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

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Jan 18, 2017
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Modern Families Index report reveals that working dads want a better work-life balance
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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 “lifelineâ€

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Jan 18, 2017
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Research suggests that a third would give up work without support of breakfast clubs
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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’s centre consultation

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Jan 10, 2017
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DfE policy still unclear after life chances strategy dropped last year
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The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to confirm whether a planned consultation on the future of children’s centres will go...Read more

Government announces beneficiaries of £50m childcare scheme

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Jan 10, 2017
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Education Secretary announces grant scheme to fund childcare places
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The Government has revealed details of the winning bids for its £50 million capital funding scheme, designed to support the 30-hour...Read more

Apprenticeship success factors

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Jan 9, 2017
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Ellie Lloyd, an apprentice with the Pre-school Learning Alliance, recently won NMT magazine’s Nursery Apprentice Award 2016. In this article, Velda Bartholomew, Operational Training Manager at the Alliance, reflects on the key factors which...Read more

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