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Start for Life services – Ofsted and CQC report highlights positives alongside areas for improvement

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

| Nursery World

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission have released research analysing the success of Start for Life services in six areas of England.

'Are you a Monster?' named the best book to share with young children

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Are You a Monster? has been recognised as the best new book for sharing with young children by reading charity BookTrust.

Seven in 10 dads forced to cut their paternity leave short

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Friday, March 8, 2024

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Just over 70 per cent of dads have had to cut their paternity leave short as they couldn’t afford to stay off work that long, finds new research.

TV presenter Rachel Riley named as the ambassador for new early years reading initiative

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| Nursery World

Television presenter Rachel Riley has been announced as the first ever ambassador for Oscar’s Book Club, a new initiative to inspire early years reading.

'Pandemic babies' found to have fewer allergies and infections

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

| Nursery World

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

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

| Nursery World

The value of the Healthy Start scheme, which helps women with children under the age of four with the cost of food and milk, needs to increase by 20 per cent to cover the cost of essentials such as baby formula, finds new analysis.

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

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Sunday, October 8, 2023

| Nursery World

‘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’.

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrats have outlined their plans to provide families with ‘flexible, affordable and fair’ childcare, boost SEND support and give every child the best possible start in life.

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

| Nursery World

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

Parents and childcare settings warned to keep waterbeads away from young children

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Parents and early years settings are being warned to keep water beads out of sight and reach of young children as their pose a ‘serious’ choking risk and can cause intestinal blockages.

Parents warned they could struggle to find a funded place under new Govt offer

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Monday, July 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years providers are unsure whether they will offer the funded places for one and two-year-olds, while many that plan to will limit the number that are available, reveal new survey findings.

Ofsted and CQC to carry out review into family hubs

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Friday, July 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission are to carry out a joint review of support services for parents from conception to the age of two that are delivered through family hubs.

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Cross-party MPs are warning the Government has more work to do with its incoming childcare policies to ensure children benefit from high-quality affordable early years education to help parents and providers.

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

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Friday, July 21, 2023

| Nursery World

The DfE has launched its consultation on its new proposed ‘fair funding formula’ for the delivery of the extension of the funded hours for children from nine months old, starting from April.

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Opinion

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Drawing on their new research on nursery closures for the Local Government Association, the director of isos Partnership, Jodie Reed, says there is a 'long distance to travel' for the extension of the 30 hours to become a reality.

Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive a free copy of 'Who's Hiding on the Farm?'

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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Up to 580,000 babies are to receive a copy of Axel Scheffler’s ‘Who’s Hiding on the Farm’ under BookTrust’s flagship Bookstart Baby programme, which aims to get families reading to their children early on.

Baby and toddler groups warn of mass closures due to cost-of-living crisis

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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One in five 'stay and play' groups are concerned they will have to permanently close their provision within the next year, reveals new research.

More emotional support for mums needed as 1 in 10 struggle to bond with their newborn

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Monday, June 12, 2023

| Nursery World

A survey of mums, undertaken by the Parent-Infant Foundation, suggests pregnant women are not getting the support they need to help them bond with their babies.

BookTrust names its best book to share with young children

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

‘Can you Tickle A Tiger’? has been named the best new book for sharing with young children by BookTrust.

New resource to support mental health in the early years

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

| Nursery World

UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge have launched a new resource to support the mental health of babies and young children.

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales will today launch her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Almost 2 million children could be 'trapped in poverty' as work is not the 'silver bullet'

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| Nursery World

Almost two million UK children could be ‘trapped in poverty’ as their parents face at least one major barrier to ‘working themselves out of hardship’, a new report from Action for Children reveals.

Covid-19 pandemic having a lasting impact on children's development - report

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report finds that the ‘wide-reaching’ impacts of the pandemic are far from over for the youngest in society.

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Start for Life services – Ofsted and CQC report highlights positives alongside areas for improvement

'Are you a Monster?' named the best book to share with young children

Seven in 10 dads forced to cut their paternity leave short

TV presenter Rachel Riley named as the ambassador for new early years reading initiative

'Pandemic babies' found to have fewer allergies and infections

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

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

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

Parents and childcare settings warned to keep waterbeads away from young children

Parents warned they could struggle to find a funded place under new Govt offer

Ofsted and CQC to carry out review into family hubs

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive a free copy of 'Who's Hiding on the Farm?'

Baby and toddler groups warn of mass closures due to cost-of-living crisis

More emotional support for mums needed as 1 in 10 struggle to bond with their newborn

BookTrust names its best book to share with young children

New resource to support mental health in the early years

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

Almost 2 million children could be 'trapped in poverty' as work is not the 'silver bullet'

Covid-19 pandemic having a lasting impact on children's development - report

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