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Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

Monday, September 18, 2017

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The 30 hours policy will save some of the poorest households £5 per week, while the richest will gain ten times that, analysis finds.

Revised safeguarding guidelines focus on the child

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Friday, March 22, 2013

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More focus needs to be placed on the needs of children revised Government guidelines on safeguarding state.

Warning that universal credit will drive a million more children into poverty

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Monday, November 6, 2017

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New research suggests that under universal credit many families will lose thousands of pounds, forcing more children into poverty.

The Queen's Speech focuses on the family

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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The Queen has reiterated the Government's commitment to families in her speech at the state opening of parliament, highlighting plans for education and childcare.

Leaked Clegg letter intensifies ratios row

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Friday, May 10, 2013

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The row over childcare ratios escalated last night after leaked letters between education and childcare minister Liz Truss and Nick Clegg came to light.

Employers back campaign to keep childcare voucher scheme open

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

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More than 70 businesses and charities have pledged their support to a campaign to save childcare vouchers.

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

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Friday, February 8, 2019

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MPs have been left 'frustrated' by the Government's rejection of a new national early intervention strategy to tackle childhood adversity and trauma.

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

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Children’s learning and development are being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, according to NatCen research, which highlights that poverty rates are higher for households with children.

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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Scotland is to pilot funded early years education for children from the age of nine months, following in the footsteps of England.

Sir Al Aynsley-Green calls England's attitude to the importance of children a 'national disgrace'

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Friday, November 17, 2023

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‘Circumstance for childhood in this country today is utterly, uttlery dire’, the first children’s commissioner for England, Sir Al Aynsley-Green told delegates attending LEYF’s annual Margaret Horn debate.

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

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Monday, January 22, 2024

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Ministers have actioned a last-minute ‘workaround’ to ensure that thousands of parents of two year-olds can get their codes to take-up a funded place.

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

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There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

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A total of 14 local authorities have been chosen as trailblazers of the Family Hubs programme to support 'fast-track' delivery of services that the Government said would benefit thousands of families.

'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

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Sunday, October 8, 2023

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‘Babies’ have been strapped to five out of 100 statues in Crosby today in a stunt to represent the 5 per cent of dads who access shared parental leave, a policy which the campaign group behind the event says has ‘failed on every measure’.

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

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Monday, March 4, 2024

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’.

How 'A Better Start' areas support families and babies against backdrop of shortages to midwives and health visitors

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Friday, March 1, 2024

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A new report on maternity and antenatal support by the National Lottery Community Fund and the National Children’s Bureau highlights the challenges faced by the midwifery and health visiting workforce, and highlights partnership working in the five 'A Better Start' areas of England.

One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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A quarter of early years settings are unlikely to be operating in 12 months’ time, as as the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hits, a survey suggests.

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Teaching unions have written to the Government urging them to exercise ‘significant caution’ when it comes to the reopening of schools.

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

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Early years organisations have criticised the Government for its response to a recent Petitions Committee report on the impact of Covid-19 on parental leave and childcare.

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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One in five schools across England are experiencing 'significant' pupil absences, with almost as many having sent a whole bubble home, according to a survey of teachers.

Fears the pandemic pushing children further into poverty

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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Children growing up in poverty are living on a ‘cliff edge’ and the pandemic will sweep them ‘further into danger’, a new report which details the rising rates of child poverty in the UK, has revealed.

Duchess of Cambridge to reveal findings of early years survey

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Friday, November 27, 2020

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Kate Middleton is to warn of the crucial role the early years play in shaping children's futures, as she reveals the findings of the 'five big questions on the under-fives' study.

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Disadvantaged children in PVI early years settings will be able to share in the Government's catch-up scheme to boost their language skills.

Support for pupils with special educational needs is ‘erratic’ and ‘unequal’

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Friday, March 19, 2021

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Support for pupils with special educational needs across England varies widely and the pandemic has likely led to more children being missed, a study has found.

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Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

Revised safeguarding guidelines focus on the child

Warning that universal credit will drive a million more children into poverty

The Queen's Speech focuses on the family

Leaked Clegg letter intensifies ratios row

Employers back campaign to keep childcare voucher scheme open

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

Sir Al Aynsley-Green calls England's attitude to the importance of children a 'national disgrace'

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

How 'A Better Start' areas support families and babies against backdrop of shortages to midwives and health visitors

One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

Fears the pandemic pushing children further into poverty

Duchess of Cambridge to reveal findings of early years survey

Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

Support for pupils with special educational needs is ‘erratic’ and ‘unequal’

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