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Scientists believe waning immunity among children to common viruses may be behind the spike in liver disease PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Co-infection of common viruses likely cause of rise in childhood hepatitis

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The Institute of Economic Affairs says that relaxing childcare ratios and removing some regulation of the sector would save parents money in childcare fees PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Think tank backs relaxing childcare ratios to address the cost-of-living crisis

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The research from Ofsted finds pre-school children aren't ready to transition to Reception due to the pandemic preventing school visits PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

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The cost and lack of availability of summer holiday childcare is preventing parents from working - finds survey, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

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Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

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The NUS survey findings highlight the impact the rising cost of living is having on students and apprentices PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Cost of living crisis sees students cutting back on basic essentials

Research
The latest ONS data shows Covid infections increased among primary school staff between the autumn 2021 and spring 2022 terms PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid on the rise among schools workforce

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Research by Pregnant Then Screwed finds that childcare costs influenced women's decisions to have an abortion PHOTO Adobe Stock
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More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

Families
The research compares England's childcare system with that of five other liberal welfare states Photo Adobe Stock
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Calls to reform and improve England's early education system

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More children in lone parent families are now living in relative poverty, while families with young children are particularly vulnerable to the cost in living crisis, according to two separate pieces of research, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Rise in children of lone parents living in poverty

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How NatCen's new Centre for Children and Families will take research to a new level

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The report from the EIF, Race Equality Foundation and Action for Children highlights the negative experiences of ethnic minority families when trying to access family support services PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Family support services need to do more to help minority ethnic families - report

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The latest DfE statistics include figures on the take-up of childcare funding and how many providers are offering places, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

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The Covid inquiry will now look at the impact the pandemic has had on very young children, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

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More than 60 per cent of libraries that took part in BookTrust's Storytime said the pilot helped them attract new families, PHOTO BookTrust
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More families visiting their local library thanks to reading charity scheme

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The research from the IFS compares the development of children born in the early 2000's and a decade later, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Little progress made in closing the development gap in children over a decade - IFS

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