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Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

Thursday, July 6, 2023

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Children’s learning and development are being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, according to NatCen research, which highlights that poverty rates are higher for households with children.

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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Scotland is to pilot funded early years education for children from the age of nine months, following in the footsteps of England.

Sir Al Aynsley-Green calls England's attitude to the importance of children a 'national disgrace'

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Friday, November 17, 2023

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‘Circumstance for childhood in this country today is utterly, uttlery dire’, the first children’s commissioner for England, Sir Al Aynsley-Green told delegates attending LEYF’s annual Margaret Horn debate.

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

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Monday, January 22, 2024

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Ministers have actioned a last-minute ‘workaround’ to ensure that thousands of parents of two year-olds can get their codes to take-up a funded place.

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

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There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

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A total of 14 local authorities have been chosen as trailblazers of the Family Hubs programme to support 'fast-track' delivery of services that the Government said would benefit thousands of families.

How Jewish nurseries are supporting children and families, in the wake of the attack on Israel

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Friday, October 13, 2023

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On Friday morning, the children at Alyth Kindergarten were making blue and white challah, with staff and parents united in their support for one another, following the Hamas attack on Israel.

'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

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Sunday, October 8, 2023

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‘Babies’ have been strapped to five out of 100 statues in Crosby today in a stunt to represent the 5 per cent of dads who access shared parental leave, a policy which the campaign group behind the event says has ‘failed on every measure’.

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

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Monday, March 4, 2024

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’.

How 'A Better Start' areas support families and babies against backdrop of shortages to midwives and health visitors

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Friday, March 1, 2024

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A new report on maternity and antenatal support by the National Lottery Community Fund and the National Children’s Bureau highlights the challenges faced by the midwifery and health visiting workforce, and highlights partnership working in the five 'A Better Start' areas of England.

One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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A quarter of early years settings are unlikely to be operating in 12 months’ time, as as the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hits, a survey suggests.

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

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Thursday, April 30, 2020

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Refugee support groups are losing out on funding during the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when vulnerable families are particularly hard hit.

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Teaching unions have written to the Government urging them to exercise ‘significant caution’ when it comes to the reopening of schools.

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

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Health campaigners are warning that lockdown has led to more secondhand smoke exposure in families with children.

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

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Monday, July 13, 2020

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Neighbours and workers, including delivery drivers and plumbers, are being targeted in a new campaign to support people to spot signs of child abuse in the home amid fears that vulnerable children are being overlooked during lockdown.

Gender stereotyping of job roles increases in boys from the age of seven, but decreases in girls

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Thursday, July 30, 2020

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Children, and especially boys, demonstrate stronger stereotyping about masculine and feminine jobs than previously suspected, a study by the University of Sussex has revealed.

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

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Early years organisations have criticised the Government for its response to a recent Petitions Committee report on the impact of Covid-19 on parental leave and childcare.

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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One in five schools across England are experiencing 'significant' pupil absences, with almost as many having sent a whole bubble home, according to a survey of teachers.

Expert body launches to support childhood trauma

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

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An appeal for an ‘energetic and sustained’ response to childhood trauma has been launched today (Thursday) by the UK Trauma Council (UKTC), a new and independent expert body.

Black History Month: early years curriculum launched in London borough

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

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Children in nurseries and schools across the London borough of Hackney are set to learn about Black British history, thanks to a ground-breaking new curriculum developed by Hackney teachers and council staff.

Fears the pandemic pushing children further into poverty

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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Children growing up in poverty are living on a ‘cliff edge’ and the pandemic will sweep them ‘further into danger’, a new report which details the rising rates of child poverty in the UK, has revealed.

Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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A new support helpline for Black and Asian communities hit by Covid-19 has been launched by children’s charity Barnardo’s.

Hope matters: key message from The Children’s Society’s new ten-year vision

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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The charity has unveiled a new vision to inspire hope in a generation of children and young people who face abuse, exploitation or neglect.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group collects children's coats to support local families

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Friday, October 30, 2020

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Financially struggling families in Peterborough are being supported by a local nursery group that is gathering children’s coats to ensure that they are warm this winter.

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Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

Sir Al Aynsley-Green calls England's attitude to the importance of children a 'national disgrace'

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

How Jewish nurseries are supporting children and families, in the wake of the attack on Israel

'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

How 'A Better Start' areas support families and babies against backdrop of shortages to midwives and health visitors

One in four childcare providers fear permanent closure amid virus lockdown

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus: Teaching unions warn against premature reopening of schools

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

Gender stereotyping of job roles increases in boys from the age of seven, but decreases in girls

Coronavirus: Calls for extended parental leave and emergency childcare funding dismissed by Government

Coronavirus: One in five schools report ‘significant’ absences due to Covid-19

Expert body launches to support childhood trauma

Black History Month: early years curriculum launched in London borough

Fears the pandemic pushing children further into poverty

Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

Hope matters: key message from The Children’s Society’s new ten-year vision

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group collects children's coats to support local families

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