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Therapy with parents and young children found to improve mental health

Thursday, October 6, 2022

| Nursery World

A new study shows that therapeutic interventions in the earliest months and years of life can help prevent and reduce mental health difficulties, both for parents and their children.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

One in five families in Scotland 'going hungry and cold'

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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New research which reveals that nearly one in five low-income households in Scotland have gone hungry and cold this year paints a ‘bleak picture of a society in crisis.’

New campaign to encourage children to become lifelong readers

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Monday, October 3, 2022

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A new campaign has been launched to provide children and young people with the tools and opportunities to become lifelong readers in the wake of the pandemic.

Adviser calls on DfE to set up a single children and families strategy

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Friday, September 30, 2022

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With a new ministerial team at the Department for Education appointed, a former adviser to Michael Gove is calling for a joint parental engagement and family learning policy.

Parents shun 'messy' activities to avoid the clean up – poll

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

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Nearly two-thirds of parents don’t regularly take part in activities like painting or playing in the mud with their children because of the cleaning up required, reveals new research.

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will pledge to roll out free breakfast clubs to all primary school children, invest in the childcare workforce, and oppose the Government's plan to change staff to child ratios in early years settings.

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

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Friday, September 23, 2022

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Education unions, sector organisations, and children's charities have been reacting to the Chancellor’s mini-budget, which included the biggest tax cuts since 1972, and which will benefit wealthy taxpayers the most.

Mini-Budget: the key points from the Chancellor

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Friday, September 23, 2022

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Unveiling his Mini-Budget this morning, the newly appointed chancellor Kwaski Kwarteng revealed plans to cut taxes and establish ‘low tax zones’ across the country, while confirming changes to the working hours threshold for universal credit claimants.

Nick Sharratt BookTrust's new Writer-Illustrator in Residence

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

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Children’s author and illustrator Nick Sharratt, best known for his drawings in Jacqueline Wilson's stories, has been named as BookTrust’s new Writer-Illustrator in Residence.

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

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The high cost of childcare means that thousands of mothers are effectively paying to return to work after having children, according to the IPPR, which is calling for universal pre-school to start at the end of parental leave.

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

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Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

Truss unveils plan to help households and businesses with energy costs

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

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The new prime minister Liz Truss has set out plans to cap the average price of energy bills for households to £2,500 a year for two years from October.

Calls for new PM to appoint a Cabinet minister for children and young people

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

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Representatives from the voluntary sector, academia and business are to join politicians in Westminster’s Terrace Pavillion today to call for the appointment of a Cabinet minister for children and young people.

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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A union body is calling for universal free childcare as nursery bills ‘skyrocket’ to over £1,000 a month across England and with costs predicted to rise to £2,000 a month by 2026.

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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On the day of her appointment as new Prime Minister (Monday 5 September), early years organisations have called on Liz Truss to make the sector a priority and put in place a plan to tackle the early years funding and recruitment crises to ‘avoid a catastrophe’.

Children's commissioner highlights 'protective shield' of family life

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

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The children’s commissioner for England is calling on the next prime minister to put family at the centre of policymaking.

Parents of school-starters worried about the impact Covid has had on their development

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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New research reveals that 65 per cent of parents of Reception-age children believe that two years of lockdown has negatively impacted their child's development.

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

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Friday, August 26, 2022

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The DfE’s latest survey of parents reveals an increasing number want childcare to be made more affordable as families, particularly those on lower incomes, continue to find it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet the cost.

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

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Friday, August 26, 2022

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Hillingdon Council has announced it will close all three of its early years centres by the end of the year, leaving 102 children without nursery places.

More than a third of low-income families struggling to access 'lifeline' early years support

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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A new report finds that 35 per cent of lower income parents with children from birth to age five have struggled to access child development and parenting support in children’s centres and family hubs across England.

Hundreds of thousands of families with Tax-Free Childcare accounts not using them

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Monday, August 22, 2022

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Just over half of families with a Tax-Free Childcare account are using it to pay for childcare fees, according to the latest Government figures.

DfE forced to clarify £40 a week cost saving for parents through ratios relaxation

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Monday, August 22, 2022

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Following a complaint to the Office for Statistics Regulation, the Department for Education has said it will no longer suggest parents could save £40 a week on childcare costs by reducing ratios in early years settings.

Four in ten nannies are considering changing their career, according to new research

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Monday, August 15, 2022

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A survey of more than 500 UK-based nannies by payroll provider Nannytax has found 41 per cent of nannies have considered a career change in the past two years, with a third of these wanting to find a job that is better paid.

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

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Friday, August 12, 2022

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A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

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Therapy with parents and young children found to improve mental health

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

One in five families in Scotland 'going hungry and cold'

New campaign to encourage children to become lifelong readers

Adviser calls on DfE to set up a single children and families strategy

Parents shun 'messy' activities to avoid the clean up – poll

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

Mini-Budget: the key points from the Chancellor

Nick Sharratt BookTrust's new Writer-Illustrator in Residence

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

Truss unveils plan to help households and businesses with energy costs

Calls for new PM to appoint a Cabinet minister for children and young people

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

Children's commissioner highlights 'protective shield' of family life

Parents of school-starters worried about the impact Covid has had on their development

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

More than a third of low-income families struggling to access 'lifeline' early years support

Hundreds of thousands of families with Tax-Free Childcare accounts not using them

DfE forced to clarify £40 a week cost saving for parents through ratios relaxation

Four in ten nannies are considering changing their career, according to new research

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

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