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Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Investment in children’s mental health services has fallen in over a third of local areas in England, with wide variation across the country, according to the Children’s Commissioner for England.

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

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Friday, March 22, 2019

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association says it is 'inevitable' councils will be forced to close more children's centres unless the Government provides extra funding.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Rise in children with SEN in PVI nurseries

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Friday, January 11, 2019

| Nursery World

The number of children in private and voluntary nurseries with special educational needs has risen dramatically, an analysis of Government figures shows.

Autumn Budget 2018: the key points for early years

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Delivering his Autumn Budget 2018 yesterday, the Chancellor announced more money for Universal Credit, children’s social care and the NHS, but nothing for the early years sector.

Hundreds of school staff buying food for hungry children

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Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Almost one in 10 school staff brings in food from home to feed pupils who would otherwise go hungry, reveals survey.

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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Friday, July 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children from disadvantaged families will be able to access out-of-school activities and healthy meals for free this summer in a £2m pilot scheme funded by the Department for Education.

Government sets out plans for mental health support teams in schools

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Plans to support children’s mental health in schools do not go far enough, child experts say.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 1,770 schools in areas of deprivation are to benefit from an investment of £26 million by the DfE to provide children with a healthy and nutritious breakfast.

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

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Friday, March 2, 2018

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has pledged more than £860,000 to boost outdoor learning in the early years.

Children's health suffering from Government cuts

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Child health in England is being harmed by public sector cuts, a new report has warned.

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.

Nursery group crowdfunds for life-saving devices

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Bright Kids nursery group is crowdfunding to raise money to buy a defibrillator for each of its three settings and one for public use.

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

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Friday, September 15, 2017

| Nursery World

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.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| Nursery World

A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

Cost of Tory free breakfast plans 'could treble'

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

| Nursery World

The Conservative manifesto pledge of free breakfasts for all primary school children could cost triple the £60m allocated for it, according to education researchers.

Labour proposes greater early years investment and 30 hours extension

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Labour’s leaked draft manifesto reveals the party’s plans to increase funding for the free entitlement and extend the 30 hours to all two-year-olds and some one-year-olds.

Labour pledges free school meals for primary children

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Labour will fund free school meals for all primary school pupils by charging VAT on private school fees.

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Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Rise in children with SEN in PVI nurseries

Autumn Budget 2018: the key points for early years

Hundreds of school staff buying food for hungry children

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

Government sets out plans for mental health support teams in schools

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

Children's health suffering from Government cuts

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

Nursery group crowdfunds for life-saving devices

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

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

Cost of Tory free breakfast plans 'could treble'

Labour proposes greater early years investment and 30 hours extension

Labour pledges free school meals for primary children

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