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Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

Saturday, April 2, 2022

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The 75 local authorities chosen by the Department for Education as eligible for a share of £302 million to set up the Government’s ‘flagship’ family hubs in their areas have been named today (Saturday).

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

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Friday, April 1, 2022

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Pen Green children’s centre has said it will continue to push for the funding it needs to continue operating, after the council redistributed money from its budget to prop it up, alongside three other maintained nursery schools.

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

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Friday, March 4, 2022

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New guidance on how to safely introduce children to solid food has been launched by the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

64,000 children a year missing out on early help services, suggests new research

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Monday, February 28, 2022

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Tens of thousands of children a year are missing out on ‘vital’ early help, with spending on services having been cut by nine out of ten councils in England between 2015 and 2020, new data reveals.

Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

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Friday, February 25, 2022

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The Duchess of Cambridge visited Stenurten Forest Kindergarten in Copenhagen, Denmark this week as part of a working trip to better understand the country’s approach to early years

Michael Rosen to promote the importance of reading to under-fives in new role

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

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Children’s author Michael Rosen is to be appointed as BookTrust’s new Writer in Residence – a role which he will use to promote the importance of reading and rhyming with young children.

Nursery World Awards 2022 open for entries

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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The leading accolades for the early years sector, the Nursery World Awards 2022, are up and running, with several new categories among the 26 on offer.

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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Progress in improving the health of under-fives has ‘stalled’ in the last five years, particularly infant mortality and obesity, which is getting worse, according to findings from a new report.

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

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Friday, December 3, 2021

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More than 40 per cent of health visitors are worried they ‘can’t do enough to safeguard babies and children’, according to new survey findings.

Scotland's Baby Box delivered to 200,000 new parents

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Monday, November 29, 2021

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A total of 200,000 expectant parents in Scotland have received a Baby Box, under the devolved government’s scheme aimed at tackling inequality and promoting health.

New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children

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Friday, November 26, 2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened food insecurity among families, children’s physical activity levels have declined, and fewer infants have received their routine vaccinations.

Wales plans to make free childcare for two-year-olds universal

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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The Welsh Government has committed to expanding free childcare to all two-year-olds within the next three years.

Cross-party Lords urge ministers to reverse cuts to early years services

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Friday, November 19, 2021

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A House of Lords committee are calling for the Government to restore funding for early years services and youth support to 2010 levels to protect vulnerable children.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

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According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

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Monday, October 25, 2021

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Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity

Health and wellbeing study urges ministers to invest more in the early years workforce

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Friday, October 22, 2021

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A new report calls on the Government to reaffirm its commitment to creating a first-class early years workforce by releasing a ‘comprehensive strategy’ to raise the entry qualification level and publishing pay scales.

4.3 million parents could be without access to early support services

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Millions of parents are missing out on, or struggling to access, early years support services due to the pandemic, according to Action for Children, which is calling on the Government to implement a 'minimum service guarantee'.

Families with children under five face ‘steep rises’ in poverty, warns research

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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A new evidence review, published today by the Nuffield Foundation, finds that more than one in three children in the UK are living in poverty, amounting to 2.2 million under-fives.

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

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

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The pandemic continues to have a ‘significant’ impact on babies, their families and the services that work with them, according to a new report from the First 1001 Days Movement.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Just 5 per cent of nursery books feature characters in non-stereotypical gender roles

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Monday, August 23, 2021

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A new survey has highlighted harmful stereotyping in children's books used in early years settings.

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

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Friday, August 20, 2021

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Organisations that advocate for women's health and unions are worried that proposals by two councils to reduce their health visiting teams will put children and families at risk.

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

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In an open letter, the footballer and child food poverty campaigner calls on health professionals to spread the word about the Government's Healthy Start scheme, in a bid to increase take-up among eligible families.

Interview - Clare Stead and Laura Outhwaite

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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Findings from a study on the effectiveness of the Oliiki app suggests it has ‘significant benefits’ on parental self-efficacy in the first 1,000 days of life. The research found that mums and dads who used the app over a four-week period had greater belief that they can be successful as a parent.

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

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Friday, July 30, 2021

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Doctors and midwives are urging pregnant women to have their Covid-19 vaccination as soon as possible, following a rise in the number of unvaccinated women being admitted to hospital with severe coronavirus.

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Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

64,000 children a year missing out on early help services, suggests new research

Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

Michael Rosen to promote the importance of reading to under-fives in new role

Nursery World Awards 2022 open for entries

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

Scotland's Baby Box delivered to 200,000 new parents

New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children

Wales plans to make free childcare for two-year-olds universal

Cross-party Lords urge ministers to reverse cuts to early years services

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Health and wellbeing study urges ministers to invest more in the early years workforce

4.3 million parents could be without access to early support services

Families with children under five face ‘steep rises’ in poverty, warns research

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

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Just 5 per cent of nursery books feature characters in non-stereotypical gender roles

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

Interview - Clare Stead and Laura Outhwaite

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

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