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Nutbrown scorns government childcare changes

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The author of the government's childcare review has issued a withering attack on the coalition's plans to reform early years.

Daily roundup: Heart surgery, Ofsted statistics, and measles outbreak

Other

Friday, April 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's heart surgery to resume in Leeds, concern over number of daycare settings rated as inadequate, and measles outbreak in Swansea continues, all in the news today.

Ofsted scraps '30-day' complaint-driven inspections

News

Friday, August 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted has scrapped its complaint-driven inspections of early years settings in relation to low-level complaints following a trial.

Ofsted considers children's centre inspections revamp

News

Thursday, February 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is in talks with the Department for Education over plans to overhaul the way children's centres are inspected.

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

News

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Further investment is required to boost standards in the early years workforce if plans to boost provision of free childcare are to improve outcomes, campaigners have said.

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Fresh concerns have been raised about the viability of government plans to extend free childcare provision to 30 hours a week after it emerged that nurseries are struggling to recruit qualified staff.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Analysis

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Editor of a new book explains why now is the right time to develop a better early education system.

Free childcare expansion 'more difficult' in London

News

Friday, January 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Nurseries in London face a major challenge to extend free childcare to 30 hours each week in line with government proposals, experts have warned.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Major charity set to cease children's centres provision

News

Monday, February 15, 2016

| CYP Now

The Children's Society is set to stop running children's centres by the end of the year, it has emerged.

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

News

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.

Early years review chair seeks views on training

News

Friday, October 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Early years professionals, parents and employers are being called upon to give their views on what training and qualifications staff working in childcare and early education need.

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

News

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 campaigners achieve ratio petition target

News

Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Campaigners fighting plans to reduce staff-to-child ratios in childcare have gained enough backing to trigger an official response from the government.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

Other

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to raise the pupil premium among primary school reforms, a government international comparison of childcare places the UK fourth, and almost three quarters of Neet young people cannot access apprenticeships.

Tax-free childcare plans ‘will benefit low-income families'

News

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to significantly reduce childcare costs could have a major benefit for low-income parents, a think-tank has said.

Children's centre to sue local authority

News

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

| CYP Now

A children's centre has confirmed it will take legal action against Blackburn with Darwen Council for providing inadequate funding.

Early years settings prepare for EYFS reforms

Other

Monday, April 16, 2012

| CYP Now

With the new framework due to be implemented in September, the coming weeks will be critical in assuring young children benefit from the changes

High-qualified early years workforce will benefit all

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Three Cs go to Professor Cathy Nutbrown's final report to the government on early years qualifications: it is clear, compelling and courageous.

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

News

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

| CYP Now

A call by MPs to give out-of-work parents more help with childcare costs while undertaking training has been rejected by the government.

Pressure mounts over changes to childcare ratios

News

Friday, March 22, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK's largest childcare provider has said it will not be taking advantage of government plans to relax childcare ratios amid growing opposition to the proposal.

School-based nurseries to have separate Ofsted rating

News

Thursday, July 3, 2014

| CYP Now

School-based nurseries and reception classes will receive separate inspection ratings from September, the head of Ofsted has confirmed.

Daily roundup: Care applications, school holidays and social care

Other

Thursday, July 10, 2014

| CYP Now

Data reveals increase in care applications; police chief urges leniency for school term-time leave requests from officers; and president of children's services directors criticised for social worker comments, all in the news today.

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Nutbrown scorns government childcare changes

Daily roundup: Heart surgery, Ofsted statistics, and measles outbreak

Ofsted scraps '30-day' complaint-driven inspections

Ofsted considers children's centre inspections revamp

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Free childcare expansion 'more difficult' in London

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Major charity set to cease children's centres provision

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

Early years review chair seeks views on training

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

Childcare campaigners achieve ratio petition target

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

Tax-free childcare plans ‘will benefit low-income families'

Children's centre to sue local authority

Early years settings prepare for EYFS reforms

High-qualified early years workforce will benefit all

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

Pressure mounts over changes to childcare ratios

School-based nurseries to have separate Ofsted rating

Daily roundup: Care applications, school holidays and social care

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