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

Coronavirus
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
During lockdown early years settings relied on technology to communicate with families and share resources and activities for children's home learning
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Coronavirus: Technology vital in communicating with parents and supporting children at home - study

Coronavirus
LEYF's Angel Pre-school has received a donation from charity Sal's Shoes
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Nursery group receives children's shoe donation for struggling families

Coronavirus
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Special educational needs charity offers free membership to support early years settings

SEND
The programme will look at how practitioners and parents can support children's move from early years settings to starting primary school
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Leeds Beckett to partner with European-wide project to look at the transition to school

Child Development
Dr Cheryl Adams founded the Institute of Health Visiting in 2012 and will become founding director
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Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

Health
My Family Week runs between 12-18 October
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My Family Week to celebrate the uniqueness of every family

Coronavirus
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Children in low-income families suffered more emotional problems during lockdown

Coronavirus
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Expert body launches to support childhood trauma

Coronavirus
In local authorities where social mobility is low it is much harder to escape deprivation
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Education alone will not close social mobility gap - study

Closing the Gap
Parents think schools should do more to support children's mental health and well-being
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Parents worry about children's mental health and well-being in return to school

Coronavirus
A new wave of families who have not needed help before are now struggling to buy the basics, Action for Children says
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Families 'just about managing' face winter crisis, charity warns

Coronavirus
Children with typical cold symptoms, such as a runny nose, should not be tested for Covid-19, the guidance says
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Common cold or Covid-19? When to test children

Health
John Woodward pictured after accepting his OBE at Buckingham Palace
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Busy Bees founder and childcare pioneer John Woodward dies

Families

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