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Kids Allowed nursery founder to launch new parenting app

Friday, December 10, 2021

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Jennie Johnson, the former chief executive of Kids Allowed, and childcare expert Alistair Bryce-Clegg, are launching a new child development app for parents next month.

New children's commissioner for Wales appointed

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Monday, January 10, 2022

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Rocio Cifuentes, the current chief executive of a voluntary organisation that supports people from ethnic minority backgrounds, has been chosen as the new Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

Children in poverty miss out on dress-up days

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Monday, March 28, 2022

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Children from poorer families are missing out on dress-up days at school and other special occasions and events because of the costs associated with them, Child Poverty Action Group research has found.

Labour pledges action on early years

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has reiterated Labour’s commitment to 'drive up' the quality, affordability, and availability of childcare.

New project to support music making in the early years

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Friday, May 27, 2022

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A new initiative will explore existing early childhood music practice and develop new ways practitioners can work musically with families and young children.

New child development study will track first five years of babies' lives

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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The first national birth cohort study of babies in 20 years will launch next week, which will follow more than 8,000 children in their early years.

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

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Monday, July 4, 2022

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The Government is pressing ahead with a consultation on changes to childcare ratios in England, despite widespread opposition from early years providers and parents to the plans.

Family support services need to do more to help minority ethnic families - report

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

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Minority ethnic families face additional challenges, including racism and discrimination, when accessing and receiving help from family support services, finds new research.

Author and performance poet Joseph Coelho is the new children's laureate

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Monday, July 4, 2022

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Performance poet, playwright and children’s author Joseph Coelho has been named Waterstones' Children's Laureate for 2022-2024.

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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Almost half of parents will have to take unpaid leave during the summer due to a lack of availability of childcare and ‘soaring’ costs as fees rise by 5 per cent in a year, reveals new research.

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

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Families whose children attended Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes have been found alternative places within the group’s other nearby settings, after the nursery was devastated by fire on Tuesday.

School survey reveals how poverty blights children's lives

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

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Fifty-five per cent of school support staff have seen an increase this year in the number of children relying on breakfast clubs, finds new research.

More Affordable Childcare: Plans for regulation shake-up for childcare set out

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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Proposals to make childcare more affordable and increase the provision of out-of-school childcare in schools have been set out today.

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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The Department of Health (DoH) has announced more than 5m of funding to encourage children and families to exercise more.

Children's charities slam child poverty strategy

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

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Charities have criticised the Government’s new child poverty strategy for lacking ambition, containing no new ideas, and being weak on areas such as affordable housing and the living wage.

London council launches overnight childminding service

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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Brent Council has set up a childminding pool to help parents who work unsocial hours find flexible childcare to meet their needs.

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

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Ofsted has published a new single inspection framework for inspecting local authority children's services.

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

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Friday, October 18, 2013

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Research interviews began last week with families taking part in one of the largest ever Government-funded studies into early years education.

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

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Monday, April 20, 2015

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The ongoing issue of childminders being unable to claim early education funding has come under the spotlight again, after Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to stop the free entitlement for children related to nursery staff at their setting.

Risk of school starting age at two, report warns

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

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Some primary schools’ practice of giving priority places to children who have attended their nurseries, means that children are effectively starting school at two, the children’s commissioner has warned.

Kids Allowed launches a nanny service for working parents

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

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Nursery group Kids Allowed is launching a Nanny @ Nursery service for parents who work long or atypical hours.

The Big Picture: Animal magic

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

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A new musical adventure for children aged three and above is playing at Chelsea Theatre until Christmas Eve.

'Half a billion' funding black hole in 30-hours childcare

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Monday, January 25, 2016

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As the Childcare Bill reaches its final stages in the House of Commons today, new analysis carried out for the Labour party claims there will be a shortfall of £480m on the Government’s 30-hour plan.

Parents say childcare quality is falling

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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UK families say that childcare settings have got worse in the last five years, according to reviews reported to the Good Care Guide.

'Learning together' trial open to 150 settings

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Friday, October 21, 2016

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Settings are invited to taking part in a £680k trial looking at the effects on children of boosting their parents' teaching skills and confidence.

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Kids Allowed nursery founder to launch new parenting app

New children's commissioner for Wales appointed

Children in poverty miss out on dress-up days

Labour pledges action on early years

New project to support music making in the early years

New child development study will track first five years of babies' lives

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

Family support services need to do more to help minority ethnic families - report

Author and performance poet Joseph Coelho is the new children's laureate

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

School survey reveals how poverty blights children's lives

More Affordable Childcare: Plans for regulation shake-up for childcare set out

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

Children's charities slam child poverty strategy

London council launches overnight childminding service

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

Risk of school starting age at two, report warns

Kids Allowed launches a nanny service for working parents

The Big Picture: Animal magic

'Half a billion' funding black hole in 30-hours childcare

Parents say childcare quality is falling

'Learning together' trial open to 150 settings

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