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Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

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.

Ofsted calls on government action to ensure sufficient places for 30-hour childcare

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

| CYP Now

More work is required from government to ensure there are enough childcare places available when free childcare entitlement for three- and four-year-olds is doubled to 30 hours next year, Ofsted has said.

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

News

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.

Ofsted rates early years services inadequate

News

Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Young children living in the most deprived areas of Wiltshire are not getting the support they need, it has emerged.

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Childminder registrations

Other

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

At a time when the number of registered childminders in England has been steadily declining, quality of provision has been improving. So what complex factors lie behind these trends?

Ofsted makes £2.3m saving on inspections

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Fewer than expected inspections of social care and early years settings being carried out have contributed to a major saving for Ofsted, it has emerged.

Big-picture inspection: guide to the new JTAI

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

New Joint Targeted Area Inspections to assess how different agencies are working together to support vulnerable children have just been launched. Joe Lepper explores how they work.

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

News

Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to take action to halt a decline in childminding, after latest figures showed their numbers have slumped by 10,000 over the past four years.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Nursery hones interactive learning

Other

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Ofsted to take back responsibility for early years inspections

News

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Inspections of early years settings will be conducted directly by Ofsted from next year, it has been announced.

Nurseries paying higher wages perform better, study finds

News

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years settings that pay staff more money generally offer better-quality provision, a study has concluded.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Pre-school hones independence

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Clyst Valley Pre-School, Devon - Pre-school inspection - November 2015

MPs to examine importance of early years education

News

Thursday, January 14, 2016

| CYP Now

An All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched to look at how early years education can improve outcomes for disadvantaged children.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

News

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Fifth of Ofsted staff plan to leave within a year

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

| CYP Now

One in five Ofsted staff want to quit the inspectorate, according to a survey of its workers.

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