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The Department of Health and Social Care is looking for new parents' view on maternal support, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

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The series of reports from the DfE look at the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, school-settings and childminders, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

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Children and families minister Will Quince: '[I've] been tasked by the prime minister to look at how we can ease the regulatory burden on the early years sector. And that means looking at regulation across the board, including ratios'
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Children and families minister posts Twitter video in response to ratios row

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Boris Johnson visiting a nursery in Greenford during the pandemic
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PM's plans to reduce staff to child ratios in nurseries to cut childcare costs slammed as 'ludicrous'

Childcare Costs
The research by JRF on behalf of Little Village, which reveals over a million young children are in poverty, recommends 'affordable childcare for all'
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Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

Child Poverty
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman: 'We will do everything in our power to help every child gain the best start in life.’
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Ofsted launches five-year strategy to take account of pandemic's impact on youngest children

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The prime minister Boris Johnson has said the Government is looking at ways to reduce the cost of childcare, PHOTO - The PM on a visit to Busy Bees in Heathrow last month
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Government to look at ways to reduce childcare costs

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Kings Academy Ringmer School in Lewes, East Sussex, a Let's Go Zero school, has been working on becoming more sustainable since 2005. The school has 70kW of panels on their roofs.
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Government announces measures to help nurseries and schools be more environmentally sustainable

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There has been a rise in the number of nursery-age children that are eligible for free school meals PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Child Poverty
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson promised a 'real focus on the early years'
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Labour pledges action on early years

Families
Many teachers blame a high workload for wanting to leave the sector PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Rise in number of teachers planning to leave the job

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The DfE has announced the names of the 75 areas where it plans to work with local authorities to set up family hubs
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Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

Provision
Pen Green Children's Centre in Corby was concerned it would be forced to close if a council proposal to withdraw 78 per cent of its funding went ahead PHOTO Pen Green
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Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

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The CPP research finds that women are having to reduce their working hours due to childcare responsibilities PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Women providing 23 billion hours of unpaid childcare

Families
Welsh education minister Jeremy Miles visiting Llandogo Early Years day nursery in Monmouthshire PHOTO Welsh Government
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Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

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The Government plans to withdraw Covid testing in schools after Friday 1 April
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Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

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