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Parents are "surprised and horrified" by ratios proposals

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Many parents of young children are still unaware of government plans to raise early years child-to-staff ratios despite the controversy surrounding the proposals, a nursery owner has warned.

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

News

Thursday, June 6, 2013

| CYP Now

The author of the government's review of childcare qualifications is among early years professionals to express "relief" and "delight" over the decision to drop child-to-staff ratio reforms.

Labour looks to employers for childcare

News

Friday, June 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The Labour Party is asking employers how they could create more on-site nurseries, the shadow children's minister has announced.

Daily roundup: Free childcare, residential care, and youth unemployment

Other

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| CYP Now

Two-year-old childcare offer expansion in doubt, quarter of looked-after children are in lower-quality care homes, and the average under 30 will be unemployed for more than two years, all in the news today.

Pacey seeks rethink on 'school readiness' definition

News

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare workers have spoken out against an increasing "schoolification" of early years settings.

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

News

Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Safeguarding, safety and teaching are set to be the focus of Ofsted's new inspection framework for nurseries, the inspectorate's early years lead has said.

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

Other

Friday, October 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale's head of children's social care to leave the troubled council, primary school admissions appeals on the rise and fewer young people seeking heroin treatment, all in the news today.

Providers introduce charges to make 30 hours free childcare viable

News

Thursday, January 18, 2018

| CYP Now

More than a third of early years providers offering 30 hours "free" childcare have had to introduce charges for parents to make the flagship scheme financially viable, a new survey has found.

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

News

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The wellbeing of young children could be compromised if the government continues to advocate "developmentally inappropriate practice", a group of early years experts has warned.

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted will bring the management of all school and further education inspections back in-house, the inspectorate has confirmed.

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Other

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Report calls for "safe houses" for young Londoners fleeing violence, children's home closed following antisocial behaviour reports, and youth charities encouraged to employ staff with criminal records, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child abuse inquiry, sexual assaults and radiation risks

Other

Friday, August 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Home Office draws up list of candidates to chair historical child sex abuse inquiry; NSPCC figures show children as young as 10 are committing sex attacks on other youngsters; and rising number of CT scans on children prompts radiation concerns, all in the news today.

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.

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.

Skills for the new curriculum

Other

Monday, June 11, 2012

| CYP Now

The revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework comes into force in September. Sue Learner examines the skills that practitioners require to deliver the new curriculum and what training is available

Ask the Experts: Recruiting trustees

Other

Monday, June 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's Food Trust announces closure

News

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.

DfE doubles early years apprenticeship bursary

News

Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A government bursary scheme designed to encourage more people to become childcare professionals has been doubled to £3,000.

Good Practice: Ask The Experts - Making physical development fun

Other

Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on physical activities, inappropriate sexual behaviour, funding applications and ensuring schools do well.

Ask the Experts: Worries about new employer

Best Practice

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on sharing expertise, an unhappy foster child, privacy for a gay colleague and illness at nursery.

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Parents are "surprised and horrified" by ratios proposals

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

Labour looks to employers for childcare

Daily roundup: Free childcare, residential care, and youth unemployment

Pacey seeks rethink on 'school readiness' definition

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

Providers introduce charges to make 30 hours free childcare viable

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Daily roundup: Child abuse inquiry, sexual assaults and radiation risks

Nearly one in five nurseries set to make a loss

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

Skills for the new curriculum

Ask the Experts: Recruiting trustees

Children's Food Trust announces closure

DfE doubles early years apprenticeship bursary

Good Practice: Ask The Experts - Making physical development fun

Ask the Experts: Worries about new employer

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