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Half of working dads want to spend more time with their children

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Modern Families Index report reveals that working dads want a better work-life balance
Half of working fathers would prefer to have a less stressful job in order to spend more time taking care of their...Read more

Breakfast clubs offer working parents a 鈥渓ifeline鈥

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Research suggests that a third would give up work without support of breakfast clubs
More than a quarter of parents believe that they or their partner would be forced out of work without the support of a...Read more

Confusion continues over children鈥檚 centre consultation

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DfE policy still unclear after life chances strategy dropped last year
The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to confirm whether a planned consultation on the future of children鈥檚 centres will go...Read more

Government announces beneficiaries of 拢50m childcare scheme

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Education Secretary announces grant scheme to fund childcare places
The Government has revealed details of the winning bids for its 拢50 million capital funding scheme, designed to support the 30-hour...Read more

Focus on ethnic groups to boost mobility, early years told

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The Social Mobility Commission highlights inequality in new report
Early years practitioners have been encouraged to focus on the needs of ethnic minority groups in a bid to fight social inequality....Read more

Paid-for re-inspection discussions to be revisited, government confirms

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The Department for Education (DfE) and 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 will revisit joint discussions on the issue of paid-for re-inspections next year, the government has confirmed in its response to the Cutting red tape review.
early years funding and delivery guide - updated

Free guide to early years changes published

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance has published a free guide to early years funding and delivery changes.
The guide,which is available to download at听...Read more

Children鈥檚 centre closures on the rise, government figures reveal

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The number of children鈥檚 centres almost doubled between 2014 and 2015, new government figures have revealed.
Responding to a parliamentary question submitted by Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, early...Read more

Government confirms no plans for annual review of early years funding

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There are no plans to review early years funding annually, the government has confirmed.
During a House of Lords debate on Monday, the Earl of Listowel, a crossbench peer, asked if the government is "planning to...Read more

Government announces minimum early years funding rate for councils

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The government has announced a minimum hourly funding rate of 拢4.30 for all local authorities in its response to the consultation on early years funding changes.
The move, which cost the Department for Education (...Read more

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