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More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

| CYP Now

More five-year-olds are reaching expected levels of development than ever before, the Department for Education (DfE) has said.

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

News

Thursday, May 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has defended its proposals to change the ratio of childcare professionals to children despite demands from all three political parties to drop the plans.

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

News

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Parents who pay for childcare could be forced to leave their jobs because nurseries are diverting provision towards government-funded free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, the first national director of Sure Start has warned.

Nearly two-thirds of nurseries want to deliver free places for two-year-olds

News

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Nurseries need extra support to reduce overheads, recruit qualified staff and access sufficient funding to deliver free childcare to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned, as a survey of members found 63 per cent want to deliver the offer.

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

News

Monday, June 18, 2012

| CYP Now

All staff should hold a relevant Level 3 qualification before being considered qualified to work in an early years setting, a government-commissioned review has claimed.

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

News

Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A leading think-tank has reignited its call to the government to fund universal childcare delivered by children's centres, claiming the move could boost the economy by £1.5bn.

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

News

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Families face a struggle to find affordable childcare provision due to a hike in prices and lack of 30 hours free entitlement places, an annual survey of councils has revealed.

Poor nursery provision fails disadvantaged children, report warns

News

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds are missing out on high-quality childcare because nurseries in deprived areas offer a poorer standard of early years provision than those in wealthier boroughs, new research has found.

Morgan reveals council powers to tackle extremism in childcare

News

Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are to be given powers to stop funding for early years providers with links to extremism, the Education Secretary has announced.

Daily roundup: Runaways, court petition and free school meals

Other

Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

MPs warn of exploitation risk for runaway children at railway stations; NSPCC chief hands government child abuse court petition; and Deputy Prime Minister gets free school meals grilling by nine-year-old, all in the news today.

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

News

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week.

Childcare expansion ‘risks reduction in school nursery places'

News

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to extend free childcare could result in less provision in school nurseries, it has been claimed.

Gyimah praises council for high take-up of free childcare

News

Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has singled out a local authority for praise after it achieved the highest take-up of free early years placements for disadvantaged two-year-olds in England.

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

News

Thursday, November 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years providers' funding problems could be eased by becoming more efficient in the number of staff they use, the Department for Education has said.

Free childcare expansion could see deprived two-year-olds 'lose out'

News

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged two-year-olds could lose out if government plans to expand free childcare entitlement to 30 hours are not properly funded, it has been claimed.

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.

MPs call for nursery schools to become academies

News

Monday, April 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Nursery schools should be allowed to become academies otherwise some will struggle to survive, a group of MPs and peers have warned.

‘Inadequate' council set to downgrade children's centres to save £2.7m

News

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

| CYP Now

A council that had its children's services department rated "inadequate" by Ofsted is set to downgrade two children's centres and hand responsibility for them to local schools.

DfE officials unable to confirm release of 30-hour pilot findings

News

Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over when findings from areas piloting 30 hours of free childcare will be published could undermine implementation of the government's flagship programme, an MP has warned.

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

As a consultation on changes to the early years foundation stage framework closes, childcare organisations express concerns over how the proposed reforms prioritise formal learning subjects over holistic approaches to education.

Ofsted confirms tougher inspections for nurseries and pre-schools

News

Friday, August 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Nurseries that are not judged to be good by Ofsted will have two years to improve or face an inadequate grading, the education watchdog has announced.

Daily roundup: Seaside towns, rotting teeth, and railway arrests

Other

Monday, August 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Fears of "social breakdown" in coastal towns; children at risk of serious tooth decay; and dozens of children arrested each week by British Transport Police, all in the news today.

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

News

Monday, March 26, 2018

| CYP Now

The amount the government gives providers to fund the 30 hours free childcare entitlement is based on "outdated" information and needs to be increased, the treasury select committee has concluded.

Complained-about childcare settings face greater downgrade risk, data shows

News

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years settings that receive a complaint are nearly twice as likely to have their Ofsted rating downgraded as those that do not, new analysis suggests.

Daily roundup: Classroom behaviour, Ofsted leadership, and school readiness

Other

Monday, February 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Advice issued for teachers on how to discipline misbehaving pupils; coalition split over removal of Ofsted chair; and many nurseries don't have a policy on child incontinence, all in the news today.

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More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

Nearly two-thirds of nurseries want to deliver free places for two-year-olds

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

Poor nursery provision fails disadvantaged children, report warns

Morgan reveals council powers to tackle extremism in childcare

Daily roundup: Runaways, court petition and free school meals

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

Childcare expansion ‘risks reduction in school nursery places'

Gyimah praises council for high take-up of free childcare

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

Free childcare expansion could see deprived two-year-olds 'lose out'

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

MPs call for nursery schools to become academies

‘Inadequate' council set to downgrade children's centres to save £2.7m

DfE officials unable to confirm release of 30-hour pilot findings

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

Ofsted confirms tougher inspections for nurseries and pre-schools

Daily roundup: Seaside towns, rotting teeth, and railway arrests

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

Complained-about childcare settings face greater downgrade risk, data shows

Daily roundup: Classroom behaviour, Ofsted leadership, and school readiness

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