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Play centre that bans fathers under investigation

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

| Nursery World

A Birmingham soft play centre is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission after it decided to ban fathers from attending with their children.

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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Early years settings can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that promote vitamin D and encourage children under the age of five to take supplements.

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

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Friday, July 20, 2012

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The Government is calling on early years and childcare providers, parents and others to put forward their ideas about how to make childcare more affordable and accessible.

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

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Friday, July 20, 2012

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Sure Start local programmes have had more impact on parents than children, the latest findings from the national evaluation of Sure Start show.

Shortage of holiday childcare in two-thirds of the country

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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The school summer holidays are just starting for many children, but two-thirds of local authorities in England will not have enough holiday childcare for working parents.

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

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Parenting and improving parents' lives should be given as much focus as children's health and development, according to new guidance for children's centres.

Nursery scheme offers free school year for four-year-olds

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Friday, July 6, 2012

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A nursery group is offering all four-year-olds a completely free nursery place to match the hours of a school day, in a drive to keep children in an early years setting for longer.

Grandparents and fathers the focus of National Childcare Week

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Monday, July 2, 2012

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The Daycare Trust is urging early years settings to reach out to fathers and grandparents as this year's National Childcare Week gets underway (2-9 July 2012).

Parents pay 6,000 a year for a nursery place in the capital

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Monday, July 2, 2012

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Parents in London pay more for childcare and are less able to rely on the support of grandparents than families in other parts of the country, according to research by the Daycare Trust.

Parents want to keep childminders in the Ofsted system

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Friday, June 22, 2012

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A Netmums and the National Childminding Association survey reveals that 97 per cent of parents want to keep current regulations in place rather than see the profession deregulated.

Sir Michael Wilshaw to head up review to close gap between rich and poor pupils

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Friday, June 15, 2012

| Nursery World

A major Ofsted inquiry will look at how schools in deprived areas can stop children from falling behind their better-off peers.

Northern Ireland scheme to make childcare at home easier for parents

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Social enterprise Employers For Childcare has launched a new service to take the administrative burden away from parents in Northern Ireland wanting to access approved childcare in the security of their own homes.

NCMA seeks parents views on deregulation

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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The National Childminding Association has joined forces with Netmums to invite parents to back its campaign against the deregulation of childminders.

London providers call on Boris Johnson to tackle capital's childcare funding crisis

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Parents in London are struggling to pay childcare fees, a survey by the Daycare Trust has found.

Union reveals cuts to children's centres

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Children's centre staff in Windsor and Maidenhead could face losing their jobs as the council proposes to cut its Sure Start budget by more than 40 per cent.

Why regulatory reform will boost numbers and perception of childminders

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Despite the Government spending 7bn on childcare per year, British parents currently pay 27% of their income on childcare.

Busy Bees campaign to raise childcare vouchers to 75 a week

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

The employee benefits arm of the largest nursery group Busy Bees has launched a national campaign to increase childcare voucher allowances to support working parents.

Childminder inspection campaign takes off

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Friday, May 11, 2012

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More than 2,600 childminders have so far taken the National Childminding Association's campaign survey to keep childminders regulated and inspected as individuals under the EYFS.

Campaign to stop childminder deregulation

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

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In just under a week, 2,000 childminders have signed up to the National Childminding Association's campaign to keep childminders regulated and inspected as individuals under the EYFS.

Nurseries keen to offer places for two-year-olds, but worry about the cost

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Around two-thirds of nurseries want to offer places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association suggests, but many have misgivings about whether the funding would cover their costs.

Community faces loss of council nurseries

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Friday, April 13, 2012

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Three council nurseries in the London Borough of Lewisham may close, because the council says it can no longer afford to subsidise them.

Looking for childcare information? There's an app for that

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Friday, April 13, 2012

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance is launching a new iPhone app to make it easier for parents to choose childcare.

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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Fathers should participate more in their children's learning, says the Fatherhood Institute, as the think-tank urges schools, nurseries and other family learning settings to sign up for Fathers' Story Week 2012.

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

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Monday, April 2, 2012

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Two children's centre nurseries in the London borough of Southwark are set to close because the council says there is no longer a need for places.

Grandparent carers offer some developmental benefits before nursery

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Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Children cared for by grandparents have better vocabulary but are less ready for school than those who are placed in formal childcare, according to a new study.

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Play centre that bans fathers under investigation

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

Shortage of holiday childcare in two-thirds of the country

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

Nursery scheme offers free school year for four-year-olds

Grandparents and fathers the focus of National Childcare Week

Parents pay 6,000 a year for a nursery place in the capital

Parents want to keep childminders in the Ofsted system

Sir Michael Wilshaw to head up review to close gap between rich and poor pupils

Northern Ireland scheme to make childcare at home easier for parents

NCMA seeks parents views on deregulation

London providers call on Boris Johnson to tackle capital's childcare funding crisis

Union reveals cuts to children's centres

Why regulatory reform will boost numbers and perception of childminders

Busy Bees campaign to raise childcare vouchers to 75 a week

Childminder inspection campaign takes off

Campaign to stop childminder deregulation

Nurseries keen to offer places for two-year-olds, but worry about the cost

Community faces loss of council nurseries

Looking for childcare information? There's an app for that

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

Grandparent carers offer some developmental benefits before nursery

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