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The Government statistics reveal the number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for a funded place are down to 2008 rates
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'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

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Nurseries turned to video calls to keep in touch with parents during the pandemic
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Coronavirus leads to rise in popularity of video calls to parents among nurseries

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Call for ‘urgent bailout’ of the early years sector

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Health - Taking the strain

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Working mum sacked for refusing to work weekends wins 'landmark' appeal

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The Government should provide 'significant additional resource for early years providers', the Covid-19 committee said PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

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Young children are being exposed to respiratory infections, as social distancing eases and they come into contact with more children, leading to an increase in admissions to hospital emergency departments PHOTO Adobe Stock
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A & E departments report dramatic rise in young children with fever

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The Government has been accused of 'knowingly underfunding' nurseries and childminders for years PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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Group singing found to benefit new mums' mental health

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Topics including resources to support new fathers are available from the Institute of Health Visiting PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New perinatal mental health resources launched

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Researchers will look at the impact of coronavirus on young primary school children's development
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Nuffield Foundation funds new study into impact of Covid-19 on language and socio-emotional development

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Take part in the National Week of Play from 21-27 June

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The Duchess of Cambridge has set up a research centre for early childhood development PHOTO Kensington Palace
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Duchess of Cambridge launches early years research centre

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Working Families is calling on employers to advertise all jobs as flexible PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Working parents air concerns over 'backward slide' for family life

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An independent review into children's social care has called for Government policies to tackle the inequality and poverty faced by families across England PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

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Neil Leitch, chief executive, Early Years Alliance, said the early years sector had been treated as 'an afterthought' by the Government during the Covid crisis
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Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

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