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Ofsted inspections threaten two-year-old offer, warns expert

Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted's "heavy handed" inspections framework puts free childcare for two-year-olds at risk because it is downgrading too many settings, an expert has warned.

Labour accuses government of failing parents on 30 hours free childcare offer

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

| CYP Now

The government is failing parents over the implementation of 30 hours free childcare due to problems they are facing in registering for the scheme, Labour has said.

'Parents to face additional charges' for 30 hours childcare

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Half of early years providers plan to increase or introduce extra charges to parents to recoup the cost of offering the government's 30 hours of free childcare policy, it has been claimed.

Nursery staff 'require pay cut' for 30 hours childcare to be sustainable

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Monday, September 4, 2017

| CYP Now

For government's new 30-hour free childcare initiative to be sustainable, nurseries would have to pay their staff below the minimum wage to break even, a think-tank has claimed.

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities will receive £755m to deliver free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds from next September, the government has announced.

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of care provided to disadvantaged two-year-olds is determined by the effectiveness of a setting's leadership not the qualifications of staff, a government adviser on childcare has said.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years campaigners have questioned the government's handling of its flagship childcare scheme after CYP Now revealed a widespread shortfall in the number of places available for disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Education and childcare reforms come into effect

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

A host of flagship government initiatives covering early years and education settings and professionals come into effect from today (1 September).

Childcare allowance 'fails to address regional differences'

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

| CYP Now

The childcare element of the universal credit must take account of the varied costs of formal provision across the country, so parents in London can afford to access local childcare, the London Assembly has warned.

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Efforts to increase provision of free childcare and expand the troubled families initiative will be monitored by new taskforces, the government has announced.

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has called on councils to do more to promote free early years provision after it emerged that more than 40 per cent of eligible two-year-olds have not taken up their place.

Early years sector welcomes U-turn on childcare qualifications

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years organisations have welcomed a late U-turn by the government to water down entry qualifications for childcare training courses.

DfE 'unable to understand' cost of childcare following review

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has said it is "unable to understand" the true cost of delivering the free entitlement despite more than 2,000 responses from the sector to its review of the cost of childcare.

Childcare funding rate to be announced at Spending Review

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that details of the funding rate for extended free childcare will be announced this month.

Number of childminders continues to rise

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Childminder numbers have continued to increase with nearly 1,500 more registered than in September last year, according to the latest Ofsted statistics.

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Ofsted inspections threaten two-year-old offer, warns expert

Labour accuses government of failing parents on 30 hours free childcare offer

'Parents to face additional charges' for 30 hours childcare

Nursery staff 'require pay cut' for 30 hours childcare to be sustainable

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

Education and childcare reforms come into effect

Childcare allowance 'fails to address regional differences'

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

Early years sector welcomes U-turn on childcare qualifications

DfE 'unable to understand' cost of childcare following review

Childcare funding rate to be announced at Spending Review

Number of childminders continues to rise

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