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Dianne Lumsden-Earle, chief childcare & operations officer at iStep, with Home from Home manager Tamzin Page
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Newly formed nursery group grows to 22 sites

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More than half of settings only providing expanded funded places to existing families

Provision
The new Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, PHOTO: David Bebber
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Author Frank Cottrell-Boyce named as the new Children's Laureate

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' Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad' is a free resource by Laura Henry Allain and published by mental health charity Anna Freud
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New book to help educators have discussions about mental health with children

Resources
Early Education has written to the next Prime Minister ahead of the General Election, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Next government told to prioritise the needs of young children

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Gingerbread is looking to hear from separated parents who use the Child Maintenance Service, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Separated parents invited to share their views of the Child Maintenance Service

Families
The research highlights councils' concerns about being able to deliver enough funded places to meet demand, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Six in ten councils 'not confident' there will be enough funded places for babies

Provision
Hundreds of organisations have come together to urge the next PM to tackle hardship from day one in the job, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Next Prime Minister urged to make tackling hardship a priority

Families
The National Nanny Association wants the next government to involve nannies more with policy making, PHOTO: National Nanny Association
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Charity's manifesto calls for a chief early years officer within government

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New documentary highlights the early years staffing crisis

Workforce
The Centre for Young Lives has published its ten-point plan for the next government, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Next government urged to scrap two-child benefit cap and work towards halving child poverty

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Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, SCREENGRAB: Google Maps
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Council's investigation into Tiny Toes Nursery in Stockport could lead to prosecutions

Safeguarding
Research finds that white, blue and grey swimwear is not visible under water, PHOTO: OntheBeach
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Petition calls for ban on children's coloured swimwear that is 'invisible' underwater

Families
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, has reiterated the importance of early years staff looking after their mental wellbeing, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Early years staff told to prioritise their mental health as you cannot 'pour from an empty cup'

Health
The NDNA has put forward a number of recommendations for the next government, PHOTO: NDNA
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Next government urged to ensure early education policy is 'child-centric'

The EPI has analysed the political parties' general election manifestos, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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General Election manifestos don't go far enough to tackle widening disadvantage gap, argue researchers

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