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NHS guidance has been updated to enable partners to attend antenatal appointments and be present at their child's birth
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Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

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Wraparound care sector ramps up fight for more support

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Early years workers 'as essential as roads or rail'
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MPs discuss early years workforce challenges

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Children are still limited by 'harmful' outdated gender stereotypes, the researchers found
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Gender stereotyping causes ‘lifelong harm’ - study

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'Outdoor spaces particularly provide rich opportunities for sharing ideas and feelings with peers,' the draft guidance says
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EYFS: Draft of Birth to 5 Matters out for consultation with early years practitioners

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Nurseries conflicted over test and trace responsibilities over Christmas holidays

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Most nurseries surveyed by Ofsted reported fewer children had returned after the national lockdown
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A third of nurseries fear closure - Ofsted

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The researchers found that children whose parents shared books with them before they started school did better at reading, spelling and maths at Key Stage 1
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Early language learning linked to academic ability in primary school

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During the first three years of life, our brains develop at their most rapid pace
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Learn about the science of brain development

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Coronavirus has exacerbated the financial situation for many low-income families
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Coronavirus: Low-income families at ‘breaking point’

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The Old Station Nursery Group is now a subsidiary of French operator La Maison Bleue
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UK nursery market 'slower to recover' from pandemic than other EU countries

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Graduates 'make a long lasting difference to outcomes'

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From 2023, parents who defer their child's school start will have an automatic right to an extra year of funded early learning and childcare
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Scotland to offer free childcare for children who defer school

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Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

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Children and families minister Vicky Ford visiting a LEYF nursery earlier this year
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Coronavirus: Children's minister sets out £4.4m fund to support children impacted by pandemic

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Free webinar to support nursery businesses available

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