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Report calls for government to scrap 30-hours offer

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Sep 7, 2016
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has called on the government not to implement the 30-hours offer, in a report titled, 鈥榃e can solve poverty in the UK鈥.
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Released yesterday, the report proposes that the existing 15...Read more

Number of childcare providers closing down near doubles in one year

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Aug 31, 2016
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The number of childcare providers going bust has nearly doubled in the last year due to the 鈥渟oaring costs鈥 of childcare, accountancy firm Moore Stephens has claimed.
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29 providers closed down in England and Wales in...Read more

Alliance chief raises concerns over viability of 30 hours offer

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Aug 26, 2016
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Pilots of the 30-hours free childcare scheme are due to start next month, but Neil Leitch, chief executive at the Pre-school Learning Alliance, is concerned about its viability.
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The government...Read more

Parents struggle to find childcare for children with learning disabilities during holidays, survey reports

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Aug 25, 2016
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A survey from Mencap, which reviewed 316 parents, found that 56% are struggling to access short breaks due to the lack of childcare available to them.
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Mencap said that parents of children with learning disabilities...Read more

Report on radicalisation fails to mention early years

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Aug 25, 2016
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The Home Affairs Committee report, 鈥楻adicalisation: the counter-narrative and identifying the tipping point鈥, published today, makes no mention of the early years.
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The report called for an independent review of The...Read more

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