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Parents of disabled children 'at breaking point'

Parents of disabled children 'at breaking point'

Charities are calling on the Government to do more to help families with disabled children.…

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Government 'failing single parents'

Government 'failing single parents'

Children from single parent families are growing up in poverty as successive governments fail to make work pay and tackle single parent unemployment, according to single parent charity Gingerbread which is launching a three-year campaign calling on unemployment and working poverty.…

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Want to take part in a Channel 4 series on childcare?

Are you a hard working parent? Do you rely on a nanny, au pair or childminder to ease the load? Then a new Channel 4 project would like to hear from you.…

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Government 'needs to cut red tape on childcare'

Government 'needs to cut red tape on childcare'

High childcare costs should be tackled to ensure Government plans to make work pay reach their full potential, according to a new report from an independent think-tank.…

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Lib Dems announce extra £100m for childcare

Lib Dems announce extra £100m for childcare

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that there will be an additional £100 million capital investment in free nursery and childminder places for disadvantaged two to three year olds. But there are fears that money for the Government's scheme to provide free nursery education for some two year olds is being taken from the early intervention grant which funds Sure Start centres and other schemes.…

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