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Sadiq Khan visited his old school Fircroft Primary, in Tooting, on 20 February PHOTO Mayor of London
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All primary children in London to receive free school meals for a year

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Staff turnover in early years settings is 'astronomical', according to one nursery group owner PHOTO Adobe Stock
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High staff turnover, business rates, and underfunding highlighted in APPG early years event

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Robert Peston (left) with Christie & Co managing directors Carine Bonnejean, hotels, Simon Hughes, medical, Courteney Donaldson, childcare & education at the British Museum Business Outlook report launch event on 19 January 2023
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Consolidation in nursery market set to continue, following highs of 2022 deals

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Pebble Brook Primary School Crewe PHOTO: Google
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Council seeks to extend age range to two years at primary schools following nursery closures

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Kindred Nurseries has plans to expand to more than 40 nurseries PHOTO Supplied
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Kindred Nurseries acquires North London group

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Professor Cathy Nutbrown has been made a Dame in the New Year Honours list
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New Year Honours 2023: Professor Cathy Nutbrown made a Dame

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Early year providers and parents are calling for more investment and say childcare reforms are urgently needed PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Rishi Sunak believed to have scrapped childcare ratio changes

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Ofsted highlights the recruitment crisis leading to nursery closures in its annual report PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted annual report – Workforce crisis affecting children's recovery from pandemic

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While cases of Group A Strep are higher than usual this year, the bacteria usually causes a mild infection, producing sore throats or scarlet fever that can be easily treated with antibiotics PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Eighty-five cases of invasive Strep A found in one- to- four-year-olds in England

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The joint IPPR and Save the Children report makes a case for universal childcare, which it claims would save a family with young children between £620 and £6,175 a year in childcare costs PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

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Teachers report that there has been a rise in the number of children not being able to afford to eat at school PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Survey highlights rise in pupils unable to afford school lunches

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According to Ofsted there was a net loss of 302 nurseries between 31 August 2021 and 31 August 2022 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted – Net loss of 300 nurseries in one year

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Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, visiting LEYF's Katharine Bruce nursery on 22 November 2022
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LEYF to 'double number of hours' for London's poorest children with £750,000 from Westminster Foundation

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Lewis and Zoe Steeper with Catherine McKinnell MP who led the debate on their petition against Government plans to change staff-to-child ratios, pictured before the debate in Westminster Hall on 14 November 2022 PHOTO Twitter
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MPs unite in opposition to Government's plans to change staff-to-child ratios in petition debate

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Providers' costs had already been rising more than inflation, but now face an even steeper rise PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years providers will see funding fall by 8 per cent – IFS

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Zayn Malik has written to Rishi Sunak calling for the expansion of free school meals PHOTO Supplied by Food Foundation
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Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

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