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Government ploughed millions into Kids Company despite concerns

Thursday, October 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Collapsed charity Kids Company received at least £42 million from the Government despite repeated concerns about the way it was being run, an official spending watchdog has found.

Early years manifesto

Opinion

Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

In the run-up to the general election, our columnist Natalie Perera has some advice for the next Prime Minister.

Mayor of London introduces childcare loans and urges employers to follow

News

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

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Police and transport workers will be eligible for a loan up to £1,500 to pay for upfront childcare costs, which Sadiq Khan says are stopping mothers returning to work.

Families on National Living Wage crippled by childcare costs

News

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

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Families with working parents on the National Living Wage do not enjoy a basic quality of life because of high childcare costs, a charity has warned.

MPs call for funding rise of £3.1 bn for children's services

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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Children’s services in England are ‘at breaking point’, MPs warn today.

Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

News

Monday, September 18, 2017

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The 30 hours policy will save some of the poorest households £5 per week, while the richest will gain ten times that, analysis finds.

Tax-free childcare - unfair all round

Opinion

Thursday, March 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

News

Friday, February 8, 2019

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MPs have been left 'frustrated' by the Government's rejection of a new national early intervention strategy to tackle childhood adversity and trauma.

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

News

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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Scotland is to pilot funded early years education for children from the age of nine months, following in the footsteps of England.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

News

Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

News

Thursday, February 9, 2023

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A total of 14 local authorities have been chosen as trailblazers of the Family Hubs programme to support 'fast-track' delivery of services that the Government said would benefit thousands of families.

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

News

Monday, March 4, 2024

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’.

How 'A Better Start' areas support families and babies against backdrop of shortages to midwives and health visitors

News

Friday, March 1, 2024

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A new report on maternity and antenatal support by the National Lottery Community Fund and the National Children’s Bureau highlights the challenges faced by the midwifery and health visiting workforce, and highlights partnership working in the five 'A Better Start' areas of England.

One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

News

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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A quarter of early years settings are unlikely to be operating in 12 months’ time, as as the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hits, a survey suggests.