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A new report suggests a ‘bleak future’ for school breakfast clubs as more than four in ten teachers say their club will close in the next three years.

HMRC apologises for Childcare Service performance

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

| Nursery World

HMRC has apologised for the difficulties faced by parents trying to access its Childcare Service.

Home-Start set for major development with Lottery funding boost

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Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The Home-Start network has received funding of almost £900,000 from the National Lottery to expand its services.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

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Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the 30-hour pilot areas concludes there is 'no specific reason' to believe that the policy will not be a success.

Millions of mothers would quit work without grandparents' help

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| Nursery World

A poll of 1,000 parents by Grandparents Plus has found that one in four parents would give up work without help from grandparents with childcare.

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A programme in which schools provide food and support to families in need during the summer holidays has been expanded, following a pilot of the scheme.

Fathers' engagement boosts toddlers' cognitive skills

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Friday, May 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Fathers who play with their babies when they are just a few months old contribute to their early development.

Nursery group creates app for parents

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Friday, May 5, 2017

| Nursery World

A Scottish nursery group has launched an app for parents after securing a six-figure sum from Clydesdale Bank.

Young fathers unfairly regarded as ‘hard to reach’

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New research challenges the idea that young fathers are ‘hard to reach’ and claims the problem is that services are hard to access.

New parents lose 657 hours of sleep per year

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Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Research published today by the charity Book Trust reveals that new parents lose 675 hours of sleep per year- the equivalent of almost four weeks of less sleep a year.

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of parents taking up the 30 hours under the early roll-out programme has exceeded Government expectation.

Training and mentoring scheme provides 'tangible benefits' to adopters

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| Nursery World

New research highlights the effectiveness of parenting training schemes and mentors in supporting adopters.

UK among the worst in Europe for ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave

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Friday, March 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Mothers in the UK get one of the lowest amounts of ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave in Europe, according to new analysis by the federation of trade unions the TUC.

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

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Friday, March 24, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign calling for fair future funding of early years places has been extended to include parents, with the aim of strengthening the sector's voice.

Less than half of mothers breastfeed after two months

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of 500 new mothers reveals that while almost three-quarters start breastfeeding, less than half continue to do so six-to eight weeks later.

New Childcare Choices parents' website goes live

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new website to inform parents about childcare support, including Tax-Free Childcare and the 30 hours, launches today.

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UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

HMRC apologises for Childcare Service performance

Home-Start set for major development with Lottery funding boost

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

Millions of mothers would quit work without grandparents' help

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

Fathers' engagement boosts toddlers' cognitive skills

Nursery group creates app for parents

Young fathers unfairly regarded as ‘hard to reach’

New parents lose 657 hours of sleep per year

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

Training and mentoring scheme provides 'tangible benefits' to adopters

UK among the worst in Europe for ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

Less than half of mothers breastfeed after two months

New Childcare Choices parents' website goes live

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