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Carey Oppenheim: Changing public conversation around the importance of the early years

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Carey Oppenheim, one of eight experts advising the work of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, says the Princess of Wales' new campaign is an 'important step' in changing the public's awareness of the importance of the first five years.

Nurseries ban use of Nivea sun cream due to formula containing almond oil

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Friday, April 22, 2022

| Nursery World

A warning that some Nivea sun creams for children now contain almond oil has gone viral on social media among the early years community.

A guide to…making videos

Features

Monday, May 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Don't be camera shy! Follow our essential guide to making videos and keeping in touch with children and families.

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

| Nursery World

New research warns that attempts to ensure all children are 'school ready' is being undermined by targeted support, which alienates disadvantaged families.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

| Nursery World

The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

Scotland's council-run nurseries not meeting needs of working parents

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| Nursery World

A Scottish campaign group has renewed its call for nursery reform after new research shows nine out of ten council settings don’t provide the hours working parents need.

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Mothers are losing more than a billion pounds in earnings every year because a lack of high-quality, affordable childcare prevents them from working or increasing their hours, finds a charity.

Tax-Free Childcare extended to more parents, but some still unable to sign up

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

As Tax-Free Childcare opens to children under the age of nine, parents are still reporting difficulties registering for the scheme or reconfirming their eligibility.

Early years charity opens new family visitor centre in prison

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Early Years Scotland has opened a new family visitor centre at HMP Low Moss.

All of Buckinghamshire children’s centres facing closure

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

| Nursery World

The future of Buckinghamshire’s 35 children’s centres hangs in the balance as the council considers replacing them with nine ‘Early Help bases'.

More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

As part of a redesign of services for children and families, Warwickshire County Council is closing 25 of its 39 children’s centres in a bid to save £1.1 million.

Parents facing a 'postcode lottery' for 30-hour places

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents in England are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ for 30-hour places as new data shows huge variations in the number of codes validated per local authority, says the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

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Friday, November 3, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of parents has revealed that over a fifth who are unemployed want to work but can't because childcare is 'prohibitively expensive'.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.