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Nursery from 6am 'could damage children's wellbeing'

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Children's wellbeing could be damaged if government proposals to deliver the 30-hour free childcare offer result in parents using nurseries for up to 14 hours a day, early years leaders have warned.

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to apply for government cash to expand childcare provision, it has been announced.

Childcare to be available from 6am

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Monday, April 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Childcare providers will be required to offer places between 6am and 8pm when the government extends free provision to 30 hours each week, it has been announced.

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| CYP Now

The government is being urged to take action to halt a decline in childminding, after latest figures showed their numbers have slumped by 10,000 over the past four years.

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of local authorities in England do not have enough childcare places for working parents, it has emerged.

Government urged to restrict expanded free childcare to poorest children

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to ditch plans to expand free childcare provision to 30 hours a week for all working parents and replace it with a means-tested system.

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Labour has appointed a new shadow childcare minister following a reshuffle by party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years providers' funding problems could be eased by becoming more efficient in the number of staff they use, the Department for Education has said.

Fall in nursery places raises concerns over free childcare expansion

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of childcare places provided by nurseries has fallen by 11,000 this year, latest figures from Ofsted reveal.

Childcare problems to leave families with disabled children worse off, charities warn

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Monday, November 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to offset benefit cuts with the expansion of free early education could leave many disabled families worse off because of the problems they face accessing childcare, a group of charities has warned.

Childcare funding rate to be announced at Spending Review

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that details of the funding rate for extended free childcare will be announced this month.

DfE 'unable to understand' cost of childcare following review

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) has said it is "unable to understand" the true cost of delivering the free entitlement despite more than 2,000 responses from the sector to its review of the cost of childcare.

Gyimah visits France for ideas on free childcare expansion

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has visited France for inspiration on how to improve childcare provision ahead of plans to expand free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week.

Wilshaw committed to bringing early years inspections in-house

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has told MPs he is "committed" to bringing early years inspections in-house.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

Ofsted's early education chief to leave post

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted's national director for early education is set to leave his post ahead of a raft of reforms to the way services are inspected coming into effect.

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have been given a month to put themselves forward as trailblazers for government plans to expand free childcare to 30 hours.

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

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Friday, August 21, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a dozen staff will lose their jobs and a children's centre will be closed as part of a London council's plans to make savings of £800,000.

Early years sector welcomes U-turn on childcare qualifications

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Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years organisations have welcomed a late U-turn by the government to water down entry qualifications for childcare training courses.

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Just seven councils are responsible for more than half the closures of children's centres since 2010 according to figures provided by childcare minister Sam Gyimah.

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Nursery from 6am 'could damage children's wellbeing'

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

Childcare to be available from 6am

Fresh decline in childminder numbers

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

Government urged to restrict expanded free childcare to poorest children

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

Fall in nursery places raises concerns over free childcare expansion

Childcare problems to leave families with disabled children worse off, charities warn

Childcare funding rate to be announced at Spending Review

DfE 'unable to understand' cost of childcare following review

Gyimah visits France for ideas on free childcare expansion

Wilshaw committed to bringing early years inspections in-house

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Ofsted's early education chief to leave post

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

Early years sector welcomes U-turn on childcare qualifications

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

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