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Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

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Liz Pemberton: 'I want to educate people on how to embed anti-racist and inclusive practices in their work, and why it’s vital to do so in the early years sector when children are at such an impressionable age.’
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Early years sector condemns Telegraph article and unites behind Liz Pemberton's 'vital work'

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Welcome Nurseries has had to temporarily close two of its settings PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Welcome Nurseries forced to close setting after failing to pay rent on time

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Growing number of families skipping meals as cost of living crisis 'bites' deeper

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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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The NEU union has delivered 'unhappy' birthday cards to Ofsted's regional offices to mark the inspectorate's 30th birthday PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

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The number of notifications to Ofsted of Covid outbreaks in early years settings are far higher than initially published PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Exclusive - Incidents of Covid in nurseries far higher than originally published

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Social enterprise LEYF will use the charity bond to grow its business and provide care and education to 10,000 children including those that are disadvantaged PHOTO: Isabelle Johnson/London Early Years Foundation
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LEYF launches charity bond to help achieve plans to double number of nurseries

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Tens of thousands of parents and those in the education sector have given their backing to calls for the prime minister to rethink plans to reduce staff: child ratios PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Thousands of parents and childcare staff back petitions against PM’s plans to relax ratios

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Bright Horizons has bought nursery group Only About Children (OAC) PHOTO: OAC
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Bright Horizons acquires Australian nursery group

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Little Tigers Nursery and Pre-school is the Little Nursery Group's fourth setting
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West Sussex based nursery group re-brands and opens fourth setting

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The Department of Health and Social Care is looking for new parents' view on maternal support, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

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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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The series of reports from the DfE look at the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, school-settings and childminders, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

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A word cloud showing how downgrades affected nurseries
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Analysis: Settings raise concerns after bad inspection experiences - Nursery World survey

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