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Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

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  • Tuesday, February 20, 2018
  • | CYP Now
Children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has conceded that there are "challenges" around the delivery of the government's extended 30 hours free childcare offer but has praised local authorities and providers for rising to meet them.

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.

'Double early years pupil premium' to close poverty gap

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  • Wednesday, June 28, 2017
  • | CYP Now
A doubling of the early years pupil premium is being called for by the Social Mobility Commission, as part of an ambitious set of demands to halt two decades of "failed" attempts by government to improve life chances for poorer families.

Education experts unhappy with DfE primary testing plans

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  • Friday, June 23, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Department for Education proposals to scrap tests for seven-year-olds and introduce a new assessment at age four or five would not deliver the improvements required within primary schools, education campaigners have warned.

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

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  • Monday, April 24, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Guidance issued by the government on how local authorities and early years providers should manage the expanded 30 hours of free childcare being introduced in September has been criticised for being too vague.

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