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Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

Thursday, November 1, 2012

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Up to 10,000 babies and children under three will be offered support through a range of early intervention projects funded by 165m in lottery funding.

NICE advice focuses on emotional and social well-being of under-fives

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Friday, October 26, 2012

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Early years practitioners should be 'systematic and persistent' in encouraging vulnerable parents to use early years services, new NHS guidance on the social and emotional well-being of under-fives states.

Sure Start parent campaigners join unions to launch national childcare campaign

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Friday, October 12, 2012

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A group of local parents who protested over cuts to children's centres in Manchester has joined forces with unions and voluntary organisations to launch a national childcare campaign.

Teachers to take industrial action

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Monday, September 10, 2012

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The two largest teaching unions have voted in favour of joint industrial action over planned changes to pay and conditions, workload and pensions.

Are HMRC nursery closures a sign of what's to come?

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Friday, August 31, 2012

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The future of Government department nurseries has been put in doubt following the announcement that the HMRC is to close all of its nurseries operated by Bright Horizons and news that the Land Registry has closed two of its settings.

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.

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.

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

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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.