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Nurseries ban use of Nivea sun cream due to formula containing almond oil

Friday, April 22, 2022

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A warning that some Nivea sun creams for children now contain almond oil has gone viral on social media among the early years community.

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

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New research warns that attempts to ensure all children are 'school ready' is being undermined by targeted support, which alienates disadvantaged families.

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.

Scotland's council-run nurseries not meeting needs of working parents

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

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A Scottish campaign group has renewed its call for nursery reform after new research shows nine out of ten council settings don’t provide the hours working parents need.

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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Mothers are losing more than a billion pounds in earnings every year because a lack of high-quality, affordable childcare prevents them from working or increasing their hours, finds a charity.

Tax-Free Childcare extended to more parents, but some still unable to sign up

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

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As Tax-Free Childcare opens to children under the age of nine, parents are still reporting difficulties registering for the scheme or reconfirming their eligibility.

Early years charity opens new family visitor centre in prison

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

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Early Years Scotland has opened a new family visitor centre at HMP Low Moss.

All of Buckinghamshire children’s centres facing closure

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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The future of Buckinghamshire’s 35 children’s centres hangs in the balance as the council considers replacing them with nine ‘Early Help bases'.

More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

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Monday, November 13, 2017

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As part of a redesign of services for children and families, Warwickshire County Council is closing 25 of its 39 children’s centres in a bid to save £1.1 million.

Parents facing a 'postcode lottery' for 30-hour places

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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Parents in England are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ for 30-hour places as new data shows huge variations in the number of codes validated per local authority, says the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

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Friday, November 3, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of parents has revealed that over a fifth who are unemployed want to work but can't because childcare is 'prohibitively expensive'.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

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Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the 30-hour pilot areas concludes there is 'no specific reason' to believe that the policy will not be a success.

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

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New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

Young fathers unfairly regarded as ‘hard to reach’

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New research challenges the idea that young fathers are ‘hard to reach’ and claims the problem is that services are hard to access.

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of parents taking up the 30 hours under the early roll-out programme has exceeded Government expectation.

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

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Friday, March 24, 2017

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A campaign calling for fair future funding of early years places has been extended to include parents, with the aim of strengthening the sector's voice.

Nursery launches 'drop and shop' sessions

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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A Middlesbrough nursery has introduced ‘drop and shop’ sessions to give parents some ‘me time’.

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Vulnerable refugees ‘barred’ from health services

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Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

New research highlights how young refugee children and their families are more likely to suffer from mental health problems than their peers and face barriers to accessing health support.

Parents raise doubt over delivery of 30 hours

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

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A parent campaign group has raised concern over the lack of detail in the Scottish government’s plans to double the number of funded hours.

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

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Friday, October 23, 2015

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Delivering Budget 2016, Ireland’s ministers announced €85m in new childcare funding to improve the country’s provision.

Online childcare platform wins Government funding for digital tool

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

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Childcare.co.uk has been awarded Government funding to set-up a digital ‘one-stop-shop’ that provides parents with childcare information.

Thousands of children's centres hit with budget cuts

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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More than two-thirds of children’s centres have had their budgets cut this financial year and 130 are at risk of closure, new research shows.

Scheme to help thousands of parents enter employment

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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A scheme which provides unemployed parents in parts of Wales with childcare support to take up training and employment is being extended to the rest of the country.

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Nurseries ban use of Nivea sun cream due to formula containing almond oil

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

Scotland's council-run nurseries not meeting needs of working parents

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

Tax-Free Childcare extended to more parents, but some still unable to sign up

Early years charity opens new family visitor centre in prison

All of Buckinghamshire children’s centres facing closure

More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

Parents facing a 'postcode lottery' for 30-hour places

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

Young fathers unfairly regarded as ‘hard to reach’

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

Nursery launches 'drop and shop' sessions

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

Vulnerable refugees ‘barred’ from health services

Parents raise doubt over delivery of 30 hours

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

Online childcare platform wins Government funding for digital tool

Thousands of children's centres hit with budget cuts

Scheme to help thousands of parents enter employment

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