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Get help with summer holiday childcare costs

Families can use Tax-Free Childcare to help pay for childcare costs this summer.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding thousands of parents and families not to miss out on financial support that can help pay for childcare during the summer holidays.

Through Tax-Free Childcare, families can receive up to £2,000 a year per child – or £4,000 if their child is disabled – to put...

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Enjoy the Dreamiest Bedtime with Infantino

Infantino the brand committed to supporting parents 24/7, is thrilled to announce the arrival of a brand-new super cute and engaging night light into its award-winning range. Introducing the Dream Buddies 3-in-1 Projector Musical Mobile , a charming design that is guaranteed to have little ones sleeping peacefully.

A must have for parents who want their little bubbas to snooze...

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Talking to children away from TV or screens is vital to their development

Reading aloud to young children is great for their literacy, but studies show that young children can learn more vocabulary from conversation at the dinner table, according to The Family Dinner Project .

They say, children who eat dinner with their families have better skills for developing literacy than those who don’t eat with their families.

Kate Stephens, Devon County Council's...

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Education recovery funding doubles for secondary schools

Funding for the Government’s flagship education recovery programme to double for secondary schools next year, supporting pupils to catch up on lost learning

Children across the country will be supported to reach their full potential as funding to support children’s education recovery will be doubled in secondary schools from next year.

Children and young people faced unique...

Renowned children’s author Julia Donaldson launches new campaign, The Fun Raisers, with Save the Children

  • Julia Donaldson joins Save the Children to launch new fundraising campaign, The Fun Raisers as she reveals that she was once a young fundraiser for the charity
  • Compared to last year, Save the Children has seen an 80% increase in young fundraisers wanting to help children across the world
  • New research reveals that children are becoming more philanthropic, with 31%
  • ...
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The Positive Birth Company are now in a relationship with High Street retailer

Calling all pregnant people - The Positive Birth Company is pleased to announce their first UK retail partnership with Boots.com .

Recently voted 'Parenting Brand Of The Year 2022' by Made For Mums, The Positive Birth Company are pleased to announce that from 22 April 2022 their bestselling products will be available to purchase on Boots.com .

This new partnership marks a big...

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Art with Artists for 11-16 Year Olds

Young people will have the opportunity to work and play with professional artists and theatre makers this Easter.

Nature-inspired Textiles and Devised Theatre are amongst the activities that 11 to 16 year olds will be able to take part in during Art With Artists – a four-day programme run by Significant Seams in partnership with Exeter Northcott Theatre.

The activities include...
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What is umbilical cord blood, and why are celebrities choosing Plymouth-based Biovault Family to bank it? 

Stem cells are extraordinary. Those left in your baby's cord blood after the birth are especially powerful, able to regenerate every kind of damaged blood cell. So far cord blood stem cells are being used to treat more than 80 diseases including cancers like leukaemia and lymphoma, inherited immune system and immune-cell disorders, sickle cell disease and anaemia, and Gaucher disease. But...

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UK motorists reimagine motorway services to add value to staycations

New research reveals new markets for catering, fitness and wellbeing businesses as UK motorists reimagine motorway services to add value to staycations

With UK-based holidays, or ‘staycations’ more popular amid the easing of COVID restrictions, more people are likely to choose driving over rail or coach to travel to holiday destinations. Automotive specialists JCT600 www.jct600.co.uk...

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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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