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The joint IPPR and Save the Children report makes a case for universal childcare, which it claims would save a family with young children between £620 and £6,175 a year in childcare costs PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

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The survey revealed nursery fees have risen, or are due to rise, for 83 per cent of respondents, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

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Think tank Onward puts forward ideas to fix what it calls an 'inflexible and costly' childcare system with a 'dysfunctional provider market', PHOTO Onward
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Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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The Early Years Equality Action group has been set-up by four early years professionals
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Early years action group setup to 'save the sector'

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St Edmund's Nursery and Children's Centre in Bradford is one of the DfE's Stronger Practice Hub leads
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DfE's early years Stronger Practice Hubs programme gets underway

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The petition has been started by pre-school manager Vicky Willetts
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Petition calling for childcare funding to increase attracts thousands of signatures

Funding
The sector has raised concerns over the survival of settings with the minimum wage increase and no more funding, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Grave concerns raised for the sector after minimum wage increase announced

Provision
Robin Walker MP is the new chair of the Education Select Committee, PHOTO ©UKParliament2022
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Robin Walker elected as chair of the Education Select Committee

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivering the Autumn Statement in the House of Commons on 17 November 2022 PHOTO Screengrab from BBC
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Autumn Statement 2022: Government accused of 'ignoring the sector' as chancellor announces more money for schools

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Lewis and Zoe Steeper with Catherine McKinnell MP who led the debate on their petition against Government plans to change staff-to-child ratios, pictured before the debate in Westminster Hall on 14 November 2022 PHOTO Twitter
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MPs unite in opposition to Government's plans to change staff-to-child ratios in petition debate

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The coalition, convened by Kindred Squared, puts forward four alternative childcare funding proposals, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years coalition calls for 'radical rethink' of childcare funding

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Providers' costs had already been rising more than inflation, but now face an even steeper rise PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years providers will see funding fall by 8 per cent – IFS

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Zayn Malik has written to Rishi Sunak calling for the expansion of free school meals PHOTO Supplied by Food Foundation
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Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

Child Poverty
A screen grab from a DfE video posted on Twitter of Claire Coutinho visiting the Thee Trees Family Wellbeing Centre in Brent on 3 November 2022
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Claire Coutinho MP confirmed as children's minister

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson tweeted a photo on 1 November captioned 'My most important meeting of the day: listening to Estonia’s children about their schools and wraparound care.' PHOTO Twitter
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Labour urged not to ignore PVI nursery sector in childcare expansion plans

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Robert Halfon has been appointed an education minister by Rishi Sunak
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Two ex-education ministers up to replace Halfon as education committee chair

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