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Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

Thursday, August 8, 2013

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Parents at Busy Bees nursery in Hammersmith have been visited by chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne to air their views on the Government's proposed changes to childcare vouchers.

Number of adoptions at record high

News

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

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The number of adoptions in England and Wales last year rose by 10 per cent, according to a report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

19m to support adopted children

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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Play and music therapy will form part of a package of support to help adopted children bond with their families.

Union calls for unpaid leave for grandparent childcare

News

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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Grandparents should have greater entitlement to unpaid leave to allow them to look after their grandchildren, the Trades Union Congress has said.

Treasury Committee calls for action on 30 hours underfunding in scathing assessment of policy

News

Sunday, March 25, 2018

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A new Treasury Committee report strongly recommends an increase in 30 hours funding rates as it sets out wide-ranging criticisms of current Government childcare policies.

Charity calls for action to reduce attainment gap between Scotland's richest and poorest children

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

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A new report calls for more focused interventions to close the attainment gap between children from high and low-income households.

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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The charity 4Children is calling for midwives and health visitors be based at children’s centres, after a poll revealed that a quarter of mothers-to-be found out information about pregnancy from a children’s centre.

Children's centres should be used to help tackle family breakdown

News

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

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A new think tank report calls for children’s centres to be turned into 'family hubs' to improve child outcomes.

Conservatives 'pose a real threat' to Sure Start, warns Labour

News

Thursday, April 2, 2015

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Over 1,000 Sure Start centres could close if the Conservatives win the general election, the Labour party has warned.

MPs back sugar tax to fight obesity

News

Monday, November 30, 2015

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A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks should be brought in to help fight childhood obesity, MPs say.

Alan Milburn urges Government to tackle low pay

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

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A new report calls for a different approach to tackling in-work poverty as the number of families living below the breadline continues to rise.

Government ploughed millions into Kids Company despite concerns

News

Thursday, October 29, 2015

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Collapsed charity Kids Company received at least £42 million from the Government despite repeated concerns about the way it was being run, an official spending watchdog has found.

Peers urged not to 'sideline' child poverty measures

News

Thursday, November 12, 2015

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The End Child Poverty Coalition is calling on the House of Lords to ensure the Government continues to report on income-related child poverty measures.

Government scraps Child Poverty Act

News

Thursday, July 2, 2015

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The existing measures and targets in the Child Poverty Act will be replaced with a new duty to report on worklessness and educational attainment.

Children's centres: Where next?

Opinion

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

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Lisa Harker, head of Strategy Unit, NSPCC, calls for children's centres services to be refocused on supporting children under the age of two

Early years manifesto

Opinion

Monday, May 15, 2017

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In the run-up to the general election, our columnist Natalie Perera has some advice for the next Prime Minister.

Early years should focus on needs of different ethnic groups to boost social mobility

News

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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The DfE should fund support for home learning for poor parents and those from ethnic groups that do less well in the EYFS, the Social Mobility Commission recommends.

Mayor of London introduces childcare loans and urges employers to follow

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

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Police and transport workers will be eligible for a loan up to £1,500 to pay for upfront childcare costs, which Sadiq Khan says are stopping mothers returning to work.

Early years crucial to life chances strategy

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

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Plans set out in the Queen’s Speech to focus on improving life chances for disadvantaged families will not work unless the Government tackles child poverty, charities say.

Families on National Living Wage crippled by childcare costs

News

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

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Families with working parents on the National Living Wage do not enjoy a basic quality of life because of high childcare costs, a charity has warned.

Childcare policy 20 years on

Opinion

Monday, April 10, 2017

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Caroline Flint, who set up the first cross-party group for childcare, and was one of 101 Labour women MPs elected 20 years ago next month, reflects on the dramatic changes to early years policy since 1997.

4Children's manifesto calls for more support for children and families

News

Monday, September 22, 2014

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4Children is challenging all political parties to commit to an overhaul of services for children and families in 2015.

Cost of childcare pushing parents out of work, research claims

News

Thursday, January 8, 2015

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One in five parents paying for childcare are considering reducing their working hours or giving up work altogether due to the financial strain, a survey commissioned by 4Children reveals.

MPs call for funding rise of £3.1 bn for children's services

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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Children’s services in England are ‘at breaking point’, MPs warn today.

DfE to pilot free learning apps for under-fives in deprived areas

News

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

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The Department for Education has launched a competition today to find the best educational apps for pre-school children as part of a drive to encourage disadvantaged parents to ‘kick-start’ children’s early language and literacy at home.

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Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

Number of adoptions at record high

19m to support adopted children

Union calls for unpaid leave for grandparent childcare

Treasury Committee calls for action on 30 hours underfunding in scathing assessment of policy

Charity calls for action to reduce attainment gap between Scotland's richest and poorest children

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

Children's centres should be used to help tackle family breakdown

Conservatives 'pose a real threat' to Sure Start, warns Labour

MPs back sugar tax to fight obesity

Alan Milburn urges Government to tackle low pay

Government ploughed millions into Kids Company despite concerns

Peers urged not to 'sideline' child poverty measures

Government scraps Child Poverty Act

Children's centres: Where next?

Early years manifesto

Early years should focus on needs of different ethnic groups to boost social mobility

Mayor of London introduces childcare loans and urges employers to follow

Early years crucial to life chances strategy

Families on National Living Wage crippled by childcare costs

Childcare policy 20 years on

4Children's manifesto calls for more support for children and families

Cost of childcare pushing parents out of work, research claims

MPs call for funding rise of £3.1 bn for children's services

DfE to pilot free learning apps for under-fives in deprived areas

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