May 2022 Parenta magazine
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A round up of some news<br />
stories that have caught<br />
our eye over the month<br />
Story source and image credits to:<br />
Day Nurseries, Nursery World, The Guardian and Gov.uk<br />
Thousands of families can receive<br />
help with Easter childcare costs<br />
Working parents could get up to £2,000<br />
a year to pay for regulated childcare,<br />
including out-of-school activities in the<br />
Easter holidays.<br />
Childcare costs have spiralled<br />
for two-thirds of UK families<br />
according to survey<br />
Parents have reported high levels of<br />
anxiety as ‘unaffordable’ fees exacerbate<br />
cost of living crisis.<br />
Labour pledges action on early<br />
years<br />
Shadow education secretary reiterated<br />
Labour’s commitment to ‘drive up’ the<br />
quality, affordability and availability of<br />
childcare.<br />
Children ‘cannot wait to come into<br />
the nursery’ rated outstanding by<br />
Ofsted<br />
Rosemary Lane Nursery School has<br />
been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, with<br />
inspectors calling it a ‘delightful place for<br />
children to come and learn’.<br />
Tea & Talk sessions create mental<br />
health ‘safe space’ for nursery<br />
staff<br />
Fennies Day Nurseries in London, Kent<br />
and Surrey began hosting the sessions in<br />
the hope it would lead to ‘a harmonious<br />
working environment’.<br />
Kids Planet ‘accelerating growth’<br />
with 110th nursery purchase<br />
The childcare provider has recently<br />
purchased two more nurseries based in<br />
Birmingham, bringing their total number<br />
of settings to 110.<br />
Investigations underway into<br />
‘higher than normal’ cases of<br />
childhood hepatitis<br />
Councils urged to create more<br />
inclusive and accessible play<br />
areas<br />
Baby’s life saved from deadly<br />
allergic reaction by quickthinking<br />
nursery<br />
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Parents are being advised to look out for<br />
symptoms of hepatitis after a spike in the<br />
number of cases among children under<br />
the age of 10.<br />
Children’s charities and industry bodies<br />
are calling on UK councils to create more<br />
facilities for children with disabilities.<br />
A one-year-old’s life has been saved by<br />
his nursery after he suffered an allergic<br />
reaction to medicine prescribed by a<br />
doctor.<br />
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