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

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

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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.

Daily roundup: Residential care, child abuse and education support

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

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Barnardo's backs staying put till 21 for all children in care; government adviser arrested over child abuse concerns; and Ofsted slams Suffolk over school improvement, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Care proceedings, teacher training, and physical education

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

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Social workers to get help understanding care proceedings legislation; teacher training on SEN insufficient; and most pupils "not bothered" by loss of competitive school sport, all in the news today.

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

Friday, June 20, 2014

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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.

Daily roundup: Child abuse, school exams and early education

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

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Google software will help spot abuse images; Eton head says exam system out of date; and new Stonewall chief calls for nurseries to teach relationship diversity, all in the news today.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

Thursday, August 21, 2014

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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.

Education and childcare reforms come into effect

Monday, September 1, 2014

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A host of flagship government initiatives covering early years and education settings and professionals come into effect from today (1 September).

Legal Update: In a nutshell - Statutory framework for early years learning

Monday, September 15, 2014

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On 1 September, the "statutory framework for the early years foundation stage: setting the standards" came into force.

Research Report: Study of Early Education and Development: Cost and Funding

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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This research report aims to address questions about the cost and funding of early education policy.

Government publishes revised EYFS framework

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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The government has published the revised early years foundation stage (EYFS) framework, which confirms plans to reduce the early education learning goals from and 69 to 17 and introduce developmental progress checks for two-year-olds from September.

Early years childcare 'beneficial for language and behaviour'

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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A Department for Education-commissioned study has found that early years education for two-year-olds leads to improvements in language and behaviour, resulting in long-term financial benefits.

Ask the Expert: Nursery transitions

Monday, June 25, 2012

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Early Learning and School Readiness: Research Evidence

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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These academic studies have been summarised by Dr Jane Murray and Dr Rory McDowall Clark on behalf of TACTYC - The Association for Professional Development in the Early Years

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

Friday, February 10, 2012

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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.

Extend free childcare to boost economy, says CBI

Monday, November 10, 2014

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for the free childcare offer to be extended to all one- and two-year-olds to improve prospects for the economy and children.

Government rejects child poverty commission targets

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

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Government efforts to tackle child poverty have been branded a "fairytale" after it rejected calls to introduce a range of new targets aimed at improving social mobility.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

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Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

Ask the Experts: Growing food, media stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and youth centre help for Eastern European children

Monday, March 30, 2015

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Our panel offers advice on growing vegetables, telling stories of abuse, learning from mistakes and help for Eastern European children.

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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Efforts to increase provision of free childcare and expand the troubled families initiative will be monitored by new taskforces, the government has announced.

Daily roundup 5 June: Depression, Facebook video, and nursery care

Friday, June 5, 2015

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Researchers find children of mothers experiencing depression during pregnancy more likely to develop condition themselves; NSPCC criticises Facebook over controversial baby video; and children "missing out" on free nursery provision in Scotland, all in the news today.

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

Monday, July 13, 2015

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Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has called on councils to do more to promote free early years provision after it emerged that more than 40 per cent of eligible two-year-olds have not taken up their place.

DfE 'unable to understand' cost of childcare following review

Friday, October 2, 2015

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The Department for Education (DfE) has said it is "unable to understand" the true cost of delivering the free entitlement despite more than 2,000 responses from the sector to its review of the cost of childcare.

Childcare funding rate to be announced at Spending Review

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that details of the funding rate for extended free childcare will be announced this month.

Childcare providers set to get right to apply for school-based services

Monday, December 7, 2015

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Childcare providers could be given the right to apply to deliver wraparound care using school facilities, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.

Council announces plans to close one in three children's centres

Monday, February 8, 2016

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A council has confirmed that is considering closing a third of its children's centres as part of proposals to make savings to early years services.

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