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Saturday, May 18, 2024
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The deadline is approaching to claim up to 30 hours free childcare from September and many Dorset families are at risk of missing out. Eligible parents of 3 and 4 year olds need to apply and get their eligibility code by 31 August in order to claim from September. Most...
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Today, 25 June, the Climate Change Committee are releasing a report that states the Government is failing to meet its 2050 zero carbon target, a target that is already dangerously too late. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008.  Its...
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Who can get 30 hours free childcare? All 3 and 4 year olds get up to 15 hours of free childcare per week, and some 2 year olds are also eligible. The 30 hours free childcare offer is for working families in England with 3 and 4 year old children. Children are eligible from the term...
£3.45 million funding boost for Carers Trust to support UK’s most vulnerable unpaid carersCarers Trust leads new programme to support over 13,500 carers worst affected by pandemic Carers Trust is pleased to announce it is working with 25 programme partners to use £3.45 million of funding to boost support for over...
I have become close to a dreadful story where a local authority tried but failed to take a child off her mentally ill parents. Over nearly nine months they experienced the full force of the state as it tried to find evidence of neglect, beginning literally three weeks before...