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Early years coalition set to influence childcare policy

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Dozens of organisations supporting children and young people have joined a new coalition planned to influence childcare policy.

Children’s minister urges housing sector to support childminders

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Monday, August 21, 2023

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Children, families and wellbeing minister Claire Coutinho has called on housing associations, developers and landlords to allow childminders to work in their rented properties, in a bid to boost childminder numbers.

Childminders to benefit from free mentor programme

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Friday, August 4, 2023

| CYP Now

Applications have opened for the next round of the Department for Education’s childminder mentor programme, designed to support practitioners to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on young children.

Early years leaders criticise 'offensive' government blog on funded childcare expansion

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have hit out at a government blog justifying plans to expand funded childcare hours, with Early Years Alliance (EYA) chief executive Neil Leitch branding its claims as “simply not true” and a “gross insult” to settings.

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of parents say their child’s social and emotional skills worsened during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

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Monday, July 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Family hub support services for parents with infants under two years old are set to be reviewed by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Early years providers urge government to 'wake up' to sector crisis after inquiry

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Providers are urging the government to “wake up” to the challenges facing early years providers, following the publication of an education select committee inquiry into support for the sector.

Lack of access to outdoor spaces prevents play, finds research

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of parents said their children do not have a place to play near their home, according to new data.

Robin Walker: Government must 'do better' for childcare reforms to succeed

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The government must “do better” for childcare reforms to succeed long-term, the chair of the education select committee has said following the publication of a cross-party inquiry into support for the sector.

Funded childcare expansion plans in doubt amid nursery closures

Analysis

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Councils are increasingly worried about a shortage of early education places, particularly in disadvantaged areas, and echo warnings from sector leaders that it could hit government plans for funded childcare.

Charity partnership expands to fund more childcare hours for disadvantaged children

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Monday, July 24, 2023

| CYP Now

A London nursery group has expanded a charity partnership to fund additional childcare hours for disadvantaged children across the capital.

Consultation on funding formula for childcare expansion launches

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Friday, July 21, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has launched a public consultation on the planned funding formula for the expansion of hourly childcare entitlements set to be introduced from April next year.

Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The proportion of councils with enough childcare in their area to meet the needs of children with disabilities during the school summer holidays is falling, a survey has found.

Address eligibility criteria to offer world-leading early years support, research finds

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

England could be among the world’s leading systems for access to early years if disparities around eligibility for children from the poorest families are addressed, according to new research from the Sutton Trust.

Maths training for early years staff can cut attainment gap, research suggests

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Training early years practitioners in maths skills could reduce the attainment gap among disadvantaged young children and their peers, evaluation of a teaching programme suggests.

Newborn tests ‘not fit for purpose’ for minority ethnic babies

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

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Newborn medical tests, including an assessment developed more than 70 years ago, are “not fit for purpose” to deal with the health needs of black, Asian and minority ethnic babies, research has found.

Guarantee equal access to early years services, Prime Minister told

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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More than 80 charities, early years experts and celebrities are urging the government to commit to a national baby and toddler guarantee to ensure equal access to early childhood services, in an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Two-year-old funding rate to rise by a third from September

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Friday, July 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The government is to increase by a third the rate it pays early years providers to deliver two-year-old places as it prepares to expand the funded childcare offer next year.

Early years capacity warning ahead of free hours expansion

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Councils are warning that an escalation of nursery closures linked to the cost-of-living crisis “will undermine capacity” ahead of government plans to extend free childcare.

Healthy Start benefit fails to cover formula costs as prices rise

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The Healthy Start allowance fails to cover the cost of any available first infant formula milk as prices continue to rise, new research from the Food Foundation reveals.

One in five baby and toddler groups face closure amid cost-of-living fears

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

| CYP Now

One in five baby and toddler groups warn they could be forced to permanently close within the next year due to the cost-of-living crisis, a survey has found.

Deprived areas worst hit by 50 per cent rise in nursery closures, research finds

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Nursery closure rates have increased by 50 per cent since last year with deprived areas being worst hit, new research from the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has found.

Use EYFS review to rethink staffing

Analysis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Providers can benefit from proposed Early Years Foundation Stage Framework changes, says expert.

The young and old learning together

Features

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Chester-based Nursery in Belong is one of a handful of UK early years settings pioneering an intergenerational approach to learning. Nicole Weinstein spoke to staff, children and older people.