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£8m fund to tackle London's childcare shortage

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  • Friday, December 13, 2013
  • | CYP Now
The government has given a funding boost to early years services in London after figures show only half of the capital's councils have enough nursery places available to provide free childcare for all disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Call for post-Brexit clarity on 30-hour childcare

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  • Tuesday, June 28, 2016
  • | CYP Now
Early years organisations have called on the government to provide clarity on flagship plans to extend free childcare to 30 hours a week in the aftermath of the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Call for investigation into 'living wage' childcare plans

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  • Thursday, May 8, 2014
  • | CYP Now
An investigation should be launched into a council's plans to force nursery owners to pay an enhanced staff wage in order to retain funding for the government's free childcare schemes, the chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance has said.

Dozens of nurseries opt out of EYFS

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  • 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.

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

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  • 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.