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‘Words have weight, they can uplift or destroy'.
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Safeguarding: Understanding 'verbal abuse' and roads to prevention

Practice
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EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: How rhythm and tone are key for the early language-learning brain

Practice
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EYE SUPPLEMENT Professional Book Review: Integrating theory and practice

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Working Families has written to the PM with a list of policy areas where it believes change is needed, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Charity urges Prime Minister to do more to help working parents

Families
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New tool to detect signs of distress in babies trialled

Behaviour
Coram Family and Childcare's latest survey findings highlight concerns about availability of 30-hour places under the expanded offer, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Childcare Survey suggests time is running out to find enough places for expanded offer

Policy & Politics
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Seven in 10 dads forced to cut their paternity leave short

Families
The majority of parents surveyed said they can't meet the new work requirements under universal credit, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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More than eight in 10 single parents on universal credit unable to meet new work requirements

Research
New research suggests babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic have fewer infections, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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'Pandemic babies' found to have fewer allergies and infections

Research
The JRF analysis finds that without action, working families will be worse off by the end of the decade than they there were at the beginning, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

Working families will be £1,300 worse off by the end of the decade

Families
The report from Kindred Squared highlights how children starting Reception struggle to sit still and listen to basic instructions, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Rising numbers of children now start school without the basic skills they need

Families
The research warns of the cost to the economy if children do not receive tailored communication and language support, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

Failure to support children's early communication will cost the economy £830m

Communication & Language
The analysis by Action for Children finds adults within low-income working families would need to work eight days a week to lift them out of poverty, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Working families on the 'breadline' would need to work eight days a week to escape poverty

Families
The Early Years Alliance's survey highlights challenges with the delivery of the expanded offer
News

Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

Funding
The Women's Budget Group estimates a £5bn funding shortfall to deliver the extended entitlements next year, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Provision
The State of the Nation report highlights the challenges women face to achieve equality in the workplace when they have young children PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Growing number of parents getting into debt to pay for 'childcare'

Families

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