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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.

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The amount the government gives providers to fund the 30 hours free childcare entitlement is based on "outdated" information and needs to be increased, the treasury select committee has concluded.

Childcare costs rise seven times faster than income

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Friday, October 20, 2017

| CYP Now

Childcare costs have increased up to seven times faster than wages in some areas since 2008, analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed.

Nursery staff 'require pay cut' for 30 hours childcare to be sustainable

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Monday, September 4, 2017

| CYP Now

For government's new 30-hour free childcare initiative to be sustainable, nurseries would have to pay their staff below the minimum wage to break even, a think-tank has claimed.

'Parents to face additional charges' for 30 hours childcare

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Half of early years providers plan to increase or introduce extra charges to parents to recoup the cost of offering the government's 30 hours of free childcare policy, it has been 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.

More than 500,000 children to miss out on free 30 hours childcare

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| CYP Now

More than half of children currently claiming 15 hours of government-funded childcare a week will not qualify for extended hours to be offered later this year, the government has revealed.

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| CYP Now

More than 40 per cent of councils believe childcare settings will take a financial hit from government plans to double free childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week from September, a study has found.

DfE 'underestimating' demand for 30-hour places by 100,000

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Friday, January 20, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has underestimated likely take-up of the 30-hour childcare offer by more than 100,000 places, it has been claimed.

Fall in number of registered childminders

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of childminders has continued to fall, according to latest Ofsted figures.

DfE officials unable to confirm release of 30-hour pilot findings

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

| CYP Now

Uncertainty over when findings from areas piloting 30 hours of free childcare will be published could undermine implementation of the government's flagship programme, an MP has warned.

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Spotlight on childcare funding policies

Childcare providers face sharp rise in costs

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

Childcare costs rise seven times faster than income

Nursery staff 'require pay cut' for 30 hours childcare to be sustainable

'Parents to face additional charges' for 30 hours childcare

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

More than 500,000 children to miss out on free 30 hours childcare

Councils fear 30 hours expansion will affect sustainability of settings

DfE 'underestimating' demand for 30-hour places by 100,000

Fall in number of registered childminders

DfE officials unable to confirm release of 30-hour pilot findings

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