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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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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.
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, ‘Radicalisation: the counter-narrative and identifying the tipping point’, published today, makes no mention of the early years.
The report called for an independent review of The...Read more

Ofsted chair resigns after calling Isle of Wight a “ghetto”

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Aug 23, 2016
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David Hoare has resigned from his position as Ofsted chairman having described the Isle of Wight as a “ghetto” where therehas been inbreeding.
David made the remarks in an interview with the Times Educational...Read more

Childhood obesity strategy falls short of expectations

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Aug 18, 2016
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The childhood obesity strategy – published today by the Department of Health – has been criticised by health experts and campaigners for not having tougher targets.
The strategy lays out a number of intentions,...Read more

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