Katy Morton

Nursery owner Debbie Moliterno says she worries every month about outgoings because of the burden of business rates
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Nursery owner re-launches business rates petition

Business
The campaign group want 30-hour childcare to be made available to all children Image by Equality for Disadvantaged Children
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Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

Closing the Gap
The report finds that the UK still has one of the highest mortality rates in Europe for children with asthma
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'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

Health
Audit Scotland says councils have just half of the staff they need for settings to deliver the 1,400 hours from August
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Roll-out of Scotland's 1,140 hours could face delays, warns spending watchdog

Policy & Politics
Nurseries are not currently covered by insurers if they have to close over coronavirus cases
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Nurseries not covered by insurance for coronavirus closures

Health
Having had a family member in prison is one of the 10 'adverse childhood experiences' (ACEs)
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More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

Families
SEND campaigners with the invoice for the Prime Minister Boris Johnson
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SEND campaigers to hand the Prime Minister an invoice for £12m

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Childbase Partnership's chairman Mike Thompson and managing director Emma Rooney
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Childbase Partnership ranked Number 1 in top 25 companies to work for list

Business
parents reported conflicting advice about when to wean their babies. NHS advice states that most babies should start solid foods at six months,
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New campaign to boost parents' confidence with weaning

Resources
The APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood want supermarkets to do more to empower families to make healthy choices
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Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

Child Obesity
Ofsted's new online registration system is designed to be more straightforward for prospective early years providers
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Ofsted makes registration process more straightforward for childcarers

Legislation
The Tax-Free Childcare scheme opened in April 2017, but just one in six eligible families are currently using it
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Government urged to 're-think' its Tax-Free Childcare scheme as take-up remains low

Tax-Free Childcare
The Kiddi Caru nursery is based in the Empress State building in Earl’s Court
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Kiddi Caru to close Earls Court nursery

Provision
A still from the second episode of the new Netflix series 'Babies'
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New documentary series explores the life of babies

Child Development
Large corporate groups are predicted to continue to buy up smaller nursery businesses
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Large nursery groups 'hungrier' for growth, report suggests

Business
Just under half of parents surveyed were concerned that apprenticeships are not valued as highly as degrees by employers
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Parents not convinced of value of apprenticeships, research suggests

Apprenticeships