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The Early Years Alliance has written to the health minister outlining its concerns about planned changes to the scheme, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Fears providers will withdrawal from free milk scheme if they have to do more admin

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The latest DfE statistics include figures on the take-up of childcare funding and how many providers are offering places, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

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Business Challenges: Part 4 - Ebb and flow

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Parent Rachel Massey is calling for the funded childcare hours to be available as soon as a child turns three rather than the term after PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Petition urges Government to make funded childcare available as soon as a child turns three

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Interactive Music-Making supports young children's development PHOTO Music as Therapy International
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Funded places available for early years music-making course

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The children and families minister Will Quince visited Ur Och Skur Gronlingen, an outdoor nursery in Sweden
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Children and families minister visits nurseries in Sweden as part of mission to cut childcare costs

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The new research from the Royal Foundation for Early Childhood reveals less than a fifth of adults recognise the importance of the birth to five period, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Duchess of Cambridge's new research highlights need to increase awareness of the importance of the early years

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The rise to schools meals funding for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children has been branded as 'inadequate' PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Universal free school meals funding rises by just 7p a pupil

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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

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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

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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

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The number of children with an Education, Health and Care plan has grown from 430,697 last year to 473,255 this year PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Record number of SEND children with Education, Health and Care Plans

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The Queen's speech, to mark the state opening of Parliament, was delivered by Prince Charles PHOTO UK Parliament
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Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

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Children with SEND in North and West Northamptonshire are unable to apply for high needs funding to support their care in early years settings PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

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Parents have reported money disappearing from their Tax Free Childcare accounts temporarily or having funds returned to their bank, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Parents still experiencing technical problems with Tax-Free Childcare as Government looks to promote scheme

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There has been a rise in the number of nursery-age children that are eligible for free school meals PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

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