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Lib Dems would triple early years premium, says Laws

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats are calling for the new early years pupil premium to be more than tripled in the next parliament.

30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The government's 30-hour free childcare offer for working families is driving out disadvantaged children from nurseries, a survey of early years providers suggests.

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

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Monday, March 18, 2013

| CYP Now

£150m for primary school sport, 41 per cent of children in Wales suffer tooth decay by five, and concerns over cost of academies in Birmingham, all in the news today.

Nursery providers criticise 'unacceptable' childcare website problems

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have criticised technical problems that have prevented parents from registering for tax-free childcare and free hours entitlement.

Labour appoints shadow childcare minister

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Monday, July 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Labour has announced that a former Coronation Street actor will be the party's new shadow childcare minister.

Early years chief says private sector cash has not replaced grant funding

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's ambition to encourage the private sector to fund early intervention services is unsustainable and has resulted in uncertainty for early years providers, according to the chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is to expand a programme of training to all its members in response to dwindling local authority support for professional development.

Graduates boost quality of childcare in nurseries

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Nurseries that employ graduate leaders provide better quality childcare provision compared to those that do not, a government-commissioned report has found.

Council to close more than 20 children's centres

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A council where children's services staff are set to strike next week has rubberstamped plans to close more than 20 children's centres.

Gyimah rejects calls for mandatory first aid training

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has rejected calls for a new legal duty requiring all nursery staff to be trained in paediatric first aid (PFA).

DfE rejects call to change free childcare eligibility

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Friday, February 26, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has revealed it has no plans to change childcare rules so that three-year-olds become eligible for free provision on their birthday.

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The government should invest the money saved from the tax-free childcare scheme delay in improving the flexibility of childcare, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

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.

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.

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.

Fall in nursery places raises concerns over free childcare expansion

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of childcare places provided by nurseries has fallen by 11,000 this year, latest figures from Ofsted reveal.

Areas to pilot free childcare for two-year-olds revealed

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Friday, April 1, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has announced the 15 local authorities that will share 4m funding to provide free early learning and childcare to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Use empty tube and rail buildings for childcare, Sadiq Khan urged

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Friday, January 6, 2017

| CYP Now

Empty buildings above underground and railway stations should be freed up by London Mayor Sadiq Khan for additional nursery provision, a campaign group has said.

Pre-school champion calls for more early years support

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Friday, June 17, 2011

| CYP Now

The founder of the Pre-school Learning Alliance has decried the status afforded to early years practitioners, saying they are the "most important people in the world" as the organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Nursery occupancy drops due to changing needs of parents

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Friday, December 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Almost two-thirds of nurseries have experienced a fall in their occupancy rates, according to the latest survey from the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

Nursery school funding set for review

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is preparing to hold a consultation on how council-run nursery schools are funded, it has been claimed.

Bright Horizons buys Kidsunlimited

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Friday, April 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years chain Bright Horizons has acquired Kidsunlimited's 64 nurseries and childcare voucher operation.

Childcare reforms based on outdated models, say critics

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years academics have criticised the government's approach to childcare reforms, saying it is drawing on outdated models for inspiration.

Government early years policies are 'entrenching disadvantage'

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

| CYP Now

Reform of the "perverse" 30 hours funded childcare offer is vital, MPs have claimed - after finding the government's early years policies are worsening disadvantage.

Peer-to-peer support boosts early years services

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

| CYP Now

A government-funded early years support programme has helped practitioners improve services for children and families, according to research.

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Lib Dems would triple early years premium, says Laws

30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers

Daily roundup: School sports, tooth decay and academies

Nursery providers criticise 'unacceptable' childcare website problems

Labour appoints shadow childcare minister

Early years chief says private sector cash has not replaced grant funding

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

Graduates boost quality of childcare in nurseries

Council to close more than 20 children's centres

Gyimah rejects calls for mandatory first aid training

DfE rejects call to change free childcare eligibility

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

Childcare sector welcomes Ofsted inspection reforms

Wilshaw committed to bringing early years inspections in-house

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

Fall in nursery places raises concerns over free childcare expansion

Areas to pilot free childcare for two-year-olds revealed

Use empty tube and rail buildings for childcare, Sadiq Khan urged

Pre-school champion calls for more early years support

Nursery occupancy drops due to changing needs of parents

Nursery school funding set for review

Bright Horizons buys Kidsunlimited

Childcare reforms based on outdated models, say critics

Government early years policies are 'entrenching disadvantage'

Peer-to-peer support boosts early years services

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