The majority of parents on a low income are being put off work due to childcare costs, leaving children missing out on quality early years education that can boost their prospects, a study has found. Childcare costs can put off low-income parents...
Nurseries ‘£437m out of pocket’ as a result of Budget
The Chancellor’s Budget will cost the nursery sector a total of £437m next year due to increases in the national living wage and lack of action to reduce business rates and offer more money for funded places, according to evidence presented to...
Early years sector ‘systemically underfunded’, study finds
Almost half of childcare providers are receiving less funding then they were five years ago, with the sector “systemically underfunded’, a study has found. Research agency Ceeda looked at rates handed by English councils to providers...
Children’s Commissioner publishes report into vulnerable babies
A report published today by the Children’s Commissioner for England, suggests there are 15,800 babies under the age of 1 considered by local authorities to be vulnerable or highly vulnerable and at risk of harm, but still living at home. The report...
Child health outcomes
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published a report using long-term historical data to project outcomes for children and young people’s health in 2030. Findings from the report, which compares England with European...
Bans on smacking children linked to lower violence among teens, study suggests
Bans on smacking children are linked to less violence among teenagers, according to a new review. Using physical force to correct or control a child’s behaviour remains legally and socially permitted in many countries. But corporal punishment has...
