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Coronavirus: Children missed out on speech and language therapy in first lockdown

Children's Speech & Language
Rachel De Souza, the new children's commissioner for England: '‘I want the Childhood Commission to have the spirit and the ambition of the Beveridge Report – something that leads to long term changes that improve the chances of every single child'
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New children's commissioner launches review into post-war style recovery plan for children

Policy & Politics
The report explores grandparents’ roles in the lives of grandchildren and its potential to impact positively on well-being
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Need to rekindle grandparents' role post-pandemic

Families
Some households have moved during the pandemic, which could lead to an increase in demand for childcare, particularly the South West and South East of England
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Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

Coronavirus
Coram Family and Childcare said that the pandemic has exacerbated issues for the childcare sector and families
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Childcare costs rise above inflation, as providers struggle to remain sustainable

Coronavirus
Many parents felt too ashamed to seek help, researchers found
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Domestic abuse 'most common' in pregnancy and before baby reaches the age of two

Families
Tulip Siddiq, shadow early years minister, speaking at the Nursery World Business Summit on 4 March 2021
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Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

Policy & Politics
To help them recover from the stress of the pandemic, children need space, time and permission to play freely, the campaigners say
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Leading academics call for a summer of play

Coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out the Government's coronavirus response in the budget
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Budget 2021: Business rates relief extension will include nurseries

Coronavirus
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Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

Coronavirus
Louise Livingston: 'The reality is that Covid has exposed the pitfalls of our education system with a one-size-fits-all approach'
Opinion

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

Coronavirus
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‘Worrying’ increases in mental health symptoms among primary school children – study

Families
Out-of-school clubs, breakfast clubs, and other wraparound care can open more widely from 8 March Photo Junior Adventures Group UK
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Wraparound care sector warns that demand could outstrip supply in months to come

Coronavirus
#ThumbsUpForEarlyYears: Nursery World editor Liz Roberts
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Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

Coronavirus
Anne Longfield: 'Too often the people in charge of the systems children need simply don’t see them and try to understand their world'
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Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

Coronavirus
Outdoor play is 'vital' to children's well-being and playgrounds are an essential public service for all children, play organisations have said
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Rules around children's playgrounds should be clearer, say campaigners

Coronavirus

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