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Ratios change not the solution to crisis in childcare
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Opinion
- Tuesday, June 21, 2022
In July 2021, I wrote about the challenges facing early years education, and issued a plea to the government to supercharge a system that is creaking when it should be thriving. One year on, what is the state of the sector?
Letters to the Editor: Tackling foster carer shortage
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Opinion
- Tuesday, October 26, 2021
I read Michael Savage’s article on the foster carer crisis with interest.
Invest in early years to level-up attainment
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Opinion
- Tuesday, June 29, 2021
After a period of the attainment gap narrowing – both at the start and end of school – latest analysis shows progress had stalled even before the pandemic.
Invest in childcare to tackle poverty gap
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Opinion
- Monday, June 28, 2021
The first five years of a child’s life are the most crucial in shaping their development.
Message on first 1,001 days still not heard
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Opinion
- Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Reading a recent edition of CYP Now, I was struck that on almost every page the case was being made, by a range of professionals, about the importance of investing in the early years.
Letters to the Editor: Questions over review independence
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Opinion
- Monday, March 1, 2021
A parliamentary question from Emma Lewell-Buck MP has very helpfully flushed out and given clarity that the Children’s Social Care Review is a review being individually undertaken by Josh MacAlister.
Give babies the best start despite pandemic
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Opinion
- Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The nation’s mental health and wellbeing has been discussed at great length over the past few months and attention has recently been drawn to the mental health of babies and infants by a report commissioned by the First 1,001 Days Movement.
Letters to the Editor: Webinar for childcare providers
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Opinion
- Friday, January 1, 2021
Managing an early years and childcare setting, whether it be a home-based childminder, out of school club, a small voluntary playgroup, a nursery or a chain, a school or children’s centre, is a complex task. It is one of balancing quality, health and safety, with parents’ and children’s needs, funding and fees, and business sustainability.
Opinion - Trauma understanding key to recovery
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Opinion
- Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Merle Davies is director of the Blackpool Centre for Early Child Development
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