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The Department for Education (DfE) falls short of its target for the take-up of funded two-year-old places
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Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

Closing the Gap
Moderate use of tablets, smart phones and computers is appropriate for five-year-olds, the OECD study said
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Using smartphones and tablets helps to develop early literacy

Early Years Curriculum
Leaving a baby to cry can help them to develop self-regulation, researchers have found
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Leaving a baby to cry has no negative effects on child development

Birth to Threes
More than 80 per cent of parents receiving childcare support through universal credit are single mothers
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Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

Families
Pregnant Then Screwed wants the Government to provide properly subsidised childcare from the age of nine months
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Cost of childcare 'punishing' for working parents

Childcare Costs
The petition calls for the 15-hour childcare offer to be available for working parents when babies are nine months old
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MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

Policy & Politics
The campaign group want 30-hour childcare to be made available to all children Image by Equality for Disadvantaged Children
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Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

Closing the Gap
Dr Elizabeth Kilbey: 'Playing together builds language skills and vital social interaction skills'
Opinion

'You don’t always have to read a story, you can make one up'

Families
Having had a family member in prison is one of the 10 'adverse childhood experiences' (ACEs)
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More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

Families
The sculptures are accompanied by a programme of events for all ages
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The Big Picture - Celebrating cloth

Families
SEND campaigners with the invoice for the Prime Minister Boris Johnson
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SEND campaigers to hand the Prime Minister an invoice for £12m

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare than they were a year ago
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Childcare costs rise above inflation

Families
People do not have enough money to lead a healthy life, with a large number resorting to food banks, the report says
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Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Families
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Nurseries should teach children conversational skills, say parents

Families
parents reported conflicting advice about when to wean their babies. NHS advice states that most babies should start solid foods at six months,
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New campaign to boost parents' confidence with weaning

Resources
The APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood want supermarkets to do more to empower families to make healthy choices
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Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

Child Obesity

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