Catherine Gaunt

The London Early Years Foundation is calling for funding for nursery food and nutritional standards in early years settings PHOTO Isabelle Johnson/London Early Years Foundation
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Nursery group calls for funding to improve access to high-quality nursery food for vulnerable children

Provision
Both children and adults are confusion about nutrition PHOTO British Nutrition Foundation
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Chicken and cheese count as five a day, say children in healthy eating confusion

Nutrition
Two-thirds of employees in Bright Horizons' client survey had experienced a breakdown in childcare arrangements PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Emergency childcare provision boosts employee job satisfaction and retention

Provision
Speaking at the Early Years Alliance Annual Conference, Neil Leitch said that changing ratios would be 'an enormous backward step'
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Leitch warns of 'crisis' in early years sector 'crying out for change'

Policy & Politics
Children's earliest years are vital to their development PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

Birth to Threes
PHOTO Famly
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Take part in a survey on the early years sector's reputation

Policy & Politics
The new National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership starts this autumn
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Updated guidance on the new early years leadership qualification now out

Careers & Training
Many families are struggling to afford school lunches, campaigners say PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

Policy & Politics
Ministers want to change the number of two-year-olds staff can care for from 1:4 to 1:5
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Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

Analysis
The study will follow families and their babies from nine-months-old
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New child development study will track first five years of babies' lives

Policy & Politics
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £5bn windfall tax on energy firms to ease cost of living crisis
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Cost of living support package to bring only 'temporary relief' to families

Child Poverty
The Alliance warns that changes to ratios will lead to more overstretched staff
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Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Management
From left: Varun Chanrai, Sarah Mackenzie and Ashwin Grover of Storal Learning
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Sarah Mackenzie starts new role as CEO of Storal Learning

Management
Arun Kanwar and Barney Northover
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Childcare consultancy joins forces with education law firm

Management
The Government is planning to increase the number of two-year-olds that early years staff can care for PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government to launch consultation on childcare ratio changes before summer

Policy & Politics
Baroness Hallett is chairing the inquiry into the Government's handling of the pandemic PHOTO UK Parliament
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Covid inquiry widens to include focus on children and inequality

Coronavirus