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Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

Monday, July 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has called on councils to do more to promote free early years provision after it emerged that more than 40 per cent of eligible two-year-olds have not taken up their place.

Further rise in high-performing early years providers

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of early years providers rated "good" or "outstanding" has increased by seven per cent over the past year, latest Ofsted figures show.

Government climbs down on childcare entry standards

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare apprentices will be required to achieve C grades in GCSE English and maths as an "exit standard" rather than an "entry standard" following a government climb-down on entry requirements.

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years services in Wiltshire are failing many of the poorest children in the county, according to the findings of an Ofsted report.

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Efforts to increase provision of free childcare and expand the troubled families initiative will be monitored by new taskforces, the government has announced.

Government accelerates plans to double free childcare allowance

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Monday, June 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is fast-tracking plans to double provision of free childcare to 30 hours a week, with trials set to launch in September 2016, a year earlier than previously planned.

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week.

Sam Gyimah reappointed as childcare minister

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Sam Gyimah is to remain as childcare minister at the Department for Education (DfE) in the new Conservative government.

Disadvantaged young men to train in childcare

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

| CYP Now

Young men from disadvantaged communities will train in childcare as part of efforts to boost numbers in the sector.

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Further investment is required to boost standards in the early years workforce if plans to boost provision of free childcare are to improve outcomes, campaigners have said.

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government departments are facing massive cuts in order to meet free childcare manifesto pledges proposed by the three main parties, a study has claimed.

Scores of unemployed parents to become childminders

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 200 unemployed parents could register as childminders after completing a controversial government-backed course.

Ofsted considers children's centre inspections revamp

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is in talks with the Department for Education over plans to overhaul the way children's centres are inspected.

DfE names councils to trial early years pupil premium

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Seven local authorities are to test new arrangements for providing additional support to disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds in early education.

Childminder numbers continue to fall

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Friday, November 14, 2014

| CYP Now

New Ofsted figures reveal that an increasing number of childminders left the profession in the run up to the launch of childminder agencies.

Primary school becomes first childminder agency

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has named a primary school as the country's first childminder agency.

Government ignores calls to increase early years premium

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has snubbed calls for the value of the early years pupil premium (EYPP) to be increased amid fears the cash payments will not be enough to incentivise the best settings to reach out to disadvantaged children.

Early years groups question childminder agency evaluation

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years organisations have questioned the purpose of a trial testing new arrangements for childminders after an evaluation revealed limited findings.

Lib Dems pledge free childcare for all two-year-olds

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to provide free childcare for all two-year-olds if they win next year's general election.

DfE childminder guidance confirms agency inspection plans

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Childminders who join an agency will not be able to register with Ofsted in order to retain their individual inspection rating, the Department for Education has confirmed.

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Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

Further rise in high-performing early years providers

Government climbs down on childcare entry standards

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Government accelerates plans to double free childcare allowance

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

Sam Gyimah reappointed as childcare minister

Disadvantaged young men to train in childcare

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

Scores of unemployed parents to become childminders

Ofsted considers children's centre inspections revamp

DfE names councils to trial early years pupil premium

Childminder numbers continue to fall

Primary school becomes first childminder agency

Government ignores calls to increase early years premium

Early years groups question childminder agency evaluation

Lib Dems pledge free childcare for all two-year-olds

DfE childminder guidance confirms agency inspection plans

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