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Concern over Kwarteng's pledge to ‘move forward’ with controversial childcare reforms

Friday, September 23, 2022

| CYP Now

Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng has announced plans to “bring forward reforms to improve access to affordable, flexible childcare”, in his first mini budget, sparking concern among the early years sector.

Autumn statement: Wage increase without extra funding 'could force nurseries to close'

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Friday, November 18, 2022

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have warned that without increased funding for early years education, the national minimum wage increase proposed in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement will “wreak havoc” on the sector and force nurseries across the UK to close.

Childcare experts urge MPs to address recruitment crisis

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years experts and researchers have asked a group of cross-party MPs to address a recruitment and retention crisis facing the sector, reporting high staff turnover due to low morale, high workloads and low wages.

Teaching assistants quitting to find ‘better paid supermarket jobs’

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Teaching assistants are among a raft of low paid education and health workers quitting in favour of roles in the retail sector with better wages, Unison is warning.

Petition to reverse childcare ratios plan reaches 100,000 signatures

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Monday, October 3, 2022

| CYP Now

A petition urging the government to reverse the planned change to childcare ratios has reached 100,000 signatures, meaning the issue could now be discussed in parliament.

MP debate proves 'no case to change ratios', early years leaders say

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

| CYP Now

MPs have laid out sector concerns around government plans to relax childcare staffing ratios during a parliamentary debate, with experts saying the arguments show a clear opposition to the proposal.

Warning of 'catastrophic' winter for nurseries amid record closures

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| CYP Now

The early years sector could see a “catastrophic reduction” in the number of childcare places this winter following a sharp increase in nursery closures over the summer term, providers have warned.

‘Without more help, childcare’s infrastructure may be destroyed’

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| CYP Now

In the first of a series on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on services for children and families, childcare leaders and practitioners warn of an ‘existential threat’ to early education for disadvantaged communities.

Churn of DfE ministers ‘frustrating’ for sector, shadow minister says

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

| CYP Now

The appointment of the fifth Education Secretary in less than a year and changes to the children’s minister’s brief to incorporate schools “gives a fair indication of how important the government thinks children are”, shadow minister for children and early years Helen Hayes has said.

Resources to support childcare providers through winter challenges

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has launched a series of free resources to help childcare providers and families to navigate seasonal and financial challenges this winter.

Guide to creating sustainable childcare settings launches

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

| CYP Now

A childminding agency has launched new resources to encourage providers to create more sustainable settings.

Cost-of-living crisis threatens ‘devastating’ impact on vulnerable children

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| CYP Now

Organisations working with families have warned of the “devastating” consequences the cost-of-living crisis is having on children’s health, education and wellbeing.

Sector cautiously welcomes Labour pledge to provide free breakfast clubs

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Education providers and organisations have responded to the Labour Party's pledge to introduce free breakfast clubs for all English primary schools with cautious optimism.

Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt announces funding for schools and children’s social care

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

| CYP Now

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has pledged annual funding of £2.3bn for schools over the next two years alongside a combined multi-billion-pound uplift for children and adult’s social care in his autumn statement.

Childcare settings ‘must be classed as vulnerable’ under new energy plan, say providers

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Childcare providers must be classed as “vulnerable businesses” in order to receive enough government funding to keep settings open amid the cost-of-living crisis, sector leaders have said.

Sector fears over reports Liz Truss plans to scrap childcare ratios completely

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Friday, October 7, 2022

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have hit out at reports that Prime Minister Liz Truss is planning to scrap staffing ratios for early years settings completely.

Children’s sector lays out priorities for new Prime Minister Liz Truss

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| CYP Now

Leaders and organisations from across the children and young people’s sector have laid out the key challenges they would like to see new Prime Minister Liz Truss prioritise as she replaces Boris Johnson.

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Concern over Kwarteng's pledge to ‘move forward’ with controversial childcare reforms

Autumn statement: Wage increase without extra funding 'could force nurseries to close'

Childcare experts urge MPs to address recruitment crisis

Teaching assistants quitting to find ‘better paid supermarket jobs’

Petition to reverse childcare ratios plan reaches 100,000 signatures

MP debate proves 'no case to change ratios', early years leaders say

Warning of 'catastrophic' winter for nurseries amid record closures

‘Without more help, childcare’s infrastructure may be destroyed’

Churn of DfE ministers ‘frustrating’ for sector, shadow minister says

Resources to support childcare providers through winter challenges

Guide to creating sustainable childcare settings launches

Cost-of-living crisis threatens ‘devastating’ impact on vulnerable children

Sector cautiously welcomes Labour pledge to provide free breakfast clubs

Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt announces funding for schools and children’s social care

Childcare settings ‘must be classed as vulnerable’ under new energy plan, say providers

Sector fears over reports Liz Truss plans to scrap childcare ratios completely

Children’s sector lays out priorities for new Prime Minister Liz Truss

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