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Almost half of children starting school are not 'developmentally ready'

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The JRF's annual report on poverty reveals the scale of the problem in the UK, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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'Heartbreaking and wrong' that a million young children are growing up in poverty

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The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, has appointed experts to advise her on her work on early childhood, PHOTO The Royal Foundation
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The Princess of Wales appoints early childhood experts to advisory board

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Redwoods Dowling Kerr have published their latest childcare market report
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2022 was a ‘golden year’ for nursery mergers and acquisitions, finds report

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The report finds the cost-of-living crisis is widening inequalities, especially in the North of England. PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Children in the North of England most impacted by economic crisis, warn MPs

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Nursery children playing with a Fisher Price telephone, first released in the 1960s, PHOTO Busy Bees
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Parents storing their old Barbies, Rubik's Cubes and Fisher Price Toys to pass on to their children

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Researchers will look into toddlers' use of digital technology and how they develop early talk, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Researchers to study how toddlers learn to communicate using technology

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Research nurseries: How a nursery in Sheffield is using research to inform its practice

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The Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the affordability of childcare, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Cross-party MPs launch inquiry into childcare affordability

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The latest DfE statistics reveal a loss of 6,600 early years providers between 2018 and 2020 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of early years providers fallen by 10 per cent over four years

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Children's Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza has published the second part of her Family Review on behalf of the Government
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Children's Commissioner for England puts forward recommendations to better support families

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Action for Children has published findings from its survey of parents and staff to launch its annual Secret Santa campaign, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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A fifth of working parents worried about affording Christmas presents

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The IFS report estimates spending on the ‘free’ entitlement will ‘buy’ 9 per cent less in 2024-25 compared with 2021-22, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Education spending report warns the economic 'squeeze' for the childcare sector is yet to be felt

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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

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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

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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

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