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Parents are "surprised and horrified" by ratios proposals

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Many parents of young children are still unaware of government plans to raise early years child-to-staff ratios despite the controversy surrounding the proposals, a nursery owner has warned.

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

News

Thursday, June 6, 2013

| CYP Now

The author of the government's review of childcare qualifications is among early years professionals to express "relief" and "delight" over the decision to drop child-to-staff ratio reforms.

Daily roundup: Free childcare, residential care, and youth unemployment

Other

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Two-year-old childcare offer expansion in doubt, quarter of looked-after children are in lower-quality care homes, and the average under 30 will be unemployed for more than two years, all in the news today.

Pacey seeks rethink on 'school readiness' definition

News

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare workers have spoken out against an increasing "schoolification" of early years settings.

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

News

Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Safeguarding, safety and teaching are set to be the focus of Ofsted's new inspection framework for nurseries, the inspectorate's early years lead has said.

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

News

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The wellbeing of young children could be compromised if the government continues to advocate "developmentally inappropriate practice", a group of early years experts has warned.

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted will bring the management of all school and further education inspections back in-house, the inspectorate has confirmed.

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Other

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Report calls for "safe houses" for young Londoners fleeing violence, children's home closed following antisocial behaviour reports, and youth charities encouraged to employ staff with criminal records, all in the news today.

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

News

Monday, April 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Guidance issued by the government on how local authorities and early years providers should manage the expanded 30 hours of free childcare being introduced in September has been criticised for being too vague.

Skills for the new curriculum

Other

Monday, June 11, 2012

| CYP Now

The revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework comes into force in September. Sue Learner examines the skills that practitioners require to deliver the new curriculum and what training is available

Ask the Experts: Address parents' school concerns

Other

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on improving a struggling academy, career crisis, advice on "legal highs" and ensuring a healthy diet in nursery

Gyimah visits France for ideas on free childcare expansion

News

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has visited France for inspiration on how to improve childcare provision ahead of plans to expand free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week.

Concerns over school childcare provision plans

News

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to expand childcare provision in schools could lead to a drop in quality, the sector has warned.

Less than half of nurseries to offer 30-hour free childcare

News

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Less than half of nurseries say they plan to offer 30 hours of free childcare each week for three- and four-year-olds under government plans to expand provision, a study has found.

Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

News

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A union has started a petition calling on government to launch a consultation into the future of children's centres that was supposed to get under way in autumn 2015.

Daily roundup: Childcare ratios, sex education and videogames

Other

Friday, April 12, 2013

| CYP Now

A childminder scolds the childcare minister, youth leaders raise concerns over sex education and game companies face probe over pressurising children, all in the news today.

Ofsted inspections threaten two-year-old offer, warns expert

News

Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted's "heavy handed" inspections framework puts free childcare for two-year-olds at risk because it is downgrading too many settings, an expert has warned.

Half of councils to hold back childcare cash

News

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost half of councils plan to withhold money earmarked for free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds from early years providers, CYP Now has discovered.

Study finds 30-hour childcare initiative 'harmful for social mobility'

News

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The government's 30-hour free childcare initiative will widen the social mobility gap between disadvantaged children and their peers, a think-tank has claimed.

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

News

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities will receive £755m to deliver free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds from next September, the government has announced.

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

News

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

A scheme providing free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds should be delivered by children's centres, the chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has said.

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

News

Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of care provided to disadvantaged two-year-olds is determined by the effectiveness of a setting's leadership not the qualifications of staff, a government adviser on childcare has said.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years campaigners have questioned the government's handling of its flagship childcare scheme after CYP Now revealed a widespread shortfall in the number of places available for disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Ask the Expert: Nursery transitions

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

News

Friday, February 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Early years providers must receive the money allocated by government to deliver free childcare places through a ringfenced fund to make sure they can deliver the scheme successfully, nurseries have warned.

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Parents are "surprised and horrified" by ratios proposals

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

Daily roundup: Free childcare, residential care, and youth unemployment

Pacey seeks rethink on 'school readiness' definition

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

Skills for the new curriculum

Ask the Experts: Address parents' school concerns

Gyimah visits France for ideas on free childcare expansion

Concerns over school childcare provision plans

Less than half of nurseries to offer 30-hour free childcare

Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

Daily roundup: Childcare ratios, sex education and videogames

Ofsted inspections threaten two-year-old offer, warns expert

Half of councils to hold back childcare cash

Study finds 30-hour childcare initiative 'harmful for social mobility'

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

Ask the Expert: Nursery transitions

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

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