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Government climbs down on childcare entry standards

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare apprentices will be required to achieve C grades in GCSE English and maths as an "exit standard" rather than an "entry standard" following a government climb-down on entry requirements.

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

News

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years services in Wiltshire are failing many of the poorest children in the county, according to the findings of an Ofsted report.

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.

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

News

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week.

Sam Gyimah reappointed as childcare minister

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Sam Gyimah is to remain as childcare minister at the Department for Education (DfE) in the new Conservative government.

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.

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

News

Thursday, April 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government departments are facing massive cuts in order to meet free childcare manifesto pledges proposed by the three main parties, a study has claimed.

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.

DfE names councils to trial early years pupil premium

News

Thursday, January 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Seven local authorities are to test new arrangements for providing additional support to disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds in early education.

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.

Early years premium needs London weighting, councils warn

News

Friday, August 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged children in London could miss out on up to £1.1m of funding unless the £300 early years pupil premium is amended to reflect the capital's higher living costs, councils have warned.

Lib Dems would triple early years premium, says Laws

News

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats are calling for the new early years pupil premium to be more than tripled in the next parliament.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

Early years apprentice framework adds GCSE requirements

News

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.

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted is looking at plans to merge its early years, schools and further education inspections under a single framework.

Daily roundup: Unhealthy food, childcare and youth engagement

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Junk food featured in children's TV programmes; cost of childcare inquiry calls for evidence; and Youth Engagement Fund opens for bids, all in the news today.

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.

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.

Sector pinpoints early years funding as policy priority

News

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Providing greater investment in the early years should be a priority for the next government, key childcare organisations have said.

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

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.

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Government climbs down on childcare entry standards

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

Government accelerates plans to double free childcare allowance

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

Sam Gyimah reappointed as childcare minister

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

Ofsted considers children's centre inspections revamp

DfE names councils to trial early years pupil premium

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

Early years premium needs London weighting, councils warn

Lib Dems would triple early years premium, says Laws

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

Early years apprentice framework adds GCSE requirements

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

Daily roundup: Unhealthy food, childcare and youth engagement

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

DfE launches consultation on £50m early years pupil premium

Sector pinpoints early years funding as policy priority

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

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