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Childcare problems to leave families with disabled children worse off, charities warn

Monday, November 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to offset benefit cuts with the expansion of free early education could leave many disabled families worse off because of the problems they face accessing childcare, a group of charities has warned.

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.

'Meagre' council funding behind low childcare pay

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Rates of pay for nursery staff are being held down by "meagre" local authority funding for early years providers to deliver the free childcare scheme, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

| CYP Now

More five-year-olds are reaching expected levels of development than ever before, the Department for Education (DfE) has said.

Concerns over school childcare provision plans

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to expand childcare provision in schools could lead to a drop in quality, the sector has warned.

Free childcare expansion faces £1bn funding gap, claims think-tank

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Monday, October 5, 2015

| CYP Now

Flagship government plans to increase free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30-hours a week are facing a £1bn funding shortfall it has been claimed.

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.

Gyimah praises council for high take-up of free childcare

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has singled out a local authority for praise after it achieved the highest take-up of free early years placements for disadvantaged two-year-olds in England.

Gyimah visits France for ideas on free childcare expansion

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has visited France for inspiration on how to improve childcare provision ahead of plans to expand free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week.

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.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Childcare expansion ‘risks reduction in school nursery places'

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to extend free childcare could result in less provision in school nurseries, it has been claimed.

Ofsted's early education chief to leave post

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's national director for early education is set to leave his post ahead of a raft of reforms to the way services are inspected coming into effect.

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have been given a month to put themselves forward as trailblazers for government plans to expand free childcare to 30 hours.

Early years cuts ‘shortsighted', says shadow minister

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts to children's centres are "shortsighted" and will increase child poverty, Sharon Hodgson, shadow children and families minister, has said.

Summer childcare shortage worsens, study finds

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Shortages of holiday childcare provision in England are getting worse, with nine out of every 10 local authorities reporting that they lack sufficient places over the summer months.

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.

Councils accused of jeopardising government childcare plans

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Friday, June 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils have been accused of putting government childcare plans in "significant jeopardy", because they are failing to monitor the number of childcare places in their areas.

Childcare sector welcomes Ofsted inspection reforms

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Independent childcare providers have welcomed changes to early years inspections, which they say will level the playing field with other types of education settings.

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years services in Wiltshire are failing many of the poorest children in the county, according to the findings of an Ofsted report.

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Fresh concerns have been raised about the viability of government plans to extend free childcare provision to 30 hours a week after it emerged that nurseries are struggling to recruit qualified staff.

Government accelerates plans to double free childcare allowance

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Monday, June 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is fast-tracking plans to double provision of free childcare to 30 hours a week, with trials set to launch in September 2016, a year earlier than previously planned.

Call for ‘fundamental' review of Ofsted early years inspections

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| CYP Now

The government must carry out a major review of the early years inspection system because confidence in Ofsted has waned, providers have warned.

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week.

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Childcare problems to leave families with disabled children worse off, charities warn

Childcare funding rate to be announced at Spending Review

'Meagre' council funding behind low childcare pay

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

Concerns over school childcare provision plans

Free childcare expansion faces £1bn funding gap, claims think-tank

DfE 'unable to understand' cost of childcare following review

Gyimah praises council for high take-up of free childcare

Gyimah visits France for ideas on free childcare expansion

Wilshaw committed to bringing early years inspections in-house

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Childcare expansion ‘risks reduction in school nursery places'

Ofsted's early education chief to leave post

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

Early years cuts ‘shortsighted', says shadow minister

Summer childcare shortage worsens, study finds

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

Councils accused of jeopardising government childcare plans

Childcare sector welcomes Ofsted inspection reforms

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

Government accelerates plans to double free childcare allowance

Call for ‘fundamental' review of Ofsted early years inspections

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

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