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Invest Today and Power Tomorrow - Parenting App Onoco Opens Crowdfunding Round for Interested Investors

Did you know that in the first five years of life, a child’s brain develops more and at a faster rate than at any other time in their life? The early experiences of a child - from relationships with others to sensory experiences - stimulate their brain and create millions of connections which help them to navigate the world around them. It’s during this stage that parents often find...

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NSPCC calls for equal protection as survey shows more than two thirds of adults in the South West believe it is unacceptable to physically punish a child

  • YouGov poll, commissioned by NSPCC, also reveals 65% think there should be a change in the law in England to make it illegal for parents and carers to strike a child
  • Survey comes on the day (March 21) equal protection from assault becomes a reality for children in Wales,16 months after the law was changed in Scotland
  • NSPCC calls on the Government to follow
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Children to benefit from changes to Child Maintenance Service

Children of separated parents are set to benefit from changes to the Child Maintenance Service announced today (14 March 2022) as new powers are revealed.

From: Department for Work and Pensions and Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott OBE DL

Published 14 March 2022

The new powers being introduced will expand the list of companies and organisations required to provide information...

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Multi-million pound boost for new families as adoptions increase

Funding will help children find permanent homes faster, as research shows more adoptive parents are being recruited and children are waiting less time in care.

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP

Thousands of vulnerable children in care can find permanent homes faster, through a multi-million pound investment to support new adoptive families settle into...

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NDNA to launch brand new website

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is delighted to announce the launch of our new website which will better serve our nursery members and the early years sector.

The new website is set to go live from 1 March 2022 and will have lots of exciting new benefits.

As well as a new look, there will be an improved myNDNA area free for anyone who registers which will include a...

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New training to support Covid-born babies and their challenges

NDNA acknowledges the challenges for Covid-born babies National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has released a new webinar to give practitioners strategies to support babies and young children, whose wellbeing and development have been stunted by Covid-19.

Children born during the pandemic – just under 290,000 were born across the whole of the UK between March and July 2020 - have had their...

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Star Stable Online launches on mobile

New mobile version of popular horse game offers seamless play across platforms

17th February 2022: Star Stable Entertainment today announces the global launch of the mobile version of its flagship game Star Stable Online . Star Stable Online for iOS will be available in the App Store from 17th February 2022 .

The on-the-go version of the world’s fastest growing horse...

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The best areas in England to raise a child – revealed

The best areas in England to raise a child – revealed
  • Wolverhampton takes first spot, with the best average salary of the top 10
  • Darlington comes in second and North Lincolnshire is third
  • Hull is fifth, but has the lowest monthly costs of the top 10

According to a new study, Wolverhampton is the best place in England to raise a child.

The...

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UK FOSTER CARERS PROVIDED WITH NEW TRAINING TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE

UK FOSTER CARERS PROVIDED WITH NEW TRAINING TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE
  • New training course, developed by Internet Matters, The Fostering Network and Dr Simon P Hammond from UEA, has been created for foster carers to help keep children in their care safe online
  • Research shows that children in care are more at risk of encountering harms online than their peers, with
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