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Pregnant women and children urged to take-up free flu vaccination

Health
The EYA has put forward a number of recommendations for the next government
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Alliance calls for a 'comprehensive long-term plan' for the sector to be made a priority by the next government

Policy & Politics
Labour's plans for an early years review have been welcomed by the sector, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Sector welcomes Labour's plans to carry out a major early years review

Policy & Politics
The shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson outlined Labour priorities for early years and education, PHOTO: Labour Party
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Labour pledges to carry out a 'major' review of the early years

Policy & Politics
Busy Bees has bought The Malvern School of 27 sites in North America, PHOTO: Busy Bees
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Busy Bees buys group of settings in North America

Management
The survey by Barnardo's reveals the scale of 'bed poverty', PHOTO: Barnardo's
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Children forced to sleep on the floor or on soiled and mouldy bedding due to poverty

Child Poverty
Take part in our survey looking at the impact of the cost of living crisis on early years and childcare staff PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Take part in our cost of living survey

Families
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Early years experts claim the DfE has deemed them 'unsuitable' for events after monitoring their social media

Policy & Politics
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced plans to increase the national living wage next year, PHOTO: GOV.UK
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Increasing minimum wage to £11ph would be the 'final nail in the coffin' for early years

Funding
There were 216 nursery closures in England compared with 144 during 2021-22, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Nursery closures increased by 50 per cent in a year

Provision
New research by Nesta predicts the number of early years professionals needed to meet increased demand for childcare with the extended 30 hours, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Early years workforce must grow by 8 per cent to deliver the expansion of the 30 hours

Research
The SNMA says that many children in nurseries and schools are missing out on free milk, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Children missing out on free nursery and school milk

Provision
Two agencies have announced they are to close down
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LONG READ: Closure of childminder agencies sparks doubts about the future of the model

Analysis
The IFS report highlights underfunding of the early years entitlement, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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The poorest children will be locked out of the extended entitlement

Policy & Politics
Family First chief executive Ollie Humphries is one of three directors that has left the nursery group, PHOTO: Family First
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Three directors leave Family First as one of UK's largest nursery groups 'evolves' its leadership team

Business
Some nurseries are advising parents not to send children in Croc style shoes as they believe they are a 'trip hazard'
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Nurseries ban children from wearing Crocs

Provision