The Government has resumed a drive to encourage parents to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare to pay for holiday clubs during the school summer holidays. Our day Nursery in Liverpool offers Free Grant Places for…
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Grandparents have a lifetime’s worth of cooking experience, so why not share this knowledge with pre-schoolers to help them develop healthier eating habits? This is the conclusion arrived at by a charity and community group…
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An app for parents and carers of pre-school children has ‘positive effects’ on children’s concentration levels, determination and their ability to make their own decisions, according to academics. A study carried out by University of…
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After a three-hour Commons debate, the Government has announced it is postponing the scrapping of the popular Childcare Vouchers Scheme, for at least six months. The timing for ending the voucher scheme on 5 April…
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Even from birth, girls and boys are treated differently, so it is unsurprising children as young as four can have defined ideas about what jobs are suitable for men and women, and whether ‘being smart’…
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Child development expert Robert Winston says child-initiated playtime is undervalued and wants Ofsted to reject the ‘flawed’ findings of its own report, which recommends four-year-olds be pushed harder to improve their writing, reading and maths….
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The Treasury Select Committee, which is chaired by former education secretary Nicky Morgan, has launched a new inquiry into how childcare can affect the economy. The committee of cross-party MPs will consider the overall set…
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Universal Credit, which is replacing six existing benefits and merging them into one, will be used to determine which disadvantaged two-year-olds are eligible for ‘free’ childcare. The controversial welfare reform has been criticised for long…
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You can be assured that your child receives well balanced and nutritious meals at our Liverpool Day Nursery. All meals are freshly prepared on site and we support the 5 a day eating regime. As…
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‘Baby talk’ may sound silly to adults, but researchers have now found that it plays an important role in language learning and highlighting the structure of language. Researchers from Princeton University in the US have…
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