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Spending Review: Family hubs ‘no replacement’ for Sure Start, critics say

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| CYP Now

An £82m investment to create 75 family hubs in England is “no replacement” for Sure Start and the closure of thousands of children’s centres, critics have said.

Childcare providers face sharp rise in costs

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Monday, March 4, 2019

| CYP Now

Costs to childcare providers have risen sharply over the last three years, a government-funded study suggests.

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| CYP Now

Early years providers are urged to take part in a government-backed initiative which aims to cut stressors that are "taking their toll" on the workforce.

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

| CYP Now

A call by MPs to give out-of-work parents more help with childcare costs while undertaking training has been rejected by the government.

30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The government's 30-hour free childcare offer for working families is driving out disadvantaged children from nurseries, a survey of early years providers suggests.

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

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Monday, March 26, 2018

| CYP Now

The amount the government gives providers to fund the 30 hours free childcare entitlement is based on "outdated" information and needs to be increased, the treasury select committee has concluded.

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Dinenage moves on from childcare role

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Caroline Dinenage has been moved to a new role at the Department for Work and Pensions, it has emerged.

Early years providers 'underrepresented' on funding panels

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| CYP Now

Local authorities are making "unfair and unbalanced" early years funding decisions because the sector is underrepresented on official decision-making forums, a childcare organisation has claimed.

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

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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.

Call for 30-hour childcare to be scrapped in favour of means-testing system

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Monday, April 17, 2017

| CYP Now

The government should halt its planned introduction of 30 hours of free childcare each week in favour of a more targeted approach that benefits low income families, a think-tank has said.

DfE data reveals 10,000 fewer childcare providers plan to offer 30-hour places

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 10,000 fewer childcare providers are planning to offer 30 hours of free childcare provision than offer the current 15 hours, it has emerged.

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Spending Review: Family hubs ‘no replacement’ for Sure Start, critics say

Childcare providers face sharp rise in costs

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

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

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

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

Labour appoints shadow childcare minister

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

Dinenage moves on from childcare role

Early years providers 'underrepresented' on funding panels

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

Call for 30-hour childcare to be scrapped in favour of means-testing system

DfE data reveals 10,000 fewer childcare providers plan to offer 30-hour places

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