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The survey revealed nursery fees have risen, or are due to rise, for 83 per cent of respondents, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

Families
A total of 11 per cent of nurseries and pre-schools surveyed said they would have to close permanently if support towards energy costs ends after next year, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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More than one in 10 settings will be forced to shut without more help to pay energy bills

Research
Think tank Onward puts forward ideas to fix what it calls an 'inflexible and costly' childcare system with a 'dysfunctional provider market', PHOTO Onward
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Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

Research
Ashbourne Day Nurseries has taken over a setting from the Harp Group
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Ashbourne Nurseries saves Harp Group setting from permanent closure

Provision
The Early Years Equality Action group has been set-up by four early years professionals
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Early years action group setup to 'save the sector'

Funding
St Edmund's Nursery and Children's Centre in Bradford is one of the DfE's Stronger Practice Hub leads
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DfE's early years Stronger Practice Hubs programme gets underway

Provision
The EYFS profile results are the first to be published since the pandemic, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Deprived children less likely to achieve a good level of development, reveal EYFSP results

Child Development
The report highlights the continuing impact the pandemic is having on children's development, health and wellbeing, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid-19 pandemic having a lasting impact on children's development - report

Families
New research from BookTrust highlights the positive impact books that are representative of the UK have on children, PHOTO BookTrust
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New research suggests more needs to be done to make children's books truly representative

Research
The group grew to 48 settings
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Welcome Nurseries' debts estimated to top more than £3m

Analysis
Action for Children reported a 140 per cent rise in the number of parents of SEND children contacting their service in the last 12 months, PHOTO Action for Children
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Huge rise in number of parents with SEND children accessing charity's advice service

Families
The report reveals how much money donor countries spend on early years aid, PHOTO Theirworld
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World leaders told to invest more in the early years

Birth to Threes
The open letter is signed by more than 100 people in the early years sector
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Open letter from the sector to Ofsted highlights 'failings' of its early years curriculum review

Research
The sector has raised concerns over the survival of settings with the minimum wage increase and no more funding, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Grave concerns raised for the sector after minimum wage increase announced

Provision
Robin Walker MP is the new chair of the Education Select Committee, PHOTO ©UKParliament2022
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Robin Walker elected as chair of the Education Select Committee

Policy & Politics
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivering the Autumn Statement in the House of Commons on 17 November 2022 PHOTO Screengrab from BBC
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Autumn Statement 2022: Government accused of 'ignoring the sector' as chancellor announces more money for schools

Policy & Politics