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More than 90,000 pupils get post-pandemic early speech and language support

More than two-thirds of primary schools across England have signed up for targeted language support to help the youngest pupils catch up with communication skills post-pandemic. The news comes following concerns that early years pupils have started ...

07 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Minister says countries with more childcare provision ‘pay more tax’

The children and families minister has said that countries with cheaper childcare provision pay more in tax as he introduced Government reforms on childminders in England. On Monday, the Government announced a new consultation exploring a change ...

04 Jul 2022 at 12:40

Parents left without childcare after thousands of providers close

Parents are being left without childcare as thousands of providers close. The overall number of childcare providers in England dropped by around 4,000 between March 2021 and March 2022, the largest decline since 2016, according to figures from ...

15 Aug 2022 at 15:34

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“Children in Donegal deserve world-class care and education”

A leading children’s advocacy and membership organisation has today reiterated its call on the Government to transform the Early Years and School Age Care system by providing an ambitious five-year investment plan in Budget 2023. Early ...

16 Sept 2022 at 16:33

Labour’s Phillipson calls for end to childcare ‘tinkering’

A Labour government would completely overhaul Britain’s “broken” childcare system, the shadow education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson said she wanted to “move away” from the current system of free childcare provision, saying ...

09 Mar 2023 at 12:58

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Lib Dems demand nursery premium to support children from deprived areas

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for a new nursery premium to support children in Scotland’s deprived areas during their early years. The proposals would mirror the Scottish Government’s pupil equity funding, the party ...

02 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Childcare costs force one in four UK parents to quit work or education

The cost of childcare is forcing one in four UK parents to give up their job or drop out of education, according to a new study. More than 7,000 parents and carers from the UK, Brazil, India, Netherlands, Nigeria, Turkey and ...

12 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Government’s childcare reforms ‘risk worsening outcomes’ for poorer children

The Government’s reforms to the childcare system “risk worsening outcomes” for disadvantaged children, charities have warned. Plans to expand free childcare for working parents in England do not support poorer children or ...

25 May 2023 at 00:01

Expansion of free childcare may not be delivered universally, councils warn

The Government’s expansion of free childcare for working parents in England may not be delivered universally due to capacity issues, councils have warned. Analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) suggests the ...

05 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Government has more work to do to ensure families secure quality childcare – MPs

The Government has more work to do to address “structural problems” in the early years system to ensure families benefit from high-quality affordable childcare under its reforms, MPs have said. Plans to expand the ...

26 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Kate makes fruit kebabs with toddlers on visit to MumSpace group

The Duchess of Cambridge made fruit kebabs with toddlers as she joined a cooking workshop during a visit to a MumSpace playgroup. Kate met families at the activity and wellbeing session run by PACT (Parents and ...

08 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Ministers urged to ‘poverty proof’ childcare by expanding free places

A charity is calling on the Scottish Government to “poverty proof” the future of early years childcare by expanding funded places to children under three. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says the First ...

25 Apr 2024 at 00:01

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