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The young and old learning together

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.

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s social care, youth work and early years leaders are among those recognised in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list.

Early years policy blighted by 'ignorant and disrespectful narrative', warns alliance chief

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Government policy to relax early years staffing ratios and boost free hours for families is part of an “ignorant and disrespectful narrative” that sees professionals in the sector as “formal baby sitters”, according to Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch.

Family hubs to roll out infant training for parents

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

A national parenting programme has won an NHS contract to deliver an infant parenting course across all 75 family hubs and start for life areas, giving thousands of parents access to support in their child’s first year.

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

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Monday, June 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Schools that have been graded “inadequate” by Ofsted due to concerns over safeguarding will be reinspected within three months of the initial visit, the inspectorate has announced as part of a series of changes to its work.

DfE consults on changes to early years qualification framework

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has launched a consultation over proposed changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, which sets standards and outcomes for providers.

Nearly half of childcare providers struggling to cover costs, DfE finds

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Nearly half of early years providers say that their current income is not sufficient to cover the cost of delivering childcare in their setting, a report from the Department for Education has found.

How I Got Here: Early years chef lecturer Sean Cowden

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Sean Cowden, early years chef lecturer at the London Early Years Foundation, on how his career path sparked an interest in childhood nutrition.

Childcare reforms will not benefit disadvantaged families, charities warn

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s childcare plans will not improve outcomes for disadvantaged children, or those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), according to new research by two national charities.

More than £100m earmarked for early years 'not being spent on places'

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years providers are missing out on £105m in funding that had been earmarked for childcare places, research has found.

Children's minister faces scrutiny from MPs over childcare reforms

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| CYP Now

The minister for children, families and wellbeing has faced questions from MPs over the government's planned childcare reforms amid concerns that it did not adequately consult with the sector.

Early years sector backs call to reform Ofsted judgments

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Friday, May 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years providers have called for single-word Ofsted judgments to be scrapped, after a survey found that inspections are the biggest cause of regular stress for providers.

Quality of children’s playgrounds declining, London councils say

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

| CYP Now

A third of the capital’s local authorities admit that the quality of their playgrounds is in decline due to high maintainance costs.

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have called for a new inquiry into Ofsted’s school inspections to be expanded to include the sector.

Childminder payment plans

Analysis

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Cash inducements for new childminders are insufficient to tackle the sector's decline, say experts.

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

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Monday, April 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering changes to support schools which have been rated “inadequate” due to failures in safeguarding but have performed well elsewhere, the inspectorate’s chief inspector has said.

Sunak declares wife’s shares in childcare firm amid investigation

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared his wife Akshata Murty’s shares in a childminder agency that may benefit from the government's new childcare policies, amid an investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner.

Toolkit launches to improve understanding of mental health in early years

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

| CYP Now

A resource on mental health in the early years has been launched in a bid to help service leaders nurture positive mental wellbeing among infants and young children.

Workforce improvement key to childcare reforms, MPs told

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare workforce conditions must be improved before implementing reforms experts told MPs, during an evidence session discussing the changes announced as part of the most recent Budget.

Prime Minister investigated over declaration of interest

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Monday, April 17, 2023

| CYP Now

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is being investigated by parliament’s commissioner for standards over a potential breach of rules relating to the declaration of interests, weeks after concerns were raised over his wife’s shares in a childminder agency.

Childcare reforms to be scrutinised by experts

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Monday, April 17, 2023

| CYP Now

Experts will discuss with MPs the effectiveness of childcare reforms announced as part of the most recent Budget, including a controversial change to staff:child ratios.

Healthy Start scheme uptake falls short of NHS target

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s Healthy Start food scheme is falling short of a target set by the NHS to reach 75 per cent of eligible families with young children, latest figures show.

Prime Minister faces questions over wife's shares in childminder agency

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

| CYP Now

MPs have raised question over shares held by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife in a childminder agency set to benefit from new government policies.

EEF launches first childminder evaluation project

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

| CYP Now

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has launched its first evaluation programme involving childminders as part of a raft of schemes to help settings support children’s early language and numeracy development.