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Affordable, flexible childcare plan would be a vote winner
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Opinion
- Monday, July 7, 2014 | CYP Now
There is a problem with childcare being so much in the public spotlight. People either become immune to the argument - a kind of
"childcare fatigue" - or talk about it so much that we are lulled into a false sense of security that universal childcare is a reality or soon
will be.
Opinion: Who carries the can when things go wrong in childsafeguarding?
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Opinion
- Monday, May 12, 2014 | CYP Now
What did you think last month when you heard that the Prime Minister of South Korea had offered his resignation in the wake of the
ferry disaster? I don't suppose anybody thought that the PM had been at the helm of the ship that sunk, or that he could personally be held to blame for any lapses in the training of supervision of the ferry. But
the culture in South Korea expects that those in highest authority carry responsibility for anything that goes wrong.
Resilience prevails amid Osborne's bleak choices
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Opinion
- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | CYP Now
Like a piercing, bitter English winter, Chancellor George Osbourne's "autumn statement" was eye-wateringly harsh. It is, without doubt, children and young people growing up in the most deprived households who are being asked to bear the brunt.
Don't take early intervention for granted
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Opinion
- Monday, October 15, 2012 | CYP Now
When the Deputy Prime Minister made the welcome announcement at the Liberal Democrat conference that £100m of capital funding would go to help nurseries and childminders increase the number of places they offer, it felt like the party conference season was getting off to a promising start for early intervention.
Streamline funding to stem childcare crisis
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Opinion
- Tuesday, April 3, 2012 | CYP Now
Childcare in this country is without any doubt in crisis. We have a lack of quality places, insufficient funding for delivering free places and care that is simply unaffordable.
Vetting agency must foster responsibility
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Opinion
- Monday, March 19, 2012 | CYP Now
Keeping children safe from abuse is always a highly charged topic. It is naturally the first priority of most parents. It is vital for children's services departments, since a high-profile child abuse case causes untold damage not just to the child but to the whole service.
Workforce development must survive break-up
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Opinion
- Monday, March 19, 2012 | CYP Now
The lights are about to go out on the Children's Workforce Development Council, with its functions hived off to a number of separate agencies.
Army of childminders can help bridge the gap
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Opinion
- Monday, February 20, 2012 | CYP Now
Social mobility is thankfully all the rage these days, and the free childcare entitlement is a crucial policy to help all children get the best start in life regardless of background.
A very tall order with a short deadline
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Opinion
- Monday, February 20, 2012 | CYP Now
Across the country, newly formed local teams are embarking on a colossal exercise. In every area, local authorities have until next month to quantify how many troubled families live in each area and set out how they are going to help them turn their lives around.
Sure Start is essential for vulnerable families
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Opinion
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | CYP Now
I have been a keen supporter of Sure Start from the start. It seemed obvious to me from what I saw in Sure Start centres that the most disadvantaged children would not only get a better start in life, but that this would have a lasting beneficial impact.
Two-year-old places are not deliverable
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Opinion
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | CYP Now
We all know the benefits of early education. The government's desire to extend the free entitlement to more two-year-olds is therefore laudable, but I'm not sure it's currently deliverable.
Vox Pop: Is free childcare vital to the economic recovery?
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Opinion
- Monday, January 9, 2012 | CYP Now
The IPPR claims money generated by working mums would be greater than the cost of free nursery places for all
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