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MPs unite in opposition to Government's plans to change staff-to-child ratios in petition debate

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

| Nursery World

MPs from across the House of Commons voiced the overwhelming opposition of early years providers and parents to Government plans to change staff-to-child ratios in early years settings, during the debate in Westminster Hall on Monday.

Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

| Nursery World

Singer Zayn Malik has written to the prime minister calling for free school meals for all children in families on Universal credit, ahead of next week’s budget.

Thousands turn out for 'March of the Mummies' childcare protest

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Monday, October 31, 2022

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The March of the Mummies attracted more than 15,000 people in 11 cities across the country to demand Government reform on childcare, parental leave and flexible working.

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

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Monday, October 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Sector organisations and charities have urged the new PM Rishi Sunak to support families and education providers, amid the funding and cost-of-living crisis.

More pressure put on families as inflation returns to 40-year high

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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Further concerns have been raised for families with the news that inflation has returned to a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent.

Low income families will be pushed to the 'brink of survival' if benefits don't rise with inflation

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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Parents in low-paid positions, including nursery practitioners, will gain less from the National Insurance cut and see the biggest loss to their income if benefits increase with earnings, not inflation, warns new research.

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Within the past month, nearly one in five households, including those with children, have eaten less, skipped meals or gone without eating for an entire day, reveals new data.

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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The speech and language charity I CAN is changing its name to reach more of the almost one in five children in the UK who have challenges with talking and understanding words.

Flexible working now 'a must-have' for parents

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Monday, October 10, 2022

| Nursery World

Findings from a poll, released to mark the start of National Work Life Week (10-14 October), suggest that parents are more likely to apply for jobs that list flexible working options.

Parents paying 65 per cent of wages for under-twos nursery place in England

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Friday, October 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Childcare costs for a child under two are now more than two-thirds of one parent’s take-home pay in some parts of England, according to new analysis.

Therapy with parents and young children found to improve mental health

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

| Nursery World

A new study shows that therapeutic interventions in the earliest months and years of life can help prevent and reduce mental health difficulties, both for parents and their children.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

One in five families in Scotland 'going hungry and cold'

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| Nursery World

New research which reveals that nearly one in five low-income households in Scotland have gone hungry and cold this year paints a ‘bleak picture of a society in crisis.’

New campaign to encourage children to become lifelong readers

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Monday, October 3, 2022

| Nursery World

A new campaign has been launched to provide children and young people with the tools and opportunities to become lifelong readers in the wake of the pandemic.

Adviser calls on DfE to set up a single children and families strategy

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Friday, September 30, 2022

| Nursery World

With a new ministerial team at the Department for Education appointed, a former adviser to Michael Gove is calling for a joint parental engagement and family learning policy.

Parents shun 'messy' activities to avoid the clean up – poll

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

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Nearly two-thirds of parents don’t regularly take part in activities like painting or playing in the mud with their children because of the cleaning up required, reveals new research.

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will pledge to roll out free breakfast clubs to all primary school children, invest in the childcare workforce, and oppose the Government's plan to change staff to child ratios in early years settings.

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

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Friday, September 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Education unions, sector organisations, and children's charities have been reacting to the Chancellor’s mini-budget, which included the biggest tax cuts since 1972, and which will benefit wealthy taxpayers the most.

Mini-Budget: the key points from the Chancellor

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Friday, September 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Unveiling his Mini-Budget this morning, the newly appointed chancellor Kwaski Kwarteng revealed plans to cut taxes and establish ‘low tax zones’ across the country, while confirming changes to the working hours threshold for universal credit claimants.

Nick Sharratt BookTrust's new Writer-Illustrator in Residence

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

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Children’s author and illustrator Nick Sharratt, best known for his drawings in Jacqueline Wilson's stories, has been named as BookTrust’s new Writer-Illustrator in Residence.

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MPs unite in opposition to Government's plans to change staff-to-child ratios in petition debate

Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

Thousands turn out for 'March of the Mummies' childcare protest

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

More pressure put on families as inflation returns to 40-year high

Low income families will be pushed to the 'brink of survival' if benefits don't rise with inflation

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

Flexible working now 'a must-have' for parents

Parents paying 65 per cent of wages for under-twos nursery place in England

Therapy with parents and young children found to improve mental health

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

One in five families in Scotland 'going hungry and cold'

New campaign to encourage children to become lifelong readers

Adviser calls on DfE to set up a single children and families strategy

Parents shun 'messy' activities to avoid the clean up – poll

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

Mini-Budget: the key points from the Chancellor

Nick Sharratt BookTrust's new Writer-Illustrator in Residence

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