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Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

| Nursery World

One in four UK parents has been forced to leave their job or stop studying because of the ‘rocketing cost of childcare’, according to a worldwide survey by global children’s charity Theirworld.

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

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Monday, April 3, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The increase to ‘free’ entitlements is likely to be welcomed by parents, but the early years sector and Institute for Fiscal Studies question the practicalities and purpose. By Catherine Gaunt

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the past year, with just half of local authorities reporting sufficiency of places for children under two.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

A gender equality think tank is calling on the Chancellor to boost childcare funding by £1.7bn – the estimated shortfall – in the Spring Budget.

Petition calling for free school meals for all primary children to be delivered to 10 Downing Street

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

| Nursery World

A petition of over 32,000 signatures calling for free school meals to be expanded is being delivered to Parliament by Barnardo’s and actress and ambassador Michelle Collins today (2 March).

PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Nearly two out of three parents are reconsidering whether to have another child due to ‘spiralling’ childcare costs, finds new research.

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Childminders in more than 100 local authority areas are being restricted or having funding for entitlement offers withheld after their agency's Ofsted inspection. By Katy Morton

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| Nursery World

A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

Rishi Sunak believed to have scrapped childcare ratio changes

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

The Government has declined to confirm or deny reports that Rishi Sunak has ditched plans to relax staff-to-child ratios in nurseries, alongside scrapping other childcare reforms.

Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

| Nursery World

A universal childcare guarantee for children up until the end of primary school, would create an extra £13 billion for the economy and boost parents’ wages, according to a new report by the IPPR and Save the Children.

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery fees for 83 per cent of parents have either increased or are set to increase in the next two months, reveals new research.

Hillingdon Council withdraws decision to close its nurseries

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Following a legal challenge by parents, Hillingdon Council has committed to consulting with residents about the future of its three remaining nurseries, which were due to shut next month.

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

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Monday, October 31, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

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.

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.

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

| Nursery World

The high cost of childcare means that thousands of mothers are effectively paying to return to work after having children, according to the IPPR, which is calling for universal pre-school to start at the end of parental leave.

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

A union body is calling for universal free childcare as nursery bills ‘skyrocket’ to over £1,000 a month across England and with costs predicted to rise to £2,000 a month by 2026.

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

On the day of her appointment as new Prime Minister (Monday 5 September), early years organisations have called on Liz Truss to make the sector a priority and put in place a plan to tackle the early years funding and recruitment crises to ‘avoid a catastrophe’.

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Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

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

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

Petition calling for free school meals for all primary children to be delivered to 10 Downing Street

PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

Early years action group to stage protest in March

Rishi Sunak believed to have scrapped childcare ratio changes

Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

Hillingdon Council withdraws decision to close its nurseries

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

Sector sets out its priorities for new PM Rishi Sunak

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

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