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Unions urge Greening to rethink nursery school funding changes

Thursday, November 10, 2016

| CYP Now

The government should reconsider the planned cuts to maintained nursery school funding if it is to prevent dozens of settings closing, education experts have said.

Battle to save nursery schools

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Parliamentary group calls for government action to maintain nursery schools' funding and existence.

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

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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.

Nursery schools 'at risk of extinction', MP warns

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The long-term viability and sustainability of nursery schools is "hanging by a thread", Labour's former shadow education secretary, Lucy Powell, has said.

Nursery school funding set for review

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is preparing to hold a consultation on how council-run nursery schools are funded, it has been claimed.

Ask the Experts: Consult on early years services

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on early years consultations, youth protests, domestic abuse recovery and learning self-regulation.

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

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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 funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

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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.

Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

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A union has started a petition calling on government to launch a consultation into the future of children's centres that was supposed to get under way in autumn 2015.

Ask the Experts: Help fussy eaters explore food

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on children who are particular about what they eat, the "whole family" approach and sport as part of youth work.

Fall in number of registered childminders

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of childminders has continued to fall, according to latest Ofsted figures.

Call for post-Brexit clarity on 30-hour childcare

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years organisations have called on the government to provide clarity on flagship plans to extend free childcare to 30 hours a week in the aftermath of the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Free childcare expansion could disadvantage poorer children, warns think-tank

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Monday, June 20, 2016

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged children are most likely to miss out on free childcare when the 30-hour expansion comes into effect, experts have warned.

Nurseries may 'opt out' of offering 30 hours free childcare, warn MPs

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

| CYP Now

There is a "real risk" there will be insufficient nurseries willing or able to offer the 30 hours free childcare entitlement when it is introduced next year, a group of MPs has warned.

Childcare minister labels policy criticisms 'myths'

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Monday, June 13, 2016

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has claimed many of the sector's concerns over the government's early years policies are unfounded.

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

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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.

Pause to children's centre inspections could have "very serious" implications

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A government decision to suspend inspections of children's centres is placing children at risk, it has been claimed.

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

The government should invest the money saved from the tax-free childcare scheme delay in improving the flexibility of childcare, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Parents turning to nurseries for advice following children's centre cuts

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Monday, June 6, 2016

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Cuts to English children's centres are putting pressure on nurseries to provide additional support to vulnerable families, the early years sector has warned.

Government increases funding for 30-hour childcare pilots

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Friday, May 27, 2016

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The government has announced that additional funding will be handed to providers taking part in 30-hour free childcare trials.

Early years pilot improves outcomes for disadvantaged children

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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An early years initiative that supports staff to improve quality of care has boosted outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

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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.

Fresh funding fears over 30-hour free childcare plans

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Fresh concerns have been raised about the value of a high-profile government trial of extended 30-hour free childcare provision after it emerged that nurseries taking part will only receive higher funding rates for the additional 15 hours.

DfE orders councils to take action on free childcare charging

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has called on councils to intervene if they become aware of any nursery providers trying to charge parents for free childcare provision.

Childcare recruitment crisis risks creating shortage of placements

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Recruitment of early years staff is falling fast as a result of the planned introduction of tougher qualification standards, prompting many experts to call for them to be scrapped or face a shortage in childcare places.

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Unions urge Greening to rethink nursery school funding changes

Battle to save nursery schools

Nursery teacher shortage 'risks children's early education'

Nursery schools 'at risk of extinction', MP warns

Nursery school funding set for review

Ask the Experts: Consult on early years services

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

Childcare funding reform allocations fail to plug provision gaps

Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

Ask the Experts: Help fussy eaters explore food

Fall in number of registered childminders

Call for post-Brexit clarity on 30-hour childcare

Free childcare expansion could disadvantage poorer children, warns think-tank

Nurseries may 'opt out' of offering 30 hours free childcare, warn MPs

Childcare minister labels policy criticisms 'myths'

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

Pause to children's centre inspections could have "very serious" implications

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

Parents turning to nurseries for advice following children's centre cuts

Government increases funding for 30-hour childcare pilots

Early years pilot improves outcomes for disadvantaged children

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Fresh funding fears over 30-hour free childcare plans

DfE orders councils to take action on free childcare charging

Childcare recruitment crisis risks creating shortage of placements

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