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Families face lack of affordable childcare places

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Families face a struggle to find affordable childcare provision due to a hike in prices and lack of 30 hours free entitlement places, an annual survey of councils has revealed.

Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has conceded that there are "challenges" around the delivery of the government's extended 30 hours free childcare offer but has praised local authorities and providers for rising to meet them.

More than 25,000 parents yet to receive confirmation of 30 hours childcare place

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Friday, February 9, 2018

| CYP Now

More than 25,000 parents are yet to receive confirmation they are eligible for 30 hours free childcare, government figures have revealed.

Glitch left thousands of families 'at risk of missing out' on free childcare

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

| CYP Now

The government has said it will take action to address a technical issue that campaigners have claimed left thousands of low-income families at risk of missing out on free childcare entitlements.

MPs to probe impact of 30 hours free childcare extension

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Friday, January 5, 2018

| CYP Now

Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is to head an inquiry into the effectiveness of the government's childcare policies.

Free childcare to be extended to foster carers

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Foster carers are to become eligible for 30 hours free childcare, children's minister Robert Goodwill has confirmed.

Childcare eligibility changes to extend provision to 8,000 more two-year-olds

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

| CYP Now

An additional 8,000 two-year-olds will be entitled to 15 hours of free childcare under proposals to overhaul the eligibility arrangements, the government has said.

DfE figures reveal 30 hours childcare 'postcode lottery'

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Monday, November 6, 2017

| CYP Now

Parents in some areas have been able to access 30 hours of free childcare more quickly than others, government figures have shown.

Childcare costs rise seven times faster than income

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Friday, October 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare costs have increased up to seven times faster than wages in some areas since 2008, analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed.

Study finds 30-hour childcare initiative 'harmful for social mobility'

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The government's 30-hour free childcare initiative will widen the social mobility gap between disadvantaged children and their peers, a think-tank has claimed.

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Early language development should be treated as a critical indicator of children's wellbeing on a par with obesity and vaccinations in order to boost social mobility, a report by the Early Intervention Foundation has said.

Charities call for early years teachers to lead all nurseries in poor areas

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| CYP Now

A coalition of early years leaders, academics and charities is calling on the government to ensure all nurseries in deprived areas are led by a qualified early years teacher within the next three years.

Nursery staff 'require pay cut' for 30 hours childcare to be sustainable

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Monday, September 4, 2017

| CYP Now

For government's new 30-hour free childcare initiative to be sustainable, nurseries would have to pay their staff below the minimum wage to break even, a think-tank has claimed.

Fresh funding concerns emerge as free 30 hour childcare launches

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Friday, September 1, 2017

| CYP Now

More than one in 10 childcare providers do not intend to offer extended free childcare, a government-commissioned study published to coincide with the launch of the flagship initiative has found.

'Parents to face additional charges' for 30 hours childcare

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Half of early years providers plan to increase or introduce extra charges to parents to recoup the cost of offering the government's 30 hours of free childcare policy, it has been claimed.

Nurseries to charge parents and restrict places for 30 hours offer

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Friday, August 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Most nurseries planning to offer 30 hours free childcare will only do so by charging parents and restricting numbers, due to concerns over the level of funding on offer, a survey has revealed.

Children's Food Trust announces closure

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Friday, July 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity set up by the government to improve the quality of school meals has announced its closure, four years after its government funding was pulled.

Goodwill: Childcare website glitches have been 'ironed out'

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Robert Goodwill has admitted that technical "glitches" have affected the introduction of systems for parents to register for 30 hours of free childcare, but claims the problems have now been "ironed out".

Labour appoints shadow childcare minister

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Monday, July 3, 2017

| CYP Now

Labour has announced that a former Coronation Street actor will be the party's new shadow childcare minister.

Childcare spending suffers real-terms cut in quarter of local authorities

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare funding has suffered a real-terms cut in more than a quarter of local authorities in England over the past five years despite additional government funding, an investigation has found.

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Families face lack of affordable childcare places

Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

More than 25,000 parents yet to receive confirmation of 30 hours childcare place

Glitch left thousands of families 'at risk of missing out' on free childcare

MPs to probe impact of 30 hours free childcare extension

Free childcare to be extended to foster carers

Childcare eligibility changes to extend provision to 8,000 more two-year-olds

DfE figures reveal 30 hours childcare 'postcode lottery'

Childcare costs rise seven times faster than income

Study finds 30-hour childcare initiative 'harmful for social mobility'

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

Charities call for early years teachers to lead all nurseries in poor areas

Nursery staff 'require pay cut' for 30 hours childcare to be sustainable

Fresh funding concerns emerge as free 30 hour childcare launches

'Parents to face additional charges' for 30 hours childcare

Nurseries to charge parents and restrict places for 30 hours offer

Children's Food Trust announces closure

Goodwill: Childcare website glitches have been 'ironed out'

Labour appoints shadow childcare minister

Childcare spending suffers real-terms cut in quarter of local authorities

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