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Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

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.

Nurseries want right to pay for re-inspection

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Nurseries should have the option to pay for another inspection if they believe an Ofsted rating isn't a true reflection of the quality of service they provide, the National Day Nurseries Association has said.

Dinenage moves on from childcare role

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

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Friday, January 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has announced that four more local authority areas will offer 30 hours a week of free childcare, ahead of the national roll-out later this year.

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.

Children's centres consultation to launch in summer

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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

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

| CYP Now

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

Nursery survey reveals 'chronic' underfunding

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Spending Review: Extra £350m to deliver free childcare expansion

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The government has pledged £300m to improve funding for early years providers as it looks to roll out plans to double free childcare to 30 hours a week.

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.

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

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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.

Nearly two-thirds of nurseries want to deliver free places for two-year-olds

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Nurseries need extra support to reduce overheads, recruit qualified staff and access sufficient funding to deliver free childcare to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned, as a survey of members found 63 per cent want to deliver the offer.

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.

Goodwill: Childcare website glitches have been 'ironed out'

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Robert Goodwill has admitted that technical "glitches" have affected the introduction of systems for parents to register for 30 hours of free childcare, but claims the problems have now been "ironed out".

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.

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Families face a struggle to find affordable childcare provision due to a hike in prices and lack of 30 hours free entitlement places, an annual survey of councils has revealed.

Charities call for early years teachers to lead all nurseries in poor areas

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| CYP Now

A coalition of early years leaders, academics and charities is calling on the government to ensure all nurseries in deprived areas are led by a qualified early years teacher within the next three years.

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Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

Nurseries want right to pay for re-inspection

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

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

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

Spending Review: Extra £350m to deliver free childcare expansion

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

Nearly two-thirds of nurseries want to deliver free places for two-year-olds

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

Goodwill: Childcare website glitches have been 'ironed out'

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

Charities call for early years teachers to lead all nurseries in poor areas

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