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Interview – Natalie Arnett, senior equalities officer at NAHT

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The TUC has called for the minimum wage to be increased to £15 an hour, however early years organisations believe the move would spell disaster for nurseries, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour would be 'disastrous' for the sector

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Nearly half of local authorities in Scotland have yet to decide on their funding rate for partnership nurseries from next week PHOTO Adobe Stock
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DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

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Busy Bees has bought the Egg Day Nurseries group of three settings
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Busy Bees acquires three nurseries in Hampshire

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Boris Johnson MP at South Ruislip Early Years Centre, which is due to close by the end of the year, in November 2021, PHOTO Conservative Party
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All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

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UNISON said 13,000 of its members will strike across Scotland.
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Scotland: School and early years staff to strike in September

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All Hollies staff members are now registered with the Marte Meo International Network. 
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Nottingham-based nursery group builds best practice with video-based interaction programme

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Grandir UK has bought the Maggie & Rose group of three sites, PHOTO Maggie & Rose Islington
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Grandir UK acquires the Maggie & Rose nursery group

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The first cohort of education and childcare T-Level students have received their results, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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First education and childcare T-Level students receive their results

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The research by Action for Children highlights the struggle faced by low-income families to access parenting support, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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More than a third of low-income families struggling to access 'lifeline' early years support

Families
The latest data from HMRC shows in June just 53 per cent of those with TFC accounts used them to pay for childcare, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Hundreds of thousands of families with Tax-Free Childcare accounts not using them

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The DfE has said it will no longer quote the figure that parents could save £40 a week if childcare ratios are relaxed from 1:4 to 1:5, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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DfE forced to clarify £40 a week cost saving for parents through ratios relaxation

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Report findings include that less than half of disadvantaged pupils reach expected levels of attainment at the end of primary school.
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No change to the attainment gap in the last 20 years, according to latest research

Policy & Politics
The consumer prices index rose by 10.1 per cent in the year to July, up from 9.4 per cent in June.
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Urgent call for increased early years funding as inflation pushes up nursery costs

Management
The Hubs will have an emphasis on sharing good practice when it comes to language and communication.
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NCB to roll out Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in November

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Polio booster vaccination programme to roll out across London

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