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Provider survey reveals scale of childcare workforce crisis

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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Few parts of the children and families sector have been hit as hard by the pandemic as early years services. Shortages of staff and government funding have only been exacerbated by Covid-19 as demand for places has failed to return to pre-pandemic levels resulting in settings closing.

‘Without more help, childcare’s infrastructure may be destroyed’

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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In the first of a series on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on services for children and families, childcare leaders and practitioners warn of an ‘existential threat’ to early education for disadvantaged communities.

Benefits of expanding childcare provision

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Research reveals offering disadvantaged pre-schoolers more funded hours can boost child development and ensure they are school ready.

Resolving childcare apprenticeship

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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Providers' groups say more must be done to ensure childcare apprenticeship works for employers.

Promoting social mobility early

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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Founder and chief executive of Achievement for All assesses Social Mobility Commission's recommendations for boosting early education

Risks of returning to Sure Start

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Social mobility expert says review shows flagship New Labour childcare scheme had little impact.

Priorities for childcare strategy

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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Early years experts highlight key issues they want the government's proposed sector blueprint to address.

Family hubs: five key questions

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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The government is funding the expansion of family hubs, but where are they and what do they do?

Families face childcare barriers as councils report lack of sufficiency

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Report from Coram Family and Childcare reveals a fall in the availability of funded childcare places, with the problem particularly acute in disadvantaged areas and for children with special educational needs.

Early intervention grant raises questions over fairness and bias

Monday, January 9, 2012

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Against a backdrop of continued austerity, the announcement last month that the early intervention grant is set to rise by six per cent from April appeared to offer some hope that services tackling deep-seated issues among the most disadvantaged children and families would be boosted.

Preparing for 30-hour childcare

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

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Following the government response to the consultation, issues remain over how the policy will work.

Early years groups call for action on protecting children's centres

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

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After a consultation on the role of children's centres is scrapped, providers challenge ministers to present a bold vision for their future and incorporate this into a government-wide review of support for families.

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

Monday, April 29, 2019

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The organisation that has led the development of an early years apprenticeship standard says the new qualification will help practitioners deliver improved outcomes for children and childcare settings.

Creating more 30-hour places

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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Figures suggest access to free childcare is getting more difficult, with early years leaders calling for changes.

Funded childcare: debate over charging

Thursday, December 1, 2022

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Case of nursery imposing extra charges highlights challenges for councils and early years providers in meeting free entitlement rules.

Childminder payment plans

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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Cash inducements for new childminders are insufficient to tackle the sector's decline, say experts.

Barriers to accessing funded early education

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

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Understanding why some parents do not make full use of funded childcare is crucial for the scheme’s expansion, analysis suggests

Understanding the impact of early years funding shortage

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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The early years sector has acted as a lifeline for families over the last two years. Yet while it has played such an essential role during the pandemic, it has often been taken for granted.

Developing Covid-proof childcare services

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Early years expert sets out six key actions for local authorities to maintain sufficient childcare provision during the Covid pandemic.

Nurseries feel the pressure as local authority support takes a tumble

Monday, January 9, 2012

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The foundation years have become a focal point for the government, with the recognition that a child's journey from birth to five is critical to successful development in later life.

Early years policy: key questions

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Andrea Leadsom outlines work being undertaken by a ministerial group to assess gaps in family support.

How to address the childminder decline

Monday, July 29, 2019

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Inquiry aims to reinvent childminding as experts call for less council red tape and more support from government to stem falling numbers.

Three views on EYFS reforms

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Experts assess the impact of latest changes to the early years foundation stage framework.

Tackling free childcare decline

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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Councils are honing ways to reverse fall in the number of two-year-olds using the funded entitlement.

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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As a consultation on changes to the early years foundation stage framework closes, childcare organisations express concerns over how the proposed reforms prioritise formal learning subjects over holistic approaches to education.

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