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Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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.

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.

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.

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'.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

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Monday, July 17, 2017

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

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

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Monday, April 3, 2017

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

Vulnerable refugees ‘barred’ from health services

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Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

New research highlights how young refugee children and their families are more likely to suffer from mental health problems than their peers and face barriers to accessing health support.

Parents raise doubt over delivery of 30 hours

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

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A parent campaign group has raised concern over the lack of detail in the Scottish government’s plans to double the number of funded hours.

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Delivering Budget 2016, Ireland’s ministers announced €85m in new childcare funding to improve the country’s provision.

Online childcare platform wins Government funding for digital tool

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

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Childcare.co.uk has been awarded Government funding to set-up a digital ‘one-stop-shop’ that provides parents with childcare information.

Savings from Tax-Free Childcare delay should be used to expand provision

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| Nursery World

The Family and Childcare Trust is calling on the Government to invest the £535 million savings from delayed Tax-Free Childcare as capital funding, so that local authorities and providers can offer more flexible places.

New tool to boost early years language

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

| Nursery World

A new improvement tool to help staff in early years settings foster children’s language, literacy and communication is being developed.

'Thousands of children' in Scotland unable to take up their free place

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Friday, May 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents in Scotland have delivered a survey to the First Minister claiming that thousands of children are missing out on their free nursery place.

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Supporting parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life should be viewed as a key priority and attract as much spending as the defence budget, former children’s minister Tim Loughton has said.

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has launched a new parent campaign to highlight the cash value of early education places.

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Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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

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

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

Vulnerable refugees ‘barred’ from health services

Parents raise doubt over delivery of 30 hours

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

Online childcare platform wins Government funding for digital tool

Savings from Tax-Free Childcare delay should be used to expand provision

New tool to boost early years language

'Thousands of children' in Scotland unable to take up their free place

MPs set out vision for '1001 days'

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

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