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Government urged to tackle barriers for childminders over free childcare plans
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- Thursday, June 9, 2016 | CYP Now
The government has over-estimated the role childminders and childminder agencies will play in delivering 30 hours of free childcare, an early years organisation has said.
Wilshaw committed to bringing early years inspections in-house
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- Wednesday, September 16, 2015 | CYP Now
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has told MPs he is "committed" to bringing early years inspections in-house.
Fall in nursery places raises concerns over free childcare expansion
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- Wednesday, November 25, 2015 | CYP Now
The number of childcare places provided by nurseries has fallen by 11,000 this year, latest figures from Ofsted reveal.
Areas to pilot free childcare for two-year-olds revealed
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- Friday, April 1, 2011 | CYP Now
The government has announced the 15 local authorities that will share 4m funding to provide free early learning and childcare to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds.
Extra holidays will put pressure on parents' finances
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- Monday, April 11, 2011 | CYP Now
The extended Easter break is set to cost parents and carers an average of 267 per child in childcare and entertainment costs, a study has found.
Pre-school champion calls for more early years support
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- Friday, June 17, 2011 | CYP Now
The founder of the Pre-school Learning Alliance has decried the status afforded to early years practitioners, saying they are the "most important people in the world" as the organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Childcare reforms based on outdated models, say critics
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- Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | CYP Now
Early years academics have criticised the government's approach to childcare reforms, saying it is drawing on outdated models for inspiration.
Peer-to-peer support boosts early years services
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- Tuesday, July 30, 2013 | CYP Now
A government-funded early years support programme has helped practitioners improve services for children and families, according to research.
Experts warn against witch hunt of male childcarers
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- Thursday, August 29, 2013 | CYP Now
Childcare experts have urged early years practitioners to not focus on gender when learning lessons from the Little Stars Nursery child abuse case.
Dramatic fall in childminders linked to launch of agencies
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- Friday, May 23, 2014 | CYP Now
The government has revealed a dramatic slump in the number of childminders, with 2,149 leaving the profession over the last six months.
Childcare policy 'not fit for purpose', warns report
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- Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | CYP Now
Decade-old childcare policy is affecting the quality of early years education for today's young children, a report concludes.
Sector pinpoints early years funding as policy priority
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- Tuesday, June 24, 2014 | CYP Now
Providing greater investment in the early years should be a priority for the next government, key childcare organisations have said.
Early years premium needs London weighting, councils warn
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- Friday, August 29, 2014 | CYP Now
Disadvantaged children in London could miss out on up to £1.1m of funding unless the £300 early years pupil premium is amended to reflect the capital's higher living costs, councils have warned.
Thousands of parents 'unable to access 30 hours free childcare'
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- Tuesday, October 17, 2017 | CYP Now
More than 20,000 eligible parents are yet to claim the extended 30 hours of free childcare, more than six weeks after the flagship government initiative launched, it has emerged.
Free childcare take-up tops 200,000
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- Tuesday, December 19, 2017 | CYP Now
More than 200,000 children have benefitted from the government's extended free childcare initiative during the first term, figures have shown.
Attempt to legally limit childcare ratios fails
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- Friday, November 15, 2013 | CYP Now
The door has been left open for the government to increase staff-to-child ratios in early years settings after plans to put current limits into law were scrapped.
Children and Families Act: Sector sceptical about childminder agencies
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- Friday, March 14, 2014 | CYP Now
The early years sector remains unconvinced that measures put in place to monitor childminder agencies are sufficiently robust.
Government launches consultation on childminder agencies
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- Friday, March 28, 2014 | CYP Now
The government has launched a consultation on plans to set up childminder agencies later this year.
'Worrying' lack of demand for childminders ahead of 30 hours rollout
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- Wednesday, March 8, 2017 | CYP Now
A "worrying" lack of demand among parents has been blamed for childminders not offering free childcare places for three- and four-year-olds, despite ambitious government plans to double free provision to 30 hours a week in just six months' time.
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