All children aged three and four are entitled to 15 hours free childcare per week in England (Image: GETTY) Get our free Ukrainians in the UK email for updates, changes and news SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info All school-aged children and young people who arrive in England from Ukraine have the right to access suitable education and childcare. The nursery offers professional, registered childcare for children under five, but it does come at a cost. Children aged three and four-year-olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare per week. Parents who are working could receive an extra 15 hours to make up to 30 hours of funded childcare per week. Related articles Full list of charities that can support Ukrainians … [Read more...] about How to get a child into nursery – Full guide for Ukrainians arriving in Britain
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Inside devastated remains of shopping centre after Russian missile strike
New pictures reveal the destruction caused when a Russian missile struck a busy Ukrainian shopping centre. More than 1,000 people were going about their business in the Amstor mall in the centre of Kremenchuk, a city far from the frontline, when the rocket hit on Monday. At least 18 people were killed in the strike and 59 injured as shrapnel tore through shop windows and the heat of the blast turned the aisles to a crisp. Many managed to escape but the death toll is expected to keep rising as rescuers dig through the rubble. CCTV showed people who were outside the complex diving into a nearby lake as debris rained down around them. Emergency workers were seen painstakingly sifting through huge piles of rubble on Monday. Several structures appear to have been completely razed by the blast, while aisles full of products were blackened and covered in soot and debris. The G7 leaders branded the ‘abominable’ attack as a ‘war crime’, while Ukraine’s President … [Read more...] about Inside devastated remains of shopping centre after Russian missile strike
Terrified mum trapped in flat with daughter, 6, during ‘deliberate’ house fire
A terrified mum and her six-year-old daughter were left trapped in a flat during a 'deliberate' fire . Fahima said her eyes started 'burning' as black smoke poured into her home in Edinburgh, Scotland, today. She and her daughter were unable to flee the property as the fire raged at the bottom of their stairwell, EdinburghLive reports. Fortunately firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze before the flames reached her door. Although none of the families trapped inside the building were injured, it was still a frightening ordeal. Fahima rang the fire brigade when she heard the alarms go off in the property's shared stairwell. The family could not flee the flat because the blaze was raging at the foot of their stairwell ( Image: Edinburgh Live WS) She told EdinburghLive: “The fire started at the bottom. "We heard it was started through the letterbox and on the bike that was in the communal area at the front. "The police said where the fire started … [Read more...] about Terrified mum trapped in flat with daughter, 6, during ‘deliberate’ house fire