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Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

Children with SEND in the early years: will they fall through the cracks?

Opinion

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

What do the the Government's recent funding announcements mean for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Catherine McLeod, chief executive of Dingley's Promise, looks at what this could mean for early years children with SEND

Labour pledges action on early years

News

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.

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

News

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

News

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.

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

News

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

News

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.

London council launches overnight childminding service

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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.

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

News

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.

Working Mum - A dressing down

Features

Monday, March 7, 2016

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Pyjamas on the school, or nursery, run should be a big no-no and may indicate that all is not well at home, says Working Mum

Parents say childcare quality is falling

News

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.

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Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Children with SEND in the early years: will they fall through the cracks?

Labour pledges action on early years

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

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

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

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

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

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

Working Mum - A dressing down

Parents say childcare quality is falling

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