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Chancellor Rishi Sunak
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Autumn Budget 2021: £170m for childcare providers

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The Chancellor pledged to increase early years funding for childcare providers in the Budget speech
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Autumn Budget 2021: Early years sector gives cautious welcome to funding increase

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Karen Faux
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Editor's view – Leading the way

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Carol Payne: 'Support for speaking and understanding language must play a central role in any new early years initiative'
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'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak on a visit to Rosedene Nurseries in Northallerton in September 2020
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Spending Review 2021: £500m earmarked for children and families

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PHOTO Without a substantial increase in early years funding more settings could close, sector representatives warn Adobe Stock
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‘National living wage’ rise from April will lead to 'fear and worry' for nurseries

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The report from the Children's Alliance makes a number of recommendations about upskilling the early years workforce PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Health and wellbeing study urges ministers to invest more in the early years workforce

Health
Parents of pre-school age children surveyed were more likely to have suffered at least one indicator of parental burnout PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Parents facing burnout due to pandemic, finds survey

Families
Nursery school campaigners on the march to Downing Street on 19 October PHOTO: NAHT
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Nursery schools petition Chancellor ahead of spending review

Maintained Nursery Schools
The coalition of children's charities and organisations have outlined what they believe should be the spending priorities for the Chancellor
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Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

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Covid has affected children's learning throughout England, but particularly in the north and the Midlands PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Pupils face income loss of £46,000 due to Covid disruption

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'Dysfunctional' childcare system in urgent need of reform - report

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The latest DfE statistics show that on 14 October, 751,000 children were attending childcare, which continues to be lower than prior to the pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years attendance improves - but numbers still lower than pre-Covid

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The TUC and Mother Pukka survey found that more than 6,000 mums have had their flexible working request denied or only partially accepted PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

Families
The National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) will be available from 2022 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New early years leadership qualification available from Autumn 2022

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The research by UCL reveals how schools are helping to support families impacted by the pandemic Photo Adobe Stock
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Schools acting as ‘first responders’ to families impacted by Covid

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