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Family hubs expansion: sector split on their role and potential

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Advocates of family hubs say new government funding will help establish a network of family support facilities that complements the early years focus of children’s centres, but some fear it signals the "death knell" for them.

Call for child health advocate

Analysis

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

New body to tackle health disparities must prioritise investment in health visiting, say charities.

Family hubs: five key questions

Analysis

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| CYP Now

The government is funding the expansion of family hubs, but where are they and what do they do?

Briefing: Childcare funding dispute

Analysis

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| CYP Now

For the second time in recent years, the government is being challenged over early years funding policies.

Covid pressures force childcare closures

Analysis

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Falling attendance hits childcare providers’ income forcing settings to close and cut staff – prompting calls for urgent government support.

Priorities for childcare strategy

Analysis

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Early years experts highlight key issues they want the government's proposed sector blueprint to address.

Back child health reforms with the necessary funds, says sector

Analysis

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

| CYP Now

Andrea Leadsom's review of early child health sets out plans for councils to publish ‘Start for Life’ offers and create hubs offering a range of family services. Sector leaders back the vision but say it will need proper funding.

Five key pandemic lessons that can make childcare businesses stronger

Analysis

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| CYP Now

The early years sector has a diverse range of service providers – from home-based childminders with an annual turnover of £25,000 through to private-sector run super-chains of nurseries employing thousands of staff in dozens of sites across the country – trying to navigate a complex regulatory and policy landscape, which changes regularly.

Spotlight on childcare funding policies

Analysis

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| CYP Now

Councils urged to check on nursery providers’ "free" childcare charging practices after ombudsman ruling in Leicestershire case.

Lockdown response: how services deliver vital support for children

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

Early years, education and youth work services are working hard to ensure children and young people can access learning and support amid the pandemic, but sector leaders worry financial pressures could lead to closures.

Support child self-regulation

Analysis

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| CYP Now

The pandemic has affected children’s development; expert outlines how childcare settings can help.

Upgrading early years degrees

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Research finds early years degree system is fragmented and complex; expert sets out three key changes.

The changing needs of childhood

Analysis

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| CYP Now

Providers and policymakers must be aware of societal changes to deliver responsive services, say experts

Early child development review: emerging issues and solutions

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Andrea Leadsom MP, who is leading a government-commissioned review on early child health, says improving access to parenting services, better data sharing and the benefits of digital support are being considered.

Parent support: lockdown lessons

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| CYP Now

Parenting expert identifies five lessons from first national lockdown for maintaining support for families.

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Analysis

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Editor of a new book explains why now is the right time to develop a better early education system.

Developing Covid-proof childcare services

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| CYP Now

Early years expert sets out six key actions for local authorities to maintain sufficient childcare provision during the Covid pandemic.

Tackling post-lockdown shortage of places

Analysis

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Early years experts say childcare providers and local authorities must work together to ensure sufficient places after the Covid-19 pandemic

Call for action to arrest decline in number of children’s centres

Analysis

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| CYP Now

As evidence emerges of the true extent of children’s centres closures, early years experts say that a shift from open-access to targeted provision and skeleton sites are “hollowing out” services for children and families.

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

Analysis

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| CYP Now

As a consultation on changes to the early years foundation stage framework closes, childcare organisations express concerns over how the proposed reforms prioritise formal learning subjects over holistic approaches to education.

Recruiting men to childcare

Analysis

Thursday, January 2, 2020

| CYP Now

Making nurseries more male-friendly places to work would help attract men to the sector, says expert.

Two-year-old offer: more funding and greater awareness is crucial

Analysis

Monday, August 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Five years after the introduction of 15 hours of government-funded childcare for the 40 per cent most deprived families, take-up has started to fall. Childcare experts explain what can be done to reinvigorate the market.

How to address the childminder decline

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

| CYP Now

Inquiry aims to reinvent childminding as experts call for less council red tape and more support from government to stem falling numbers.

Deprived councils bear brunt of decline in children's centres use

Analysis

Monday, June 24, 2019

| CYP Now

Analysis reveals the largest falls in the use of children's centres is in the poorest council areas leading experts to question the government's commitment to social mobility and call for a new funding and policy direction.

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

Analysis

Monday, April 29, 2019

| CYP Now

The organisation that has led the development of an early years apprenticeship standard says the new qualification will help practitioners deliver improved outcomes for children and childcare settings.

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Family hubs expansion: sector split on their role and potential

Call for child health advocate

Family hubs: five key questions

Briefing: Childcare funding dispute

Covid pressures force childcare closures

Priorities for childcare strategy

Back child health reforms with the necessary funds, says sector

Five key pandemic lessons that can make childcare businesses stronger

Spotlight on childcare funding policies

Lockdown response: how services deliver vital support for children

Support child self-regulation

Upgrading early years degrees

The changing needs of childhood

Early child development review: emerging issues and solutions

Parent support: lockdown lessons

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Developing Covid-proof childcare services

Tackling post-lockdown shortage of places

Call for action to arrest decline in number of children’s centres

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

Recruiting men to childcare

Two-year-old offer: more funding and greater awareness is crucial

How to address the childminder decline

Deprived councils bear brunt of decline in children's centres use

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

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