Average place at a holiday club now costs £148 a week, up 5%, and availability is patchy, survey finds Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook...
Breastfeeding improves cognitive ability for children of poorer mothers – study
Analysis of data on almost 6,000 children found breastfeeding boosted brain development in disadvantaged mothers’ babies Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X...
More than 1,000 Children’s Centres closed over the last decade
Official figures show that 1,342 children’s centres have closed over the last decade. The number of full children’s centres dropped from 3,615 in 2010 to just 2,773 last year, according to analysis of figures revealed...
Expand free school meals eligibility ‘to reduce stigma’, DfE urged
Widening eligibility for free school meals could not only reduce the number of children facing food insecurity but remove the stigma felt by those who do receive them, researchers have said. A study by York University...
Pandemic hit early education of disadvantaged children hardest, research finds
“Considerably more” children from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds have missed out on formal early learning during the Covid-19 pandemic compared with their peers, new research has found. The number of...
Infant free school meals uplift branded ‘inadequate’
Campaigners have branded an uplift in funding for universal infant free school meals “inadequate”, saying funding announced by the Department for Education amounts to just 7p per pupil for each meal. Education...
