, the percentage of children qualifying for free school meals has risen from 20.8 per cent last year to 22.5 per cent this year.
Early years organisations believe if the minimum wage was increased to £15 per hour, as per the TUC's call, it would be 'impossible' for childcare settings to remain open.
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A growing body of evidence suggests that there is a rise in the number of children starting school with immature motor skills, which is hindering their ability to learn, a leading neuroscientist has...
Increased spending on childcare is an encouraging sign that the Government is tackling child poverty but cuts in civil service jobs could undermine the strategy, the Child Poverty Action Group warned...
MPs have called for nursery schools to be given more protection to ensure their long-term survival.
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The cost of places with nurseries and childminders in England has risen by almost double the rate of inflation, figures from the Daycare Trust's annual childcare costs survey show.