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Wales nursery crisis: 88% expect to make a loss or break even

Rising costs are putting increasing pressure on private and voluntary nurseries in Wales as National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Cymru reveals its latest survey findings.

With staffing costs increasing in the average nursery by 15% from April, only 11.5% of nurseries expect to make any form of surplus in the coming year.

The vast majority of nurseries – 88% - either expect to...

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First 2023/24 Cost of Living Payment dates announced

Millions of UK households will receive £301 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May.

This is the first of three payments totalling up to £900 for those eligible and on means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit or Pension Credit, in 2023/24. This follows the £650 Cost of Living Payment made to over eight million people in 2022.

There...

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Crack your Easter childcare costs with tax-free top ups 

Tax-Free Childcare could save families money on their childcare costs during the Easter school holidays .

With the Easter school holidays nearly here, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding families not to miss out on government help to pay for childcare.

Tax-Free Childcare can pay for any approved childcare for children aged 11 or under, or 16 if the child has a disability. More...

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Government bans unregulated accommodation for young people in care

All supported accommodation providers for looked after 16- and 17-year-olds will be required to register with Ofsted and meet standards from October 2023

Children in or leaving care aged 16 and 17 will be better protected through new regulations that ban unregulated accommodation.

The new regulations include the introduction of new mandatory quality standards in supported...

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Twinkl and Voices of Children partner up to support Ukrainian children’s mental health during the war

The war in Ukraine started around a year ago in February 2022, causing 17.4 million individuals to seek refuge in neighbouring countries .

Twinkl Educational Publishing continues to help Ukrainian children and has now teamed up with the Ukraine-based charity fund Voices of Children to provide FREE mental health and art therapy resources for families affected by the war and for anyone in need...

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Levelling up at heart of Budget

Budget measures announced by the Chancellor are set to put powers and money in the hands of communities most in need.

Budget measures announced by the Chancellor are set to put powers and money in the hands of communities most in need, to help achieve the Prime Minister’s objective to grow the economy and level up across the UK. These measures will deliver more jobs, better services and more...

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‘Back to work Budget’ supporting people to return to the labour market

Millions of people will benefit from specific support to look for work, acquire new skills and progress into better-paid jobs.
  • Interventions focus on removing barriers to work for people at any age and career stage
  • Parents on Universal Credit will be further supported with upfront childcare costs
  • Boost to employment support for disabled people and those with health
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BUDGET 2023: Government must focus on early years availability and accessibility as well as cost

BUDGET 2023: Government must focus on early years availability and accessibility as well as cost, warns Alliance, following new FOI investigation

The government must take urgent action to ensure that families can access early years places when and where they need them, and not just focus on tackling rising costs, at this week’s Budget, leading early years organisation the Early Years Alliance...

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Over 100,000 more vulnerable and disadvantaged families to receive support

Over 100,000 more vulnerable and disadvantaged families to receive support as flagship government scheme marks 10 years Up to £233.5 million allocated to the Supporting Families programme for 2023/24, in addition to the £1.9 billion allocated over the past 10 years

Thousands more vulnerable families with multiple and complex issues such as housing insecurity, poor education attainment and...

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Women 7 times more likely than men to be out of work due to caring commitments

  • New TUC analysis finds more than 1.46 million women are kept out of the labour market because of their caring responsibilities
  • Women in their 30s are hardest hit – one in 10 women in this age group drop out of the jobs market because of pressures of looking after their family
  • Union body calls for funded childcare and flexible working rights for all to keep women in
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