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Budget 2024: Early years sector cautiously welcomes Chancellor's plans for funding rates to rise in line with costs

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

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Early years sector organisations have given a cautious welcome to the Chancellor’s confirmation that he would ‘guarantee rates’ for providers to deliver the expanded childcare offer, but say the 'devil is in the detail'.

'Pandemic babies' found to have fewer allergies and infections

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

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Babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic have experienced lower rates of infection and fewer allergies, reveals new research.

More than eight in 10 single parents on universal credit unable to meet new work requirements

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

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Over 80 per cent of single parents claiming universal credit say they are unable to meet the 30-hour work requirements introduced last October for ‘lead carers’ of three-to-12-year-olds.

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’.

Working families will be £1,300 worse off by the end of the decade

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Monday, March 4, 2024

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New analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) suggests that the upcoming Budget on Wednesday risks keeping the UK economy on a course which would see household worse off by £1,300 a year, compared to the beginning of the decade (2021).

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.

Call to give more importance to family learning

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Friday, March 1, 2024

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A group of organisations from across the early years and family support sectors is calling for family learning to be reformed so every child and parent in England are supported.

A 'significant' proportion of families still not using Tax-Free Childcare

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

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While take-up of Tax-Free Childcare among families has risen, there still remains a ‘significant’ proportion not using the taxable benefit.

Rising numbers of children now start school without the basic skills they need

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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Fewer children are ‘school ready’, with many unable to listen and respond to basic instructions and share and play together, suggests new research.

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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A ‘worrying’ proportion of ‘food insecure’ families are cutting back on healthy food, sparking concerns of widening health inequalities.

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt

Interview: Meet Professor Angelica Ronald

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Angelica Ronald is professor of psychology and genetics at the University of Surrey and recently led a study on how pre-school children’s fine motor skills, including drawing, folding paper and block-building, may play an important role in their later education and behaviour.

Failure to support children's early communication will cost the economy £830m

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Monday, February 26, 2024

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Cross-society failure to support early years communication and language development could cost the economy up to £830 million for every year group starting school through the loss of lifetime earnings and increased Government spend, according to a new study.

Working families on the 'breadline' would need to work eight days a week to escape poverty

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Friday, February 23, 2024

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New analysis by Action for Children suggests 300,000 low-income families with children are trapped in poverty despite parents working full-time.

£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.

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Budget 2024: Early years sector cautiously welcomes Chancellor's plans for funding rates to rise in line with costs

'Pandemic babies' found to have fewer allergies and infections

More than eight in 10 single parents on universal credit unable to meet new work requirements

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

Working families will be £1,300 worse off by the end of the decade

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

Call to give more importance to family learning

A 'significant' proportion of families still not using Tax-Free Childcare

Rising numbers of children now start school without the basic skills they need

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

Interview: Meet Professor Angelica Ronald

Failure to support children's early communication will cost the economy £830m

Working families on the 'breadline' would need to work eight days a week to escape poverty

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

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