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Coronavirus: Government launches campaign to reassure parents schools are safe

Monday, August 17, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has today launched its #backtoschoolsafely campaign to reassure parents that schools are ready for all children to return in September.

DfE recommends parents use apps to help pre-school children learn at home

News

Friday, February 21, 2020

| Nursery World

A number of educational apps for two- to five-year-olds have received a stamp of approval from the Department for Education, to encourage parents to boost their children’s learning at home in speaking, writing and reading.

The best gift for children this Christmas

Opinion

Monday, December 16, 2019

| Nursery World

Services to support parents hold the key to a happy Christmas for families, says Ben Lewing

Nursery Management: Working Poverty: Parents - On the breadline

Features

Sunday, September 15, 2019

| Nursery World

We know that 70 per cent of all poor children are in working families. So how easy is it for these families to access childcare? Charlotte Goddard investigates

Guide to: Universal Credit changes 2018

Features

Monday, December 10, 2018

| Nursery World

In the latest Budget, the Government has changed its plans for Universal Credit. Here’s what these announcements mean for you. By the Resolution Foundation’s Laura Gardiner

More children of working families falling into poverty

News

Thursday, December 6, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of children living in poverty has risen by 500,000 in the last five years to 4.1 million, finds new research.

Campaign calls on Government to save childcare vouchers

News

Monday, July 9, 2018

| Nursery World

A new campaign has been launched to save childcare vouchers, with new analysis showing the majority of parents would be better off using vouchers than Tax-Free Childcare.

Damning report highlights major problems with universal credit

News

Friday, June 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The government spending watchdog warns universal credit is pushing claimants into rent arrears, and urges ministers to fix the system before rolling it out nationally.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

News

Friday, April 13, 2018

| Nursery World

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.

Campaigners to deliver letter to PM calling for more funding to save children's centres

News

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| Nursery World

Campaigners against cuts to children's centres will march on Downing Street to hand a letter to the Prime Minister demanding more funding to save early years services.

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

News

Sunday, March 25, 2018

| Nursery World

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.

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

News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

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.

Just 7 per cent of expected parents sign up for Tax-Free Childcare

News

Friday, November 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Only a fraction of the numbers of parents forecast have registered for Tax-Free Childcare, meaning that Government will spend 90 per cent less on the scheme than planned.

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

News

Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

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.

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

News

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'.

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