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Libraries across the country are to take part in BookTrust's Storytime project in the autumn, PHOTO: Katy Morton
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New pilot project to encourage disadvantaged families to visit their local library

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The Nannytax Salary Index finds nannies have grown in popularity among families during the Covid-19 pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coronavirus drives demand for nannies

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The Education Select Committee wants a statutory register for home-schooled children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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MPs call for 'essential' register of home-educated children

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Public health experts are warning of an increase of cases of norovirus, especially in childcare settings PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

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Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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The Social Mobility Commission proposes a £14bn package of support to lift millions out of poverty PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

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Andrea Leadsom MP has launched a podcast highlighting the first 1001 Days
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Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast 

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An increasing number of parents are choosing to home school their children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government plans for home-education register criticised

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The Holiday Childcare Survey 2021 reveals the average cost of a place this summer is £145 a week, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Summer holiday childcare costs up by 5 per cent

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The TUC and Mother Pukka survey of mums found many are relying on working more flexibly during the school summer holidays to care for their children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nearly two-thirds of mums without summer holiday childcare

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Henry Dimbleby: 'We must now seize the moment to build a better food system for our children and grandchildren'
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Boris Johnson's food tsar calls for sugar and salt tax to fund free school meal expansion

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Councils have cut spending on early help in some of the poorest areas in England by more than 80 per cent, according to the report by children's charities PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

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The Early Years Commission is calling for greater investment in children's early years to improve their life chances
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Cross-party MPs call for greater post-Covid support for early years

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The nursery group says using washable nappies is better for the environment and more cost-effective PHOTO Tops Day Nurseries
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Tops commits to using real nappies in all its nurseries

Families
The Government statistics reveal the number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for a funded place are down to 2008 rates
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'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

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Nurseries turned to video calls to keep in touch with parents during the pandemic
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Coronavirus leads to rise in popularity of video calls to parents among nurseries

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