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Dinenage moves on from childcare role

Thursday, June 15, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Caroline Dinenage has been moved to a new role at the Department for Work and Pensions, it has emerged.

Early years providers 'underrepresented' on funding panels

News

Monday, June 12, 2017

| CYP Now

Local authorities are making "unfair and unbalanced" early years funding decisions because the sector is underrepresented on official decision-making forums, a childcare organisation has claimed.

Ask the Experts: 'Teenage boy in care won't speak'

Best Practice

Thursday, June 1, 2017

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on engaging with children, suspicions of neglect, nursery creativity and community youth work.

Nursery providers criticise 'unacceptable' childcare website problems

News

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have criticised technical problems that have prevented parents from registering for tax-free childcare and free hours entitlement.

Lib Dems and Labour promise to increase paternity leave

News

Friday, May 12, 2017

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to offer fathers an additional month's paid paternity leave as part of efforts to boost shared parental responsibility, exceeding proposals set out in Labour's draft manifesto.

Ask the Experts: How should social workers dress?

Best Practice

Thursday, May 4, 2017

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on social worker appearance, bereavement support, youth club newcomers and learning to count.

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.

Nearly one in five nurseries set to make a loss

News

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

| CYP Now

The proportion of nurseries expecting to make a loss has almost doubled over the last year, a survey of providers has revealed.

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

News

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.

Ask the Experts: Families benefit from genograms

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on genograms in social work, drop-in centre anger, farming inspiration and talking to parents.

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

News

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.

Ladybirds and Brookvale nurseries, Halton

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Ladybirds and Brookvale nursery cluster caters for a high proportion of children with SEND by having a permanent special educational needs co-ordinator (Senco).

Ask the Experts: Support domestic abuse victims

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on family support after domestic abuse, precision in social work, grieving young people and a nursery swing.

More than 500,000 children to miss out on free 30 hours childcare

News

Monday, February 13, 2017

| CYP Now

More than half of children currently claiming 15 hours of government-funded childcare a week will not qualify for extended hours to be offered later this year, the government has revealed.

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

News

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.

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

News

Friday, January 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has announced that four more local authority areas will offer 30 hours a week of free childcare, ahead of the national roll-out later this year.

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

News

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

News

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.

Ask the Experts: Put nursery values into practice

Best Practice

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on focused nursery teams, changing social workers, neglect concerns and teaching social work.

Greening unveils £50m grant scheme to create more childcare places

News

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| CYP Now

A grant scheme worth £50m has been set up by government to create 9,000 more childcare places ahead of the expansion of free provision later this year.

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

News

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.

Ask the Experts: Ensure effective scrutiny from IROs

Best Practice

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on effective IROs, working with offenders' children, inappropriate behaviour and new sibling fears.

Leadership: Better working with parents

Features

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years practitioners must not underestimate the importance of cultivating the skills needed to forge good relationships with parents, ensuring children get the right support in settings and at home.

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Dinenage moves on from childcare role

Early years providers 'underrepresented' on funding panels

Ask the Experts: 'Teenage boy in care won't speak'

Nursery providers criticise 'unacceptable' childcare website problems

Lib Dems and Labour promise to increase paternity leave

Ask the Experts: How should social workers dress?

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

Nearly one in five nurseries set to make a loss

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

Ask the Experts: Families benefit from genograms

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

Ladybirds and Brookvale nurseries, Halton

Ask the Experts: Support domestic abuse victims

More than 500,000 children to miss out on free 30 hours childcare

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

Four more councils to join free childcare pilot

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

Council to close more than 20 children's centres

Ask the Experts: Put nursery values into practice

Greening unveils £50m grant scheme to create more childcare places

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

£80m Life Chances Fund opens to early years bids

Ask the Experts: Ensure effective scrutiny from IROs

Leadership: Better working with parents

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