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Labour estimates 60,000 shortfall in free childcare places

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly half of local authorities look set to have insufficient nursery places available to deliver free childcare for all eligible two-year-olds just months before the expansion of the scheme, new figures show.

Early years accounts for two-thirds of Ofsted complaints

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Friday, June 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Two-thirds of all formal complaints made against Ofsted over the past year were from early years providers.

Daily roundup: Class sizes, inspections and childcare

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Friday, June 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Infant school class sizes on the rise; Slough children's centres group rated inadequate; and parliamentary childcare inquiry launched, all in the news today.

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

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Friday, June 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The majority of early years professionals are opposed to a string of planned changes to childcare policy, according to a new report.

Childcare policy 'not fit for purpose', warns report

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Decade-old childcare policy is affecting the quality of early years education for today's young children, a report concludes.

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Report calls for "safe houses" for young Londoners fleeing violence, children's home closed following antisocial behaviour reports, and youth charities encouraged to employ staff with criminal records, all in the news today.

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted will bring the management of all school and further education inspections back in-house, the inspectorate has confirmed.

Ofsted to bring childcare inspections back in-house

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted is set to announce plans to bring the inspection of early years settings back in-house, CYP Now can exclusively reveal.

Ofsted inspection guidance gets overhaul

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted has overhauled its inspection guidance for childcare providers following concerns that it was too confusing.

Quality of Ofsted early years inspectors under fire

News

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Senior figures in the early years sector have told Ofsted that many of its inspectors lack the training and skills necessary to make fair judgments on settings.

Truss backs Ofsted vision for school-led early years system

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Monday, April 7, 2014

| CYP Now

A teacher-led self-improving system for the early years would enhance outcomes for disadvantaged children, childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has said.

Early years providers hit back at Ofsted chief's 'misguided' attack on sector

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Friday, April 4, 2014

| CYP Now

The early years sector has hit out at Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw for blaming providers for failing to adequately prepare disadvantaged children for school, calling the criticism unjust.

Ofsted chief blames early years providers for school readiness failings

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has blamed early years providers for failing to adequately prepare disadvantaged children for school.

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Government should pick up the tab for much of the cost of accessing childcare for working people on low incomes, 4Children has said.

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A radical overhaul of the childcare system is needed if more parents are going to be able to afford to access early years support, a new report says.

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

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Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people struggle for basics after benefits wrongly stopped; early years bodies create policy guidance for party leaders; and poor working families miss out on childcare support, all in the news today.

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

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Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A leading think-tank has reignited its call to the government to fund universal childcare delivered by children's centres, claiming the move could boost the economy by £1.5bn.

30,000 two-year-olds missing out on free childcare places

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Monday, February 17, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 30,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds are missing out on free childcare places with take-up especially patchy in London, according to research.

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities will receive £755m to deliver free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds from next September, the government has announced.

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

A universal childcare model delivered by children's centres could boost the economy by £1.5bn, according to a new report.

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Labour estimates 60,000 shortfall in free childcare places

Early years accounts for two-thirds of Ofsted complaints

Daily roundup: Class sizes, inspections and childcare

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

Childcare policy 'not fit for purpose', warns report

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

Ofsted to bring childcare inspections back in-house

Ofsted inspection guidance gets overhaul

Quality of Ofsted early years inspectors under fire

Truss backs Ofsted vision for school-led early years system

Early years providers hit back at Ofsted chief's 'misguided' attack on sector

Ofsted chief blames early years providers for school readiness failings

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

30,000 two-year-olds missing out on free childcare places

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

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