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Nutbrown brands childcare courses poor quality

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

| CYP Now

The childcare profession is being blighted by poor quality teaching, courses and candidates, according to a damning report into qualifications in the sector.

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is to expand a programme of training to all its members in response to dwindling local authority support for professional development.

Call for tighter regulation of early years training providers

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Friday, January 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Tighter regulation of training providers is needed to ensure that students are ready to enter the early years sector, according to the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

Fifth of childminders lack knowledge or confidence in EYFS

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

| CYP Now

One in five childminders is completely unaware of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), knows little about it or is opposed to it, according to latest research.

Revised standards for early years professionals unveiled

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| CYP Now

Graduate-level early years professionals will be required to meet a new set of standards that are more closely linked with standards in health and social care professions, from September.

Threshold for CRB offences under review

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The government is to consider widening the definition of a criminal record when employers decide on a person's suitability to work with children.

School staff told not to do the work of colleagues on strike

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| CYP Now

Education professionals who are not striking are being reminded not to take on extra work while their colleagues join the picket lines during tomorrow's mass strike action.

Cabinet Secretary urged to investigate DfE email allegations

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| CYP Now

Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell is being called on to launch an investigation into the latest scandal to rock the Department for Education (DfE).

Private investment not appropriate for early intervention, warns Sir Paul Ennals

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| CYP Now

The government and children's sector should not court private investors to finance early intervention schemes, the outgoing chief executive of the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has warned.

Government set to review early years workforce development, reveals Teather

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has admitted more should be done to raise the status of early years professionals (EYPs), revealing that the government is poised to start developing a long-term strategy for the workforce.

CWDC announces remit for its final year of government funding

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has awarded the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) 113.4m to continue its workforce development programmes in social work and early years until April 2012.

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

| CYP Now

A new and improved CYP Now website is due to go live on Monday 28 March. Users of the site will notice a number of improvements. These include:

Childcare workers hail EYPS as a career boost

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

| CYP Now

More than three-quarters of practitioners with Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) believe the qualification has helped boost their standing in the workforce, a survey has found.

Hammersmith and Fulham set to cut 50 jobs and children's centre funding

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

| CYP Now

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is set to cut direct funding for nine of its 15 children's centres and axe around 50 children's services posts.

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 19, 2010

| CYP Now

Education Secretary Michael Gove has paid tribute to all those who work with children, young people and families at the 2010 CYP Now Awards.

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

In the wake of the spending review leading figures tell CYP Now how they think government cuts will impact on professionals, children and families.

NCB's Ennals throws down the gauntlet to children's services

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

| CYP Now

Sir Paul Ennals, chief executive of the National Children's Bureau, gives his considered verdict on the spending review to CYP Now.

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

| CYP Now

As the dust settles following the government's comprehensive spending review, experts reflect on what the announcement could mean for the children's sector.

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

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Friday, October 8, 2010

| CYP Now

Andy Burnham has been appointed shadow education secretary by new Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Childcare diploma changes will not affect enrolled students

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

| CYP Now

Students already enrolled on Level 3 diploma courses in childcare will not miss out when a replacement qualification for early year workers comes into force in September.

Last chance to attend CYP Now Show for free

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Monday, May 11, 2009

| CYP Now

There is just one week to go before the 2009 Children & Young People Now Show, which includes a range of workshops on children's centres and extended schools.

All childcare workers may need A-level equivalent by 2015

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has given its strongest indication yet that all childcare practitioners will be required to have at least A-level standard qualifications by 2015.

NSPCC's Marsh awarded for outstanding achievement at CYP Now event

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Friday, November 21, 2008

| CYP Now

Former NSPCC chief executive Dame Mary Marsh received an award for outstanding achievement at the Children & Young People's Services Awards last night, as Children's Secretary Ed Balls praised the children's workforce.

Three studies published on early years practice

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Monday, November 17, 2008

| CYP Now

The organisation set up by the government to share best practice in children's services has published three studies on early years practice.

Playwork staff gain government-funded training

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

| CYP Now

An initiative to upskill staff in the playwork sector has been successful in its early stages with 2000 government-funded training places now being assigned to applicants on the NVQ level 3 in Playwork.

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Nutbrown brands childcare courses poor quality

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

Call for tighter regulation of early years training providers

Fifth of childminders lack knowledge or confidence in EYFS

Revised standards for early years professionals unveiled

Threshold for CRB offences under review

School staff told not to do the work of colleagues on strike

Cabinet Secretary urged to investigate DfE email allegations

Private investment not appropriate for early intervention, warns Sir Paul Ennals

Government set to review early years workforce development, reveals Teather

CWDC announces remit for its final year of government funding

New and improved CYP Now website set for launch

Childcare workers hail EYPS as a career boost

Hammersmith and Fulham set to cut 50 jobs and children's centre funding

Gove hails 'inspiring' workforce at CYP Now Awards

CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review

NCB's Ennals throws down the gauntlet to children's services

Spending Review: The sector delivers its verdict

Andy Burnham appointed as shadow education secretary

Childcare diploma changes will not affect enrolled students

Last chance to attend CYP Now Show for free

All childcare workers may need A-level equivalent by 2015

NSPCC's Marsh awarded for outstanding achievement at CYP Now event

Three studies published on early years practice

Playwork staff gain government-funded training

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