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Early years apprentice framework adds GCSE requirements

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Entry standards for the new early years apprenticeship will require applicants to hold English and maths GCSE grades A* to C despite concerns from childcare leaders that it raises the bar too high, the sector's skills body has confirmed.

Ageing society has implications for entire children's workforce

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Monday, March 30, 2015

| CYP Now

We're all getting older. But what has an ageing society got to do with the children's and young people's sector?

Government accelerates plans to double free childcare allowance

News

Monday, June 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is fast-tracking plans to double provision of free childcare to 30 hours a week, with trials set to launch in September 2016, a year earlier than previously planned.

Councils accused of jeopardising government childcare plans

News

Friday, June 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Councils have been accused of putting government childcare plans in "significant jeopardy", because they are failing to monitor the number of childcare places in their areas.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Childcare problems to leave families with disabled children worse off, charities warn

News

Monday, November 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to offset benefit cuts with the expansion of free early education could leave many disabled families worse off because of the problems they face accessing childcare, a group of charities has warned.

Government refuses to publish evidence submitted to cost of childcare review

News

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has said it will not publish responses submitted as part of the consultation into the cost of childcare.

Government urged to restrict expanded free childcare to poorest children

News

Thursday, January 28, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to ditch plans to expand free childcare provision to 30 hours a week for all working parents and replace it with a means-tested system.

Nine children's centres at risk as council proposes cuts to save £1.5m

News

Friday, April 1, 2016

| CYP Now

A council is considering reducing the number of children's centres it runs as part of efforts to save £1.47m.

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on staff supervision, team motivation, life skills for young people and engaging nursery children with the arts.

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

News

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.

Childcare funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

News

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.

Nursery leaders round on Truss criticism

News

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have accused childcare minister Elizabeth Truss of failing to understand education, after she branded UK nurseries "chaotic".

NDNA and DfE to trial early years ratios

News

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is to trial rarely used maximum child-to-staff ratios in early years settings as part of a Department for Education-funded project.

Test ratios in 'real-life nursery', urges NDNA chief

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The government should base its childcare reforms on "real-life nursery situations" and not on a "paper exercise", the head of an early years charity has argued.

Truss failed to meet major providers during childcare consultation

News

Monday, June 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Elizabeth Truss failed to consult directly with some of the largest early years providers when drawing up childcare reforms, an official list of her meetings reveals.

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

News

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| CYP Now

Early years providers are urged to take part in a government-backed initiative which aims to cut stressors that are "taking their toll" on the workforce.

Huge rise in complaint-driven nursery inspections

News

Thursday, October 10, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of early years providers inspected as a result of a complaint made to Ofsted increased six-fold in less than a year.

More than 25,000 parents yet to receive confirmation of 30 hours childcare place

News

Friday, February 9, 2018

| CYP Now

More than 25,000 parents are yet to receive confirmation they are eligible for 30 hours free childcare, government figures have revealed.

Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

News

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has conceded that there are "challenges" around the delivery of the government's extended 30 hours free childcare offer but has praised local authorities and providers for rising to meet them.

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

News

Friday, June 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The majority of early years professionals are opposed to a string of planned changes to childcare policy, according to a new report.

DfE launches consultation on £50m early years pupil premium

News

Thursday, June 26, 2014

| CYP Now

The new £50m early years pupil premium will amount to £300 for each child eligible for it, the government has confirmed.

Daily roundup: Ofsted inspections, child obesity and children's centres

Other

Thursday, June 26, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted report reveals latest inspection judgments of early years settings; a government adviser warns of the dangers of sugary drinks on children's health; and children's centres in Warrington face closure, all in the news today.

Lib Dems pledge free childcare for all two-year-olds

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to provide free childcare for all two-year-olds if they win next year's general election.

30,000 two-year-olds missing out on free childcare places

News

Monday, February 17, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 30,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds are missing out on free childcare places with take-up especially patchy in London, according to research.

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Early years apprentice framework adds GCSE requirements

Ageing society has implications for entire children's workforce

Government accelerates plans to double free childcare allowance

Councils accused of jeopardising government childcare plans

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Childcare problems to leave families with disabled children worse off, charities warn

Government refuses to publish evidence submitted to cost of childcare review

Government urged to restrict expanded free childcare to poorest children

Nine children's centres at risk as council proposes cuts to save £1.5m

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

Childcare funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

Nursery leaders round on Truss criticism

NDNA and DfE to trial early years ratios

Test ratios in 'real-life nursery', urges NDNA chief

Truss failed to meet major providers during childcare consultation

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

Huge rise in complaint-driven nursery inspections

More than 25,000 parents yet to receive confirmation of 30 hours childcare place

Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

DfE launches consultation on £50m early years pupil premium

Daily roundup: Ofsted inspections, child obesity and children's centres

Lib Dems pledge free childcare for all two-year-olds

30,000 two-year-olds missing out on free childcare places

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