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Health visitor shortage leaves services unable to support vulnerable babies, report warns

Thursday, January 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Health visiting services lack the capacity to support increasing numbers of vulnerable children due to a shortage of thousands of workers, a survey warns.

Capital lacks infrastructure to support government childcare expansion, says London Assembly

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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A new report has called on the Mayor of London to lobby the government to review funding rates for early education entitlements in London to ensure higher-quality provision amid low staffing rates and a lack of infrastructure.

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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Parents should be more involved in the design and delivery of services aimed at tackling ‘systemic’ child poverty in communities across the UK, a report is urging.

Disadvantaged new parents in the North East to receive baby boxes

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Friday, December 15, 2023

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Hundreds of disadvantaged first-time parents in the North East will receive a box of essential items to aid early development thanks to funding from North of Tyne Combined Authority.

Public service providers urged to plan for copper wire switch off

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Childcare providers, schools and local authorities have been urged to plan for the switch off of BT’s copper wiring system.

More than three children are competing for every early years place, study warns

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Friday, December 1, 2023

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Almost half of under-fives in England live in areas where there are more than three children for every registered early years place, new research finds.

Early years funding rates uplift ‘not enough’ to prevent closures, providers warn

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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A Department for Education uplift of early years funding rates worth £400m will “fall short” of what providers need to deliver the government’s planned expansion of the funded childcare offer, sector leaders have said.

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Early years leaders have praised Ofsted plans to push forward with reforms to its complaints process, allowing providers to contact the inspectorate to raise concerns following inspections.

DfE proposes cut to councils’ retained early years funding allowance

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Monday, November 27, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has proposed to reduce the proportion of early years funding allowed to be retained by local authorities to deliver functions like staffing, family support and the administration of the funded childcare offer.

Integrated children's nursery opens at adult care village

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Monday, November 27, 2023

| CYP Now

The first intergenerational care village in the North West has opened in Chester, promoting older people and younger children learning and living together through a day nursery.

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have criticised the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to reduce National Insurance payments and increase the National Living Wage over measures to support families “at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis”.

Health visiting ‘career pathway’ launches to tackle staff shortages

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

A career pathway for health visiting has been published to make it easier for health professionals to take up roles and tackle staff shortages.

One in 14 people trust Conservative Party plans to reduce childcare costs

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Voters are sceptical the Conservative Party can reduce the cost of childcare facing families, a survey has revealed.

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

| CYP Now

An inquiry is being launched by MPs into how planning, building and urban design can “enhance the health and wellbeing of children and young people”.

Hempsall’s consultancy joins the Coram Group

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Hempsall’s early years consultancy and training organisation has joined the Coram Group to become Coram Hempsall’s.

Early years settings 'turning away one in five parents of children with SEND'

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

| CYP Now

One in five parents and carers of children with special education needs or disabilities (SEND) are being turned away by early years settings due to a shortage of places and a “tsunami of need”, a charity survey has found.

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

Early years staffing crisis ‘major barrier’ to planned childcare expansion

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Monday, November 6, 2023

| CYP Now

An expected mass exodus of early years workers could undermine government plans to expand funded childcare hours, new research warns.

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

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Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Half of local authorities say changes to early years development assessments introduced two years ago have damaged the quality of early years education, according to latest research.

Funding boost for childcare infrastructure and after-school provision

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Friday, October 27, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has announced it is to invest nearly £400 million into expanding early years and after-school provision.

DfE rejects education committee recommendations to improve childcare

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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The government has rejected key recommendations on improving childcare in England put forward by the education select committee.

Early years leaders publish manifestos for next government

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Friday, October 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have laid out their calls for the next government around improving childcare in England.

Labour Conference 2023: Phillipson announces plan for early years review

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party will carry out a review of early years provision in England, chaired by former Ofsted chief inspector Sir David Bell, if elected, shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

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Friday, October 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party would introduce compulsory supervised toothbrushing in English primary schools as part of a “rescue plan for NHS dentistry” if it wins the next general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The Conservative Party Conference is taking place in Manchester this week, with discussions around banning the use of mobile phones in schools, national living wage increases and university teaching set to affect the lives of children and young people.

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Health visitor shortage leaves services unable to support vulnerable babies, report warns

Capital lacks infrastructure to support government childcare expansion, says London Assembly

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

Disadvantaged new parents in the North East to receive baby boxes

Public service providers urged to plan for copper wire switch off

More than three children are competing for every early years place, study warns

Early years funding rates uplift ‘not enough’ to prevent closures, providers warn

Early years leaders praise Ofsted plans for complaints procedure reform

DfE proposes cut to councils’ retained early years funding allowance

Integrated children's nursery opens at adult care village

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

Health visiting ‘career pathway’ launches to tackle staff shortages

One in 14 people trust Conservative Party plans to reduce childcare costs

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

Hempsall’s consultancy joins the Coram Group

Early years settings 'turning away one in five parents of children with SEND'

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Early years staffing crisis ‘major barrier’ to planned childcare expansion

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Funding boost for childcare infrastructure and after-school provision

DfE rejects education committee recommendations to improve childcare

Early years leaders publish manifestos for next government

Labour Conference 2023: Phillipson announces plan for early years review

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people

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