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New study to look into the impact of Covid on health visiting

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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A new study will explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected health visiting services across the UK and how to improve them in the future.

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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Teaching unions and head teachers have written to the chancellor and the education secretary calling for free school meals to be extended, as families struggle with the cost of living crisis.

New child development study will track first five years of babies' lives

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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The first national birth cohort study of babies in 20 years will launch next week, which will follow more than 8,000 children in their early years.

New project to support music making in the early years

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Friday, May 27, 2022

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A new initiative will explore existing early childhood music practice and develop new ways practitioners can work musically with families and young children.

Cost of living support package to bring only 'temporary relief' to families

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Friday, May 27, 2022

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Charities and campaigners have welcomed the Chancellor’s short-term measures to support families struggling with the soaring cost of bills and inflation, but warn they are not a long-term solution to child poverty and growing inequalities

Cost of living crisis will put further pressure on parents with young children, warns report

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

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New analysis highlights the increasing pressures on parents of under-fives over the last 20 years, and warns that financial pressures will be heightened by the cost of living crisis.

Tax-Free Childcare continues to be used by less than half the families eligible

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

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The number of families using Tax-Free Childcare has increased by more than 130,000 in the last year, reveal new HMRC statistics.

Government commits to children's social care reform after review calls for a 'fundamental reset'

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Monday, May 23, 2022

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The Government has committed to major reforms to children’s social care in response to an independent review calling for change to a system which is ‘spiralling out of control’.

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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Friday, May 20, 2022

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Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Ministers urged to 'think carefully' when introducing new policies to reduce childcare costs

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Friday, May 20, 2022

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The Government is being urged to ‘think carefully’ about how to support parents who need help with childcare costs as research highlights how current policies support a minority of families.

Flexible working should not be the 'preserve of those who work at a desk'

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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Employers in every sector are being encouraged to look at ways in which they can make flexible working a possibility.

Covid inquiry widens to include focus on children and inequality

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Friday, May 13, 2022

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The UK public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid pandemic will now include the impact on the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people.

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

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Organisations and charities have expressed their disappointment over the lack of support for children and families in the Queen’s speech.

National Week of play to focus on helping children build relationship with the natural world

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Early years settings are invited to mark a national week of play in June, which will look at how children can protect the planet.

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

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Monday, May 9, 2022

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Families with children with SEND in West and North Northamptonshire have accused their local authorities of ‘letting them down’ after they put a 'pause' on early years high needs funding for new applicants.

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

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Monday, May 9, 2022

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There has been a 50 per cent rise in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months, according to the Food Foundation.

Thousands of parents and childcare staff back petitions against PM’s plans to relax ratios

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

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Parents and childcare providers in their tens of thousands have condemned the Government’s plans to cut the number of staff required to care for children in early years settings.

New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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New mothers and their partners are being urged to share their views on maternal support to inform a new Government 10-year mental health plan.

Interview - Andrea Leadsom

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

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A year since the publication of The Best Start for Life, the chair of the Early Years Review tells Nicole Weinstein about how the Government’s vision for family hubs is taking shape following the £500 million earmarked for families and early years support in the October 2021 budget and spending review

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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Research carried out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on behalf of baby bank charity Little Village, reveals that around half of the 4.2 million children in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five.

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New study to look into the impact of Covid on health visiting

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

New child development study will track first five years of babies' lives

New project to support music making in the early years

Cost of living support package to bring only 'temporary relief' to families

Cost of living crisis will put further pressure on parents with young children, warns report

Tax-Free Childcare continues to be used by less than half the families eligible

Government commits to children's social care reform after review calls for a 'fundamental reset'

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Ministers urged to 'think carefully' when introducing new policies to reduce childcare costs

Flexible working should not be the 'preserve of those who work at a desk'

Covid inquiry widens to include focus on children and inequality

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

National Week of play to focus on helping children build relationship with the natural world

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

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

Thousands of parents and childcare staff back petitions against PM’s plans to relax ratios

New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

Interview - Andrea Leadsom

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

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