Why are we losing the penny? Even though the penny cost more to make than what it`s really worth . we can find more ways the make the penny cheaper. *They will have to round the penny that would cost gas to increase to a horrible price to make the penny cheaper *make the penny cost less is to add more zinc and less copper *We need pennies just in case some companies or organizations want to donate *they might want to collect pennies even though production costs are slightly lower today, the penny still costs the u.s. Just over 1.8 cents to produce.…
1:1- As part of the Every Child Matters agenda and the Childcare act 2006 every child age 3-4 is entitled to 12.5 hours of free early year’s education per week for 38 weeks of the year. This is government funded to ensure every child receives up to two years of free education before starting school. If the child requires more than 12.5 hours a week the parent is charged for this.…
As part of the Every Child Matters agenda and the Childcare Act 2006, every three and four year old in England receives free part-time early years education for 38 weeks a year, for 15 hours a weeks. These 15 hours can be shared amongst different places for childcare. The government funds the local authorities to ensure every child can receive up to two years free education before reaching school age. There are many…
Overwhelming I know. Moreover, Child poverty under the recent coalition government -which you are PM for is set to rise 11% in three years. The statistics are harsh reality and 50 young people affected by child poverty a day. I am suggesting that you take a stand now and delve into the area of child poverty within the U.K now if you want to remain PM in the next election.…
All 3 and 4 year olds in England are entitled to receive a free, part time early year’s education. They are entitled to 15 hours a week, for 38 weeks of the year. This is part of the Every Child Matters agenda, which is a government initiative for England and Wales, and its main aims are for every child, whatever their background or circumstances, to have the support they need to;…
1.3 million Children live in severe poverty in the UK. This means that their family lives on £7,000 a year or less.…
Support for the children and their families should be readily available in each type of setting. Statutory settings, ie) state run schools provide a lot of schemes that are there to help the child during their education. For example some children are eligible to ‘Free School Meals’ this is a scheme put in place by the state, whether dependant on how much the child’s household income is they…
Schools across England are funded and managed in different ways and will vary depending on the age of your child.…
Families requirements for their children vary some parents want care for their children so that they can return to work, some parents want to stay with their children while they socialise, some parents want their children in settings which offer services aimed at learning. Others may want their children to be in a home based environment but unfortunately not every family can afford to pay provision fees, therefore the early year’s sector has various forms of provision to meet the needs of all families. The childcare provision includes:…
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All children aged between 3 and 5 years old are entitled to 15 hours, 38 weeks a year of education. This can be in State school, private, voluntary or independent providers. The free…
any less if you do not have a five course meal on the table every night. To help your child to…
There many benefits the government has made available to families and their children, when someone is expecting a child they are entitled to free milk tokens for fruit and vegetables they are given forms for grants such as maternity grants to buy equipment for new baby and for the mother herself this was £500 but now it has been reduced to £250. Once the child is born families can claim child benefit which is available for everyone and is not means tested as yet and is £20 for the eldest child and about £13.50 for any other children they ma have. There are other benefits such as child tax credits and free school meals which parents can claim how much they get depends on their income and if they don’t work or have a very low income they may be entitled to receive free school meals and help with school uniforms and travel expenses if their children go to school on public transport. Families can also get help with housing if they are on a low income, to pay rent or council tax. There are many more benefits people can apply for such as job seeker allowance for people who are not working, disability living allowance for people with a long time illness or disability also carer benefits for people who look after someone who is sick. These are a few of the benefits that may be available to families with young children to help them so that they can support and bring up their families and are not struggling to make ends meet. Without these benefits they may not be able to provide a good quality of life for themselves and their families. Some benefits are means tested which means that they are assessed on…
Since 2004 all children in the UK aged 3-4 years old are entitled to 570 hours of free early years education or childcare places at nursery or a pre-school setting a year. This is often taken as 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year as part of the ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda and ‘Childcare Act 2006’.…
The National Statistics Office (NSO) census of 2001, for the first time gathered information about the provision of unpaid care givers. Just over 1% of children aged between 5 and 15 years provided unpaid care, this equates to 114,000 children. 9,000 children which represent 8% of young carers were identified as providing care for 50 hours or more a week. Aldridge (2007) indicates this figure rises to 175,000 when all children aged 18 and below are identified. Frank (2002) however, stressed for reasons to be discussed further in this essay, that the number of young carers may be much greater. The average age of a young carer is 12 years old, 54% of carers live in lone parent families and 12% of carers, care for more than one person with 25% receiving no other professional support except for that from young carer’s projects (Deaden & Becker 2004). The projects such as The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, The Children’s Society and Carers UK are generally funded through Local Authorities.…