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More primary school children qualified for free school meals in January compared to last year, reveal official statistics PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of children eligible for free school meals increases amid rise in poverty

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Speaking at the Early Years Alliance Annual Conference, Neil Leitch said that changing ratios would be 'an enormous backward step'
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Leitch warns of 'crisis' in early years sector 'crying out for change'

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Children's earliest years are vital to their development PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

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Take part in a survey on the early years sector's reputation

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Many families are struggling to afford school lunches, campaigners say PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

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Ministers want to change the number of two-year-olds staff can care for from 1:4 to 1:5
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Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

Analysis
The study will follow families and their babies from nine-months-old
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New child development study will track first five years of babies' lives

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £5bn windfall tax on energy firms to ease cost of living crisis
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Cost of living support package to bring only 'temporary relief' to families

Child Poverty
'Parents view parenting as the most important job they will ever do.'
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‘The three things parents have told us about parenting classes’

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The analysis from the Nuffield Foundation warns of the impact the cost of living crisis will have on parents and their young children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Cost of living crisis will put further pressure on parents with young children, warns report

Families
Less than half of the current eligible families are using Tax-Free Childcare PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Tax-Free Childcare continues to be used by less than half the families eligible  

Families
The independent review into children's social care calls for radical reform of the system PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government commits to children's social care reform after review calls for a 'fundamental reset'

Families
The Alliance warns that changes to ratios will lead to more overstretched staff
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Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Management
The IFS highlights how existing Government childcare policies support a 'minority' of parents, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ministers urged to 'think carefully' when introducing new policies to reduce childcare costs

Families
The Government has provided a response to a petition against the reduction of childcare ratios for two-year-olds, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government responds to petition against relaxation of childcare ratios

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The research finds four and five-year-olds were less likely to meet the levels of development in 2021 than before the pandemic, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Report lays bare the impact of Covid on four and five-year-olds' development

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