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Pupil premium extended to early years as tax-free childcare scheme expands

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

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The Government is to extend the Pupil Premium to disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds from 2015.

Fathers will be able to share parental leave up to a year

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Friday, November 29, 2013

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Plans to make it easier for mothers and fathers to share paid parental leave during the first year of a child’s life have been set out today by the Deputy Prime minister.

Early years experts spark debate about future of children's centres

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

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Early years experts and organisations are calling for a national debate on how children’s centres provide vital support for children and families.

Troubled Families programme on track to help 120,000 'high-risk' households

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Monday, November 25, 2013

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New figures from the Government’s Troubled Families programme show that halfway into the three-year programme, more than fifty-per-cent (62,000) of the 120,000 identified households are being worked with.

Figures reveal extent of two-year-old places' take-up

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Government figures, released yesterday, show that around 70 per cent of the 130,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds eligible for early education places have so far taken up the offer.

MPs and early years experts pledge support to make early years a worldwide priority

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

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A call to put early childhood development (ECD) at the heart of the United Nations' next global development goals has received cross-party support.

Poverty reduction - Playing a longer game

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Friday, October 18, 2013

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Is it possible to break the cycle of poverty through intervention in young children's health and well-being? Pat Gordon-Smith weighs up the potential of different initiatives in England, Wales and Scotland.

Alan Milburn urges Government to tackle low pay

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

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.

Labour pledges 25 hours of free childcare

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Monday, September 23, 2013

| Nursery World

The Labour party has promised to extend the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds from 15 to 25 hours.

Clegg calls for extension to the free entitlement

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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All children from one to five years old could benefit from free hours of early education, in plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats.

More 'high-risk' families helped under Troubled Families programme

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| Nursery World

The latest figures from the Government's scheme show it has turned around the lives of 14,000 of England's most 'troubled' households in just 15 months.

School starting age campaigners call on Northern Ireland Assembly for action

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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School starting age campaigners in Northern Ireland are today (Wednesday) meeting with the Northern Ireland Assembly's Education Committee to urge 'speedy action' on introducing a more flexible system.

MPs debate flexibility of school start for summer-borns

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Friday, September 6, 2013

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Liberal Democrat MP Annette Brooke has chaired a debate in the House of Commons on the school starting age for summer born children.

Cost of raising a child rises by 4 per cent in a year

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Monday, August 19, 2013

| Nursery World

New research published by the Child Poverty Action Group illustrates parents' growing struggle to provide a decent standard of living for their families in 2013.

Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

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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.

Labour MP calls for support for working parents across Government

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Lucy Powell, MP for Manchester Central, has called for more joined-up thinking to confront the 'childcare triple whammy' facing parents of rising prices, plummeting places and cuts to financial support.

Nursery places for two-year-olds: a timeline

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Follow the development of the funded programme in Nursery World's headlines

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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The Government is committing a further 200m to its Troubled Families programme to help 400,000 more families with multiple and complex social, health and economic problems

Conservative MP calls for tax breaks for married couples to be enshrined in law

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Friday, June 21, 2013

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Former childrens minister Tim Loughton has called for the Government to honour its pledge and reward couples who marry with tax breaks.

Scottish MSPs call for timetable for statutory right to childcare

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Scottish members of Parliament are calling for a guarantee of childcare for all children up to the age of 15.

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Pupil premium extended to early years as tax-free childcare scheme expands

Fathers will be able to share parental leave up to a year

Early years experts spark debate about future of children's centres

Troubled Families programme on track to help 120,000 'high-risk' households

Figures reveal extent of two-year-old places' take-up

MPs and early years experts pledge support to make early years a worldwide priority

Poverty reduction - Playing a longer game

Alan Milburn urges Government to tackle low pay

Labour pledges 25 hours of free childcare

Clegg calls for extension to the free entitlement

More 'high-risk' families helped under Troubled Families programme

School starting age campaigners call on Northern Ireland Assembly for action

MPs debate flexibility of school start for summer-borns

Cost of raising a child rises by 4 per cent in a year

Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

Labour MP calls for support for working parents across Government

Nursery places for two-year-olds: a timeline

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

Conservative MP calls for tax breaks for married couples to be enshrined in law

Scottish MSPs call for timetable for statutory right to childcare

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