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Wales votes to ban smacking

Policy & Politics
Holly Lynch, Labour MP for Halifax, has launched the Early Day Motion, calling for children's needs to be put at the centre of any changes to the Mental Health Act
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MPs urge Government to put children's needs at the heart of new mental health legislation

Mental Health & Well-Being
Ceeda Research's The Big Early Years Debate took place last week in London
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Ceeda debate: 'Until the sector collapses you won't get investment'

Funding
NSPCC's Kate Stanley: ' Already the survey has started a fascinating, national conversation on the early years'
Opinion

Have your say on the 5 big questions on the under 5s

Families
From September, all Reception pupils will be subject to the baseline assessment
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Majority of parents concerned about primary school testing

Reception Baseline
Jack Herd, who drowned at 23 weeks. Jack's mother Lucy campaigned for the new law in his memory - Photo from Lucy Herd @jacks_rainbow
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Bereaved parents will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave

Families
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman launching her third annual report on Tuesday (21 January)
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Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market

Policy & Politics
To launch the survey, the Duchess of Cambridge visited a baby sensory class at the Ely and Careau Children’s Centre in Cardiff, where she heard about the support parents receive 
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Duchess of Cambridge launches early years survey

Families
Do the planned reforms to the EYFS add up?
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Call for rethink on draft EYFS review

Early Years Curriculum
Michael Pettavel
Opinion

New year’s resolutions

Policy & Politics
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Schools asked to be 'early adopters' of revised Early Learning Goals

Policy & Politics
The Government lacks a long-term strategy to develop the early years workforce
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Government policies have failed to improve early years workforce qualification levels

Workforce
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Millions of pounds of unspent early years funding used to plug council deficits

Funding
Tulip Siddiq: ‘There has never been a more vital time to be holding the Government to account on its continued underfunding and undervaluing of early years providers'
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Tulip Siddiq appointed shadow early years minister

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Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

Funding
The 2020 Modern Families Index reveals a culture of parents working into the evenings, including checking e-mails
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Parents under greater pressure to work in the evenings

Health

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