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Sure Start centres to provide more childcare places under Labour plans

Monday, February 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities would be required under a Labour government to offer childcare places at Sure Start children's centres, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said.

ADCS backs early intervention drive for next government

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Friday, March 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The next government must take action to ensure savings from early intervention work is ploughed back into children's services, the Association of Directors of Children's services (ADCS) has said.

Early years groups criticise plans to promote school-based childcare

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government moves to make schools publish details of their own childcare provision alongside their academic results will disadvantage other nursery providers, early years groups have said.

£1m fund to help parents support early years learning

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

| CYP Now

An app that aims to raise the attainment of disadvantaged young children has been backed as part of a £1m parenting support fund.

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government departments are facing massive cuts in order to meet free childcare manifesto pledges proposed by the three main parties, a study has claimed.

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years services in Wiltshire are failing many of the poorest children in the county, according to the findings of an Ofsted report.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Summer childcare shortage worsens, study finds

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Shortages of holiday childcare provision in England are getting worse, with nine out of every 10 local authorities reporting that they lack sufficient places over the summer months.

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have been given a month to put themselves forward as trailblazers for government plans to expand free childcare to 30 hours.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Expert panel to rate government’s ability to meet maternity targets

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Friday, April 9, 2021

| CYP Now

A panel of experts will rate the government’s progress in meeting targets to improve maternity services, including cutting rates of infant death, the health and social care committee has announced.

Early intervention investment could save councils £7bn, researchers say

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

| CYP Now

Councils in England with above-average rates of looked-after children could save a total of £7bn over the next decade by focusing on early intervention policies that target vulnerable families, according to researchers.

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

| CYP Now

MPs have voted for a Labour Party motion criticising the government’s plans to help children and young people recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

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Monday, June 14, 2021

| CYP Now

Chris McLoughlin, director of children’s services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s birthday honours.

#Chances4Children: Early Years Alliance launches National Week of Play

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Monday, June 21, 2021

| CYP Now

The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has kicked off a National Week of Play in a bid to put play back at the heart of children’s learning and development.

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Measures to support the mental health needs and employment prospects of young people need to be prioritised amid Covid-19 recovery plans, according to a report from health inequalities expert Professor Michael Marmot.

Scottish Health Secretary claims nursery discriminated against daughter

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| CYP Now

Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yusaf has called for an investigation into a nursery's admissions procedure over claims it discriminated against his two-year-old daughter.

Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| CYP Now

The government’s policy around funded childcare for working parents has been criticised over leaving the poorest children in England effectively “locked out” of early education opportunities.

Health visitor funding and better childcare needed to support new parents, say MPs

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

| CYP Now

MPs have called for a strengthening of support for those that became parents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reform 30-hour childcare to support disadvantaged families, charity urges

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

| CYP Now

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has called on the government for “urgent reform” of its policy of restricting 30 hours of funded childcare to working families.

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Shortage of childcare staff affecting 'catch up' efforts, Ofsted warns

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Friday, April 1, 2022

| CYP Now

A shortage of early years staff is affecting efforts to help children "catch up" on lost learning and development as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research by Ofsted.

Neil Leitch: Early years crisis warnings ‘falling on deaf ears’

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Friday, June 10, 2022

| CYP Now

The early years sector is stuck in a cycle of “battles” with government over underfunding, lack of resource and conversations over reducing staffing ratios in settings, Early Years Alliance (EYA) chief executive Neil Leitch has said.

Duchess of Cambridge calls for early years to be made a ‘societal priority’

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Friday, June 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The Duchess of Cambridge has called for early child development to be made a national priority in light of research showing many people do not recognise the importance of the early years.

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Sure Start centres to provide more childcare places under Labour plans

ADCS backs early intervention drive for next government

Early years groups criticise plans to promote school-based childcare

£1m fund to help parents support early years learning

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Summer childcare shortage worsens, study finds

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Expert panel to rate government’s ability to meet maternity targets

Early intervention investment could save councils £7bn, researchers say

Key issues raised by MPs over children’s Covid-19 recovery

Stockport DCS receives OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list

#Chances4Children: Early Years Alliance launches National Week of Play

Support for children and young people top priority in new Marmot report

Scottish Health Secretary claims nursery discriminated against daughter

Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns

Health visitor funding and better childcare needed to support new parents, say MPs

Reform 30-hour childcare to support disadvantaged families, charity urges

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

Shortage of childcare staff affecting 'catch up' efforts, Ofsted warns

Neil Leitch: Early years crisis warnings ‘falling on deaf ears’

Duchess of Cambridge calls for early years to be made a ‘societal priority’

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