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Labour childcare plans 'to benefit 1.3m additional children'

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| CYP Now

An additional 1.3m children will benefit from plans to extend free childcare entitlement, Labour has revealed.

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.

Call for 30-hour childcare to be scrapped in favour of means-testing system

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Monday, April 17, 2017

| CYP Now

The government should halt its planned introduction of 30 hours of free childcare each week in favour of a more targeted approach that benefits low income families, a think-tank has said.

GCSE requirement for early years trainees scrapped as workforce strategy is unveiled

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Friday, March 3, 2017

| CYP Now

A controversial requirement for early years staff to gain good GCSE grades before completing their training is to be scrapped, it has been announced.

DfE data reveals 10,000 fewer childcare providers plan to offer 30-hour places

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 10,000 fewer childcare providers are planning to offer 30 hours of free childcare provision than offer the current 15 hours, it has emerged.

Shortage of early years teachers 'risks developmental delay' for 800,000 children

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Friday, February 17, 2017

| CYP Now

As many as 800,000 children are at risk of starting school behind their peers in literacy and numeracy because of a shortage of early years teachers, a charity has warned.

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 40 per cent of councils believe childcare settings will take a financial hit from government plans to double free childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week from September, a study has found.

DfE study finds 'lack of appetite' for 30 hours offer among childminders

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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

| CYP Now

There is a "lack of appetite" among many childminders to grow their businesses in order to deliver 30 hours of free childcare for all three-and four-year-olds, a study commissioned by the Department for Education has found.

DfE 'underestimating' demand for 30-hour places by 100,000

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Friday, January 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has underestimated likely take-up of the 30-hour childcare offer by more than 100,000 places, it has been claimed.

Council to close more than 20 children's centres

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

| CYP Now

A council where children's services staff are set to strike next week has rubberstamped plans to close more than 20 children's centres.

Parents 'relying on breakfast clubs' in order to work

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Monday, January 16, 2017

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of parents fear that they or their partner would have to give up work if their children could not attend a school breakfast club, research has claimed.

Use empty tube and rail buildings for childcare, Sadiq Khan urged

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Friday, January 6, 2017

| CYP Now

Empty buildings above underground and railway stations should be freed up by London Mayor Sadiq Khan for additional nursery provision, a campaign group has said.

£80m Life Chances Fund opens to early years bids

News

Thursday, January 5, 2017

| CYP Now

Early years organisations delivering high quality, evidence-based interventions can apply for a slice of funding worth £80m, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Cabinet Office have announced.

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

| CYP Now

The education of younger children is being put at risk by a shortage in trained early years teachers across nurseries in England, a charity has warned.

Early years trainers refuse apprentices without GCSE grades

News

Thursday, October 27, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years training providers are refusing to accept childcare workers onto early education apprenticeships if they have not gained good GCSE qualifications, it has emerged.

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years groups have warned that government plans to offer 30 hours a week of free childcare from next year will only work if nurseries are allowed to levy charges on parents for using the entitlement.

Childcare funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Funding allocated to individual councils under the government's proposed early years national funding formula does not prioritise areas that most need to boost childcare places, the Family and Childcare Trust (Fact) has warned.

Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

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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.

Ask the Experts: Help fussy eaters explore food

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on children who are particular about what they eat, the "whole family" approach and sport as part of youth work.

Fall in number of registered childminders

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of childminders has continued to fall, according to latest Ofsted figures.

Nurseries may 'opt out' of offering 30 hours free childcare, warn MPs

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

| CYP Now

There is a "real risk" there will be insufficient nurseries willing or able to offer the 30 hours free childcare entitlement when it is introduced next year, a group of MPs has warned.

Childcare minister labels policy criticisms 'myths'

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Monday, June 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has claimed many of the sector's concerns over the government's early years policies are unfounded.

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Nurseries in one of the areas piloting 30 hours of free childcare have reversed a decision not to take part in the scheme after the government offered them more money.

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The government should invest the money saved from the tax-free childcare scheme delay in improving the flexibility of childcare, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Parents turning to nurseries for advice following children's centre cuts

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Cuts to English children's centres are putting pressure on nurseries to provide additional support to vulnerable families, the early years sector has warned.

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Labour childcare plans 'to benefit 1.3m additional children'

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

Call for 30-hour childcare to be scrapped in favour of means-testing system

GCSE requirement for early years trainees scrapped as workforce strategy is unveiled

DfE data reveals 10,000 fewer childcare providers plan to offer 30-hour places

Shortage of early years teachers 'risks developmental delay' for 800,000 children

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

DfE study finds 'lack of appetite' for 30 hours offer among childminders

DfE 'underestimating' demand for 30-hour places by 100,000

Council to close more than 20 children's centres

Parents 'relying on breakfast clubs' in order to work

Use empty tube and rail buildings for childcare, Sadiq Khan urged

£80m Life Chances Fund opens to early years bids

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

Early years trainers refuse apprentices without GCSE grades

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

Childcare funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

Ask the Experts: Help fussy eaters explore food

Fall in number of registered childminders

Nurseries may 'opt out' of offering 30 hours free childcare, warn MPs

Childcare minister labels policy criticisms 'myths'

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

Parents turning to nurseries for advice following children's centre cuts

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