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Marcus Rashford: ‘Whatever your feeling, opinion, or judgement, food poverty is never the child's fault'
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Marcus Rashford launches petition to end child food poverty

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Little Oaks in Manchester bought a portable sink with their grant
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Coronavirus: PVI recovery fund a ‘lifeline’ for early years settings

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Maintained nursery schools fear closure without emergency funding to cover their losses during the pandemic
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Coronavirus: Nursery schools warn survival on a 'cliff edge'

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Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

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Thousands of early years providers across the country have lower numbers of children attending than they would usually this term, as a result of the pandemic
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Coronavirus: Councils ignoring DfE guidance on funding nurseries and childminders at pre-Covid levels

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Children's commissioner Anne Longfield
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Coronavirus: Children must be at the ‘forefront’ of Covid-19 planning

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David Dawds has been turned down for funding at the private nursery of his choice and said the situation has caused his family unnecessary stress
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PVI settings and parents in Scotland cite funding ‘postcode lottery’

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The TUC survey highlights how working mothers have had to take on more childcare responsibilities during the pandemic
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Government reveals £1.7bn in underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

Childcare Costs
County councils are warning that closures in rural areas would leave families without any childcare at all
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Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

Coronavirus
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Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

Coronavirus
Clyde Arch, Glasgow
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Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

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Parents have helped to fund First Steps’ PPE purchases
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Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

Analysis
Children's minister Vicky Ford
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Maintained nursery schools to benefit from £23m in funding

Maintained Nursery Schools
The Early Years Alliance says it has received numerous reports of councils not adhering to the DfE’s funding recommendations
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Alliance files FOI request amid concerns over childcare funding inconsistencies

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Parent in Wales whose children became eligible for the 30 hours in the summer can apply from the middle of August
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30-hour offer reopens in Wales this month

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The Government has extended eligibility criteria for families that have had their jobs impacted by Covid-19
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Coronavirus: Government extends Tax-Free Childcare and 30-hour childcare eligibility

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