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Mothers and employers slam plans to reduce maternity leave

A survey by Working Families and Netmums has found overwhelming opposition to Government plans to reduce maternity leave to 18 weeks. Ministers have proposed that maternity leave be reduced to 18 weeks and that instead the remaining leave should become ‘flexible parental leave’, available to both parents. Currently, mothers are … Continue reading

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Good news for tired mums: Dummies DON’T interfere with breastfeeding

Babies who use pacifiers do not have problems breast feeding, experts have found. The finding by American researchers contradicts previous warnings by the World Health Organisation that giving breast feeding infants pacifiers can discourage nursing. A team from Oregon Health & Science University in fact found that taking dummies away … Continue reading

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Cardboard boxes lose out to video games and DVDs in battle for children’s play

Parents are suffering a ‘play confidence crisis’ and are letting gadgets take over, a new report into children’s play has found. The study, commissioned by Ribena Plus, reveals that, as a result of ever busy lives, two out of three parents feel they no longer have enough time to play … Continue reading

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Child Care – always a worry!

Residential or daily, full time or part time, permanent or temporary Nannies & Mother’s Helps Finding the right type of child care at the right price is a huge problem for so many families these days. Many parents are going back to work when their children are quite young and … Continue reading

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Grandparent carers offer some developmental benefits before nursery

Children cared for by grandparents have better vocabulary but are less ready for school than those who are placed in formal childcare, according to a new study. Researchers from Bryson Purdon Social Research, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) carried out a literature review … Continue reading

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Nursery Management: Training – Will changes raise skills?

The Government’s demand for all childcare staff to be qualified to Level 3 has raised concerns over the possible loss of experienced and skilled staff, writes Mary Evans. Experienced and skilled early years practitioners could be lost to the sector because of the Government’s campaign for childcare staff to be … Continue reading

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Charities warn of Universal Credit ‘blind spot’ that will push working mothers into poverty

Save the Children has launched a new campaign to support working mothers, in response to research it carried out that shows that the new welfare system will prevent thousands of women going to work and push a quarter of a million children deeper into poverty. The charity’s research shows that … Continue reading

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Childcare fees struggling to match costs

Nurseries and childminders have been sharing their experiences following last week’s publication of the Daycare Trust’s annual childcare costs survey, which revealed the growing gap between parents’ wages and childcare fees. The drop in the amount that parents can claim for childcare costs through Working Tax Credit from 80 per … Continue reading

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Childcare cost rises ‘may make parents quit their jobs’

Some parents could be forced out of work and into poverty as the rising cost of childcare outstrips wage rises, says a report. A survey by the Daycare Trust charity showed that the average cost of nursery care in Britain for children under two rose by nearly 6% last year. … Continue reading

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Childcare costs survey: nursery fees rise by 6 per cent in a year

The growing gap between the cost of a nursery place and parents’ earnings is revealed in the annual childcare costs survey. Key findings:   average childcare costs are now more than £100 for a part-time place in many areas average annual cost for a child under-two is £5,103 a year … Continue reading

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