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The data from the Food Foundation reveals a 'worsening' picture of food insecurity among families in the UK PHOTO Adobe Stock
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'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

Families
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt giving an emergency statement on camera this morning PHOTO HM Treasury, Twitter
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PM's new chancellor scales back energy bill support and reverses tax cuts

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James Hempsall, founder of Hempsall's Early Years (hey!)
Opinion

A new conversation has begun! 

Policy & Politics
Dame Rachel De Souza has said that schools should be used more to provide early years education PHOTO Office of Children's Commissioner for England
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Children's Commissioner's idea to use schools in place of PVI settings causes sector upset

Policy & Politics
There are reports that the prime minister wants to scrap childcare ratios completely PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Truss considering axing childcare ratios altogether

Policy & Politics
Parents are facing crippling childcare costs across the country, the analysis shows PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Parents paying 65 per cent of wages for under-twos nursery place in England

Families
'Every approach – even the most cautious and circumspect in its recommendations – found that returns on investment on well-designed early years’ interventions significantly exceeded their costs.'
Opinion

Understanding how early years investment pays off

Viewpoint
Liz Truss giving her keynote speech at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham PHOTO YouTube
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Liz Truss says priority is 'growth, growth, growth'

Policy & Politics
Energy bills are just one of many rising costs PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

One in five families in Scotland 'going hungry and cold'

Families
'All children should have access to healthy, balanced and nutritious meals' PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Nutrition
Childminder agencies will be given a greater role within the early years sector, reports suggest PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Truss to focus on childminder agencies in bid to cut childcare costs

Policy & Politics
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng: 'We get it, and we have listened' PHOTO UK Government
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Chancellor U-turn on 45p tax rate 'too late for families'

Policy & Politics
The petition on GOV.UK against the relaxation of childcare ratios has reached over 100,000 signatures, PHOTO The Oliver Steeper Foundation
News

Petition against plans to change childcare ratios could be debated in Parliament

Policy & Politics
PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Adviser calls on DfE to set up a single children and families strategy

Provision
Oak National Academy's website currently features incorrect information about the EYFS which early years experts say could confuse teachers and parents
News

Early years experts call for incorrect information on DfE funded website to be amended

Early Years Curriculum
A Labour government would provide free breakfasts to all primary school children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

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