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Early years manifesto

Opinion

Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

News

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

| Nursery World

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

News

Thursday, May 19, 2016

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Teaching assistants buying school uniforms for 'cash-strapped' families

News

Friday, September 6, 2019

| Nursery World

Teaching assistants are using their own money to help families buy school uniforms, fund trips and provide lunch money, according to a new survey.

Children's commissioner launches manifesto for children's life chances

News

Saturday, September 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The Children’s Commissioner for England has launched a children’s manifesto aiming to transform young people’s life chances.

Calls to follow Scotland's lead on smacking

News

Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

Charities and the Children's Commissioner for England are calling for smacking to be criminalised in England following the move in Scotland to ban the form of discipline.

Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

News

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30 hours policy will save some of the poorest households £5 per week, while the richest will gain ten times that, analysis finds.

Revised safeguarding guidelines focus on the child

News

Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

More focus needs to be placed on the needs of children revised Government guidelines on safeguarding state.

Tax-free childcare - unfair all round

Opinion

Thursday, March 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group

Warning that universal credit will drive a million more children into poverty

News

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggests that under universal credit many families will lose thousands of pounds, forcing more children into poverty.

The Queen's Speech focuses on the family

News

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The Queen has reiterated the Government's commitment to families in her speech at the state opening of parliament, highlighting plans for education and childcare.

Leaked Clegg letter intensifies ratios row

News

Friday, May 10, 2013

| Nursery World

The row over childcare ratios escalated last night after leaked letters between education and childcare minister Liz Truss and Nick Clegg came to light.