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Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The proportion of councils with enough childcare in their area to meet the needs of children with disabilities during the school summer holidays is falling, a survey has found.

Maths training for early years staff can cut attainment gap, research suggests

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Training early years practitioners in maths skills could reduce the attainment gap among disadvantaged young children and their peers, evaluation of a teaching programme suggests.

Two-year-old funding rate to rise by a third from September

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Friday, July 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The government is to increase by a third the rate it pays early years providers to deliver two-year-old places as it prepares to expand the funded childcare offer next year.

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

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Monday, June 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Schools that have been graded “inadequate” by Ofsted due to concerns over safeguarding will be reinspected within three months of the initial visit, the inspectorate has announced as part of a series of changes to its work.

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have called for a new inquiry into Ofsted’s school inspections to be expanded to include the sector.

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

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Monday, April 24, 2023

| CYP Now

Ofsted is considering changes to support schools which have been rated “inadequate” due to failures in safeguarding but have performed well elsewhere, the inspectorate’s chief inspector has said.

Disadvantaged families will struggle to access expanded funded childcare, MPs told

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Certain groups of parents, including those from deprived areas, will continue to face barriers in accessing funded childcare hours under the expanded provision announced as part of the Budget, experts have told MPs.

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare reforms and support for struggling families are among a raft of measures announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in his 2023 Budget.

Childcare staff need more preparation for 'enormous pressures' of role, say experts

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years experts have told MPs that school careers services fail to prepare childcare practitioners for the “enormous pressures” of the role, with this being a factor for the high numbers that leave the workforce.

Rejecting free childcare expansion should not delay 'urgent reform', sector leaders warn

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to deliver “urgent reform” to the childcare system alongside adequate investment, following reports he is set to reject plans to expand free childcare provision.

Story time engagement ‘boosts early language development by seven months’

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Engaging young children with pictures, texts and questions during story time boosts their early language development by up to seven months, research has found.

Prioritise early years investment over maths to 18, experts say

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Education and numeracy experts told MPs that early years education must be prioritised over mandatory maths to age 18 during an evidence session held by the Common's education select committee.

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

Social work and early years leaders have criticised the Prime Minister’s New Year speech, saying he failed to address several key priorities for children and young people.

What Makes a Family: Children's book aims to promote diversity education

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Friday, January 6, 2023

| CYP Now

C-Jay Quigley, queer activist, who works with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), discusses her self-published children’s book ‘What Makes a Family’, and the importance of encouraging inclusive attitudes among children from a young age.

Latest guidance on strep A, scarlet fever and flu in schools and nurseries

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued back to school guidance for professionals working with children amid high circulation rates of winter illnesses.

Children’s commissioner calls for greater distribution of family hubs

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Monday, December 19, 2022

| CYP Now

Increased numbers of family hubs and improvements to the government’s Start for Life scheme are among calls made by the children’s commissioner for England to improve family life for children.

Universal free childcare could boost UK economy by £13bn per year, says report

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Providing free childcare for all families until the end of primary school could boost the UK economy by £13bn per year, according to a new report.

Childcare training programme to help identify SEND needs sooner

Analysis

Thursday, December 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Everyone in the early years sector is acutely aware of increasing demands for specialist support.

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have raised concerns about further delays in improving support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the government confirmed it will not respond to the SEND review until early next year.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

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Friday, November 25, 2022

| CYP Now

The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Attainment gap wider than pre-pandemic, study finds

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

| CYP Now

The attainment gap between young children from poorer families and their classmates from more affluent backgrounds is wider than before the Covid-19 pandemic, research is warning.

Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt announces funding for schools and children’s social care

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

| CYP Now

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has pledged annual funding of £2.3bn for schools over the next two years alongside a combined multi-billion-pound uplift for children and adult’s social care in his autumn statement.

Robin Walker elected as education select committee chair

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

| CYP Now

Former education minister Robin Walker has been named as chair of the education select committee.

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

| CYP Now

Two thirds of MPs are backing calls for government to extend free school meal (FSM) eligibility to include all pupils from families receiving universal credit in the autumn statement, a survey has revealed.

MPs to debate relaxation of childcare ratios

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Monday, November 14, 2022

| CYP Now

MPs will debate government plans to relax childcare staffing ratios in parliament today (14 November), following a successful petition against the proposal.

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Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

Maths training for early years staff can cut attainment gap, research suggests

Two-year-old funding rate to rise by a third from September

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

Early years leaders push for inclusion in Ofsted inquiry

Ofsted considers safeguarding changes amid grading row

Disadvantaged families will struggle to access expanded funded childcare, MPs told

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

Childcare staff need more preparation for 'enormous pressures' of role, say experts

Rejecting free childcare expansion should not delay 'urgent reform', sector leaders warn

Story time engagement ‘boosts early language development by seven months’

Prioritise early years investment over maths to 18, experts say

Sunak’s New Year speech slammed over 'missing key priorities' for children

What Makes a Family: Children's book aims to promote diversity education

Latest guidance on strep A, scarlet fever and flu in schools and nurseries

Children’s commissioner calls for greater distribution of family hubs

Universal free childcare could boost UK economy by £13bn per year, says report

Childcare training programme to help identify SEND needs sooner

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Attainment gap wider than pre-pandemic, study finds

Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt announces funding for schools and children’s social care

Robin Walker elected as education select committee chair

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

MPs to debate relaxation of childcare ratios

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