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Cameron pledges to make parenting classes the norm

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| Nursery World

The Prime Minister’s renewed plans to introduce parenting classes were met with a mixed response from children’s organisations.

EYFS Best Practice - All about... children's centres

Features

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Budget cuts have seen the closure of many children’s centres, and reduced services at those that remain. But they are trying to forge a viable future, as Charlotte Goddard explains

Parents raise doubt over delivery of 30 hours

News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| Nursery World

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.

Positive Relationships: Parents - To the rescue

Features

Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Many families across the UK are struggling financially, and the situation may be about to get worse – but nurseries are finding ways to offer practical support. Annette Rawstrone reports

Tax credit cuts a 'mistake' when savings can be made elsewhere

News

Friday, November 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A new think-tank report urges the Chancellor to re-think cuts to tax credits and sets out alternative ways savings can be made.

Nursery workers would lose £1,800 in tax credit cuts

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Children’s charities have welcomed the move by the House of Lords to delay cuts to tax credits, as a new analysis shows nursery nurses would be among the hardest hit by the changes.

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

News

Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

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

Government announces new adoption champions

News

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

| Nursery World

The coalition of adopter champions will work alongside the Government to improve support for families at the start of their adoptive journey.

Online childcare platform wins Government funding for digital tool

News

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

| Nursery World

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

Savings from Tax-Free Childcare delay should be used to expand provision

News

Friday, October 2, 2015

| Nursery World

The Family and Childcare Trust is calling on the Government to invest the £535 million savings from delayed Tax-Free Childcare as capital funding, so that local authorities and providers can offer more flexible places.

New tool to boost early years language

News

Thursday, September 24, 2015

| Nursery World

A new improvement tool to help staff in early years settings foster children’s language, literacy and communication is being developed.

Nursery Management: Poverty - Destined for failure?

Features

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners know that part of their job is reducing the disadvantage gap. But what do they really think of poor children? Dr Donald Simpson, who has led a two-year study into practitioners'perceptions of poverty, reports.

Low-income parents on the brink of a 'financial family crisis'

News

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents earning the minimum wage are on the 'brink of a new crisis in family finances' that will leave many stranded when meeting no-frills costs, warns a new report.