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More than 80 per cent of parents receiving childcare support through universal credit are single mothers
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Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

Families
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 petition calls for the 15-hour childcare offer to be available for working parents when babies are nine months old
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MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

Policy & Politics
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

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Workforce survey: Early years sector under increasing strain

Workforce
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
Most insurance policies would not provide cover if nurseries had to close because of an outbreak of coronavirus
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Coronavirus: Nurseries not covered for 'notifiable diseases'

Business
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Ofsted consults on complaints process for early years settings

Inspection
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
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Opportunity Areas: West Somerset - On the move

Management
Funded childcare - should it be free, subsidised, or a mixed model?
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Exclusive: Sector survey finds mixed views on 'free' childcare entitlements

Funding
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Local authorities urged to stop nursery school closure plans

Policy & Politics
Vicky Ford has been appointed as children and families minister following the prime minister's reshuffle
News

Gibb and Ford to split early years responsibilities at DfE

Policy & Politics
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
Parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare than they were a year ago
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Childcare costs rise above inflation

Families

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