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Chris Reid: 'Paper has no place in the office'

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Carly Budd: Strategies for increasing the amount of tummy time in your setting

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Sarah Brown: 'It's time for Government to wake up to the evidence that investing in early years is the best decision '

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Cary Rankin: ‘Computer says no’ – rebuilding the trust and co-operation between regulatory bodies and early years providers

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Claire Coutinho: 'I am always struck by the positivity and commitment of staff members'
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Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

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Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

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Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

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Christine Farquharson, IFS
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Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding

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Maggie Bolger: 'There are a number of viable solutions that will have far greater impact than a quick fix, headline grabbing £500 sign-on bonus'
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Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

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Sally Goddard Blythe: 'The assessment of children’s physical skills at key stages in development and the introduction of regular sensory-movement programmes into schools is a practical way of helping all children to learn'
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Sally Goddard Blythe: 'Why introducing screening and movement programmes in school would help child development'

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Professor Dame Cathy Nutbrown: 'There is urgent work to do!'

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Emma Fraser of the National Deaf Children’s Society, which is calling on the Government to use the SEND Review to make the involvement of teachers of the deaf mandatory in all two-year old checks for deaf children
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Emma Fraser: Teachers of the deaf should be involved in all two-year-old checks for deaf children

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Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

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'The Government should use the budget as another opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to the early years, and make sure that Family Hub services can effectively support families across the UK.'
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