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Childcare Commission must broaden parameters, urges NDNA

Monday, July 23, 2012

| CYP Now

The early years funding system and policy changes including the welfare reforms must be central to the debate on the future of childcare in England, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

Shortage of early years teachers 'risks developmental delay' for 800,000 children

News

Friday, February 17, 2017

| CYP Now

As many as 800,000 children are at risk of starting school behind their peers in literacy and numeracy because of a shortage of early years teachers, a charity has warned.

Free childcare expansion pilot councils announced

News

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

A group of eight councils have been handed £13m to pilot the government's flagship 30-hour free childcare initiative.

Poorer children less likely to receive formal childcare

News

Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Children from deprived backgrounds are less likely to receive formal childcare, a government study has found.

Lack of childcare awareness affects life chances, commission warns

News

Monday, March 7, 2016

| CYP Now

A lack of awareness among working-class parents about what early years and childcare support is available to them is affecting their children's life chances, the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has warned.

Councils prioritise reception classes over early years care

News

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Children could miss out on their entitlement to free early years care as local authorities prioritise primary school places to meet a rise in demand, an education union has warned.

Dozens of nurseries opt out of EYFS

News

Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Forty-three independent nursery providers have opted out of teaching the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has confirmed.

Ofsted to bring childcare inspections back in-house

News

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted is set to announce plans to bring the inspection of early years settings back in-house, CYP Now can exclusively reveal.

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

News

Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The trade union that represents staff at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is calling on the authority to reverse its decision to close its eight staff nurseries across the UK.

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 40 per cent of councils believe childcare settings will take a financial hit from government plans to double free childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week from September, a study has found.

Dinenage moves on from childcare role

News

Thursday, June 15, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Caroline Dinenage has been moved to a new role at the Department for Work and Pensions, it has emerged.

Childcare spending suffers real-terms cut in quarter of local authorities

News

Thursday, June 15, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare funding has suffered a real-terms cut in more than a quarter of local authorities in England over the past five years despite additional government funding, an investigation has found.

MPs to probe impact of 30 hours free childcare extension

News

Friday, January 5, 2018

| CYP Now

Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is to head an inquiry into the effectiveness of the government's childcare policies.

Ratios campaigners urge public to continue opposition

News

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years campaigners have called on parents and practitioners to keep voicing their opposition to government plans to revise childcare ratios, despite the end of the consultation on the proposals yesterday.

Conference tackles lack of men in childcare

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Elizabeth Truss is among those set to join what organisers say is the first event of its kind.

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

News

Thursday, January 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Labour has appointed a new shadow childcare minister following a reshuffle by party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Children's centres consultation to launch in summer

News

Monday, March 14, 2016

| CYP Now

A consultation on the future of children's centres will now launch in the summer, at least six months behind schedule, it has been announced.

Government increases funding for 30-hour childcare pilots

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Friday, May 27, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has announced that additional funding will be handed to providers taking part in 30-hour free childcare trials.

Fall in number of registered childminders

News

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of childminders has continued to fall, according to latest Ofsted figures.

Nursery survey reveals 'chronic' underfunding

News

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Nurseries are struggling to deal with a "chronic" underfunding of the government's flagship childcare scheme, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

Labour's childcare pledge to cost £1.6bn, claims Gyimah

News

Thursday, January 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour's plans to increase free childcare would cost double the amount cited by the party, childcare minister Sam Gyimah has claimed.

Schools to link up with nurseries to boost standards

News

Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 60 teaching schools across the country will partner up with local nurseries in an effort to improve the quality of early years education for young children.

More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

News

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.

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

News

Thursday, May 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has defended its proposals to change the ratio of childcare professionals to children despite demands from all three political parties to drop the plans.

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

News

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Parents who pay for childcare could be forced to leave their jobs because nurseries are diverting provision towards government-funded free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, the first national director of Sure Start has warned.

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Childcare Commission must broaden parameters, urges NDNA

Shortage of early years teachers 'risks developmental delay' for 800,000 children

Free childcare expansion pilot councils announced

Poorer children less likely to receive formal childcare

Lack of childcare awareness affects life chances, commission warns

Councils prioritise reception classes over early years care

Dozens of nurseries opt out of EYFS

Ofsted to bring childcare inspections back in-house

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

Dinenage moves on from childcare role

Childcare spending suffers real-terms cut in quarter of local authorities

MPs to probe impact of 30 hours free childcare extension

Ratios campaigners urge public to continue opposition

Conference tackles lack of men in childcare

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

Children's centres consultation to launch in summer

Government increases funding for 30-hour childcare pilots

Fall in number of registered childminders

Nursery survey reveals 'chronic' underfunding

Labour's childcare pledge to cost £1.6bn, claims Gyimah

Schools to link up with nurseries to boost standards

More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

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