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

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.

Ratios campaigners urge public to continue opposition

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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

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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

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Fall in number of registered childminders

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

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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.

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| CYP Now

All staff should hold a relevant Level 3 qualification before being considered qualified to work in an early years setting, a government-commissioned review has claimed.

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

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Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A leading think-tank has reignited its call to the government to fund universal childcare delivered by children's centres, claiming the move could boost the economy by £1.5bn.

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.

Government climbs down on childcare entry standards

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare apprentices will be required to achieve C grades in GCSE English and maths as an "exit standard" rather than an "entry standard" following a government climb-down on entry requirements.

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years providers' funding problems could be eased by becoming more efficient in the number of staff they use, the Department for Education has said.

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to take action to halt a decline in childminding, after latest figures showed their numbers have slumped by 10,000 over the past four years.

DfE officials unable to confirm release of 30-hour pilot findings

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over when findings from areas piloting 30 hours of free childcare will be published could undermine implementation of the government's flagship programme, an MP has warned.

Scottish parents pay more for childcare

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare costs for over-fives are more expensive in Scotland than in England, research has revealed.

Ofsted confirms tougher inspections for nurseries and pre-schools

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Friday, August 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Nurseries that are not judged to be good by Ofsted will have two years to improve or face an inadequate grading, the education watchdog has announced.

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

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Monday, March 26, 2018

| CYP Now

The amount the government gives providers to fund the 30 hours free childcare entitlement is based on "outdated" information and needs to be increased, the treasury select committee has concluded.

Complained-about childcare settings face greater downgrade risk, data shows

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years settings that receive a complaint are nearly twice as likely to have their Ofsted rating downgraded as those that do not, new analysis suggests.

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

A universal childcare model delivered by children's centres could boost the economy by £1.5bn, according to a new report.

Truss backs Ofsted vision for school-led early years system

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| CYP Now

A teacher-led self-improving system for the early years would enhance outcomes for disadvantaged children, childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has said.

Labour estimates 60,000 shortfall in free childcare places

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly half of local authorities look set to have insufficient nursery places available to deliver free childcare for all eligible two-year-olds just months before the expansion of the scheme, new figures show.

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

Ratios campaigners urge public to continue opposition

Conference tackles lack of men in childcare

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

Fall in number of registered childminders

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

Government climbs down on childcare entry standards

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

DfE officials unable to confirm release of 30-hour pilot findings

Scottish parents pay more for childcare

Ofsted confirms tougher inspections for nurseries and pre-schools

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

Complained-about childcare settings face greater downgrade risk, data shows

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

Truss backs Ofsted vision for school-led early years system

Labour estimates 60,000 shortfall in free childcare places

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