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Vicky Ford, children and families minister
News

Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures

Policy & Politics
Footballer Marcus Rashford is urging people to contact their MP and support measures to end food insecurity for families
News

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

Child Poverty
'The pandemic has had a brutal and sometimes devastating impact on too many early years education settings.'
Opinion

‘We must do more for those who have least’

Viewpoint
Millions of families will be impacted by the £20 cut to universal credit in October
News

Families set to lose more than a thousand pounds in universal credit cut

Families
Under phase two of the programme, early years practitioners in 50 local authorities will receive training to teach early language and numeracy skills, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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DfE announces extension to early years training programme to support children's language skills

Careers & Training
Nurseries in Wales have had their business rates relief extended to help them recover from the impact of Covid and remain sustainable PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Wales extends business rates relief for nurseries until 2025

Policy & Politics
Primary schools report concerns about young children's 'emotional and academic readiness' for school PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Children's transition into Reception impacted by Covid

Coronavirus
While some families with new babies are keen to mix with others again, others are more reluctant PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

Coronavirus
As well as health checks, dentistry is also an area of concern PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Analysis
Should nursery workers be fully vaccinated to work in early years settings? PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Early years sector split over making Covid vaccine a condition of employment

Coronavirus
The report estimates that hundred of thousands of children are missing out on free school meals
News

One million children in poverty ineligible for free school meals

Nutrition
Nurseries and pre-schools will receive CO2 monitors in line with schools, but childminders have been excluded from the scheme
News

Nurseries and pre-schools will receive air quality monitors next term

Coronavirus
The Children's Society found children's wellbeing has fallen, and that around 250,000 children have struggled during the pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Children in the UK less happy than ten years ago

Families
Parents in deprived areas were more likely to report that they were struggling to find childcare PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Poorer families struggle to access childcare - survey

Policy & Politics
Play Therapy UK and Play Therapy International say that the Coronation Street episode 'discounted the effectiveness of play therapy', PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

Behaviour
The Sutton Trust has called it a 'national scandal' that the poorest three and four-year-olds are 'locked out' of the 30 hours policy
News

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

30 Hours Free Childcare

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