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Truss accused of pushing women out of work, with plan to give families tax break

Friday, July 22, 2022

| Nursery World

Proposals by Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss to give parents who quit work to care for children a tax break, have come under fire for failing to tackle the root cause of unaffordable childcare, and driving women out of the workforce.

Campaigners blast DfE for abandoning legislation on summer-born admissions

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Friday, July 22, 2022

| Nursery World

The DfE has gone back on plans to put in place legislation enabling summer-born children, who delay their school start, to be automatically enrolled into a Reception class at the age of five.

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

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

Staff at Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery praised for their swift action after a major fire broke out

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Parents have praised staff at Kiddi Caru’s Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes for keeping their children safe when a fire broke out in the vicinity of the setting on Tuesday due to the extreme heat.

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s language development, social interaction and gross motor skills continue to be impacted by the pandemic, according to new research from the inspectorate.

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report from a coalition of charities reveals investment in early intervention support by English councils fell from £3.8bn in 2010/11 to £1.9bn in 2020/21.

New campaign to encourage families to play together and create happy memories

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Resources to encourage families to play together this summer, contributing to children’s development, have been launched by actress and radio presenter Gemma Atkinson and her daughter.

Water trays and ice lollies keep nurseries cool in record-breaking heatwave

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Amid soaring temperatures around the UK, early years settings are deploying various methods to keeping cool.

Family First buys group of 10 sites

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Family First has acquired a chain of 10 nurseries in the East of England, taking its total number of settings to 66.

Childcare settings and schools put measures in place to cope with the red weather alert

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Friday, July 15, 2022

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With a red warning for extreme heat issued in much of England for the first time ever, nurseries and schools are having to make adjustments to cope with the heat, including closing settings early.

‘Middle finger' row – sector response

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Friday, July 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Andrea Jenkyns, who has just been promoted to Skills, Further and Higher Education Minister, flipped her middle finger to crowds outside Downing Street, following Boris Johnson's resignation last week. Is this a serious issue given her role? Or is it an emotional response that any of us are capable of? Here’s what a cross section of individuals in the early years had to say.

Government launches £2.5m bursary to help students pay for childcare

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Friday, July 15, 2022

| Nursery World

A £2.5m bursary to help learners with study related costs, including childcare, has been created for those applying for the Government’s new higher education short courses.

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

| Nursery World

Law firm Fieldfisher is planning to push ahead with legal action on behalf of dozens of nurseries against insurance broker Pound Gates for recommending business interruption insurance policies that failed to pay out during the pandemic.

Kids Planet grows to 125 nurseries

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

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The UK’s third largest nursery group has acquired Choice Childcare - a chain of five settings in North East England.

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Truss accused of pushing women out of work, with plan to give families tax break

Campaigners blast DfE for abandoning legislation on summer-born admissions

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

Staff at Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery praised for their swift action after a major fire broke out

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

New campaign to encourage families to play together and create happy memories

Water trays and ice lollies keep nurseries cool in record-breaking heatwave

Family First buys group of 10 sites

Childcare settings and schools put measures in place to cope with the red weather alert

‘Middle finger' row – sector response

Government launches £2.5m bursary to help students pay for childcare

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

Kids Planet grows to 125 nurseries

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