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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Announcements</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.0.0.15013">Telligent Community (Build: 12.0.0.15013)</generator><updated>2025-10-08T14:19:00Z</updated><entry><title>UK Nursery Authority (UKNA)</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/uk-nursery-authority-ukna" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/uk-nursery-authority-ukna</id><published>2026-10-21T14:03:04Z</published><updated>2026-10-21T14:03:04Z</updated><content type="html">The UK Nursery Authority (UKNA) is a new Defence childcare scheme that supports eligible working Service families who live in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It reimburses the difference in early years childcare costs, matching the &amp;ldquo;free&amp;amp;...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/uk-nursery-authority-ukna"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=14822&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>ASK INFO</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/askinfo</uri></author><category term="UK Nursery Authority" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/UK%2bNursery%2bAuthority" /><category term="UKNA" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/UKNA" /><category term="Early Years" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/Early%2bYears" /><category term="Service Families" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/Service%2bFamilies" /><category term="support" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/support" /><category term="Early Years Childcare" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/Early%2bYears%2bChildcare" /><category term="childcare" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/childcare" /></entry><entry><title>The Naval Children's Charity (NCC) Kilmorey Bursary Scheme</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/the-naval-children-s-charity-ncc-kilmorey-bursary-scheme" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/the-naval-children-s-charity-ncc-kilmorey-bursary-scheme</id><published>2026-10-21T13:54:06Z</published><updated>2026-10-21T13:54:06Z</updated><content type="html">The Naval Children&amp;#39;s Charity (NCC) Kilmorey Bursary Scheme has 3 parts, Resource Award, Cost of Learning Award and Living Away from Home Award. If you fit the following criteria you can apply for a Kilmorey bursary.

You are the child/dependant o...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/the-naval-children-s-charity-ncc-kilmorey-bursary-scheme"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=14821&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>ASK INFO</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/askinfo</uri></author><category term="bursary" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/bursary" /><category term="NCC" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/NCC" /><category term="Service Families" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/Service%2bFamilies" /><category term="Naval Childrens Charity" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/Naval%2bChildrens%2bCharity" /><category term="support" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/support" /><category term="Kilmorey Bursary Scheme" scheme="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/archive/tags/Kilmorey%2bBursary%2bScheme" /></entry><entry><title>Kids - Nurturing Anchors offer</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/kids---nurturing-anchors-offer" /><link rel="enclosure" type="application/pdf" length="602935" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/cfs-file/__key/telligent-evolution-components-attachments/01-114-00-00-00-01-48-06/Copy-of-Kids-Nurturing-Anchors-Leaflet-_2800_1_2900_.pdf.pdf" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/kids---nurturing-anchors-offer</id><published>2026-10-19T14:07:39Z</published><updated>2026-10-19T14:07:39Z</updated><content type="html">Life in a Royal Marines family can bring unique challenges, particularly when raising a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Deployments, separation, changing routines and the demands of service life can add e...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/kids---nurturing-anchors-offer"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=14806&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>ASK INFO</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/askinfo</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Naval Children's Charity - Support for your Child</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/naval-children-s-charity---support-for-your-child" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/naval-children-s-charity---support-for-your-child</id><published>2025-10-09T12:44:00Z</published><updated>2025-10-09T12:44:00Z</updated><content type="html">See how the Naval Children&amp;#39;s Charity could help your child.

(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/naval-children-s-charity---support-for-your-child"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=6854&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Royal Navy Youth Network (RNYN)</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/royal-navy-youth-network-rnyn" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/royal-navy-youth-network-rnyn</id><published>2025-10-08T14:06:00Z</published><updated>2025-10-08T14:06:00Z</updated><content type="html">Want to have your say ?
Feel like Service Young People are not represented well in your local area?
If you have answered yes and have some ideas of how to improve the lives of service children and young people, then come and join the National Royal N...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/royal-navy-youth-network-rnyn"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=8036&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Aggie's Storybook Waves</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/aggies-storybook-waves" /><id>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/aggies-storybook-waves</id><published>2025-10-08T13:19:00Z</published><updated>2025-10-08T13:19:00Z</updated><content type="html">Aggie&amp;#39;s Storybook Waves enables personnel serving in the RN, RM and RFA, regular and reserves, to record bedtime stories for their children to listen to whilst they are separated.
You don&amp;#39;t have to be deployed to record a story for your child...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/b/announcements/posts/aggies-storybook-waves"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=9115&amp;AppID=114&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>RN Forum Moderator</name><uri>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/members/dutymoderator</uri></author></entry></feed>