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Pause to children's centre inspections could have "very serious" implications

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A government decision to suspend inspections of children's centres is placing children at risk, it has been claimed.

Greening unveils £50m grant scheme to create more childcare places

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A grant scheme worth £50m has been set up by government to create 9,000 more childcare places ahead of the expansion of free provision later this year.

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

| CYP Now

The education of younger children is being put at risk by a shortage in trained early years teachers across nurseries in England, a charity has warned.

Childcare funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Funding allocated to individual councils under the government's proposed early years national funding formula does not prioritise areas that most need to boost childcare places, the Family and Childcare Trust (Fact) has warned.

Nursery leaders round on Truss criticism

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have accused childcare minister Elizabeth Truss of failing to understand education, after she branded UK nurseries "chaotic".

NDNA and DfE to trial early years ratios

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is to trial rarely used maximum child-to-staff ratios in early years settings as part of a Department for Education-funded project.

Test ratios in 'real-life nursery', urges NDNA chief

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The government should base its childcare reforms on "real-life nursery situations" and not on a "paper exercise", the head of an early years charity has argued.

Truss failed to meet major providers during childcare consultation

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Monday, June 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Elizabeth Truss failed to consult directly with some of the largest early years providers when drawing up childcare reforms, an official list of her meetings reveals.

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| CYP Now

Early years providers are urged to take part in a government-backed initiative which aims to cut stressors that are "taking their toll" on the workforce.

Huge rise in complaint-driven nursery inspections

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of early years providers inspected as a result of a complaint made to Ofsted increased six-fold in less than a year.

Majority of nurseries in Scotland 'set to shun free childcare expansion'

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Sunday, June 10, 2018

| CYP Now

Fewer than a third of private nurseries intend to take part in the Scottish government's flagship early years policy of offering 1,140 hours of free childcare per year by 2020, a survey suggests.

More than 25,000 parents yet to receive confirmation of 30 hours childcare place

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Friday, February 9, 2018

| CYP Now

More than 25,000 parents are yet to receive confirmation they are eligible for 30 hours free childcare, government figures have revealed.

Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has conceded that there are "challenges" around the delivery of the government's extended 30 hours free childcare offer but has praised local authorities and providers for rising to meet them.

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

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Friday, June 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The majority of early years professionals are opposed to a string of planned changes to childcare policy, according to a new report.

DfE launches consultation on £50m early years pupil premium

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

| CYP Now

The new £50m early years pupil premium will amount to £300 for each child eligible for it, the government has confirmed.

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Pause to children's centre inspections could have "very serious" implications

Greening unveils £50m grant scheme to create more childcare places

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

Childcare funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

Nursery leaders round on Truss criticism

NDNA and DfE to trial early years ratios

Test ratios in 'real-life nursery', urges NDNA chief

Truss failed to meet major providers during childcare consultation

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

Huge rise in complaint-driven nursery inspections

Majority of nurseries in Scotland 'set to shun free childcare expansion'

More than 25,000 parents yet to receive confirmation of 30 hours childcare place

Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

DfE launches consultation on £50m early years pupil premium

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