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Trial of new digital childcare service to start later this year

Monday, September 19, 2016

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Parents taking part in the trial of a new digital joint childcare service later this year, will be able to access Tax-Free Childcare early, ahead of the 2017 rollout.

Grandparents' charity wins kinship carer funding

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Friday, January 13, 2017

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National charity Grandparents Plus has been given £250,000 to support more family and friend carers looking after children.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

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The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

News

Monday, October 7, 2019

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The families of children with SEND who brought a legal challenge against the Government over funding have lost their case in the High Court.

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Opinion

Thursday, November 12, 2020

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The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

The Link Foundation scoops award for 'impactful' support during Covid

News

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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A children’s charity committed to improving the lives of children and their families in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, has been honoured with a Queens Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) for its work alleviating hardship during the pandemic.

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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An ‘urgent’ new approach to children in social care is needed, after an independent review has found that the system is too focused on investigating families rather than providing them with support.

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch has said the Government’s treatment of early years settings during the pandemic was ‘unforgivable’ and vowed to continue to put pressure on ministers for more funding for the sector.

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

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Around one in three working parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their wages on childcare, reveals a new poll.

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

News

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.

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.

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.

Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

News

Thursday, May 8, 2014

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New analysis shows that Labour's plans to extend free childcare to 25 hours a week could help 135,000 more mothers return to work.

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

News

Friday, July 4, 2014

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The House of Lords has set up an inquiry to examine how pre-school childcare in England is funded.

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

News

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The increase to ‘free’ entitlements is likely to be welcomed by parents, but the early years sector and Institute for Fiscal Studies question the practicalities and purpose. By Catherine Gaunt

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

News

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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Labour has ruled out offering universal free childcare in favour of a means-tested offer to reduce spending commitments, reveal reports.

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

News

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

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More than 50 public health experts have signed a letter to the Chancellor and health secretary, calling for an increase in the value of the Healthy Start vouchers for low-income families.

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

News

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

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‘The Prime Minister’s promise to “level up” is just a slogan unless it focuses on children,’ challenged Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield in her outgoing speech today [Wednesday].

Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

News

Thursday, July 15, 2021

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A joint report by leading children’s charities has found that councils have been forced to halve early intervention spending on vulnerable children over the last decade.

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

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Trial of new digital childcare service to start later this year

Grandparents' charity wins kinship carer funding

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

The Link Foundation scoops award for 'impactful' support during Covid

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

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

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

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

Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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