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DfE orders councils to take action on free childcare charging

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has called on councils to intervene if they become aware of any nursery providers trying to charge parents for free childcare provision.

Early years pilot improves outcomes for disadvantaged children

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

An early years initiative that supports staff to improve quality of care has boosted outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Call for more childcare support for parents in the capital

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents in London would benefit from local networks of out-of-hours childcare providers and a loan scheme to cover the upfront cost of provision, London Assembly members have been told.

4Children unveils plans for community childcare hubs

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare provision in six communities across England is to be supported by a system of hubs as part of a government-funded trial.

Government scraps plans to change child care ratios

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has backed down over its controversial plans to change child-to-staff ratios in early years settings, CYP Now understands.

Too many nursery providers coasting, says Ofsted

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Two-fifths of early years settings are coasting and failing to improve quickly enough, according to the latest Ofsted report into the nursery sector.

Concern mounts over Ofsted early years downgradings

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Growing concerns about the number of nurseries being downgraded by Ofsted has provoked a fight back from early years organisations.

Collaborate with private and voluntary sector or risk loss of childcare, councils warned

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Friday, July 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been impelled to consult with private and voluntary early years providers before setting conditions on the delivery of the free entitlement, or risk seriously jeopardising childcare provision.

Conflict between cost and quality puts strain on childcare providers, Montessori chair claims

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Friday, August 10, 2012

| CYP Now

The conflict between delivering high quality services at an increasingly low cost is causing anxiety among childcare providers, according to the chair of the Montessori Schools Association.

Nutbrown scorns government childcare changes

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The author of the government's childcare review has issued a withering attack on the coalition's plans to reform early years.

Ofsted scraps '30-day' complaint-driven inspections

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Friday, August 22, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted has scrapped its complaint-driven inspections of early years settings in relation to low-level complaints following a trial.

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.

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.

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Fresh concerns have been raised about the viability of government plans to extend free childcare provision to 30 hours a week after it emerged that nurseries are struggling to recruit qualified staff.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

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Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Free childcare expansion 'more difficult' in London

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Friday, January 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Nurseries in London face a major challenge to extend free childcare to 30 hours each week in line with government proposals, experts have warned.

Major charity set to cease children's centres provision

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Monday, February 15, 2016

| CYP Now

The Children's Society is set to stop running children's centres by the end of the year, it has emerged.

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Nurseries in one of the areas piloting 30 hours of free childcare have reversed a decision not to take part in the scheme after the government offered them more money.

Early years review chair seeks views on training

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Friday, October 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Early years professionals, parents and employers are being called upon to give their views on what training and qualifications staff working in childcare and early education need.

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DfE orders councils to take action on free childcare charging

Early years pilot improves outcomes for disadvantaged children

Call for more childcare support for parents in the capital

4Children unveils plans for community childcare hubs

Government scraps plans to change child care ratios

Too many nursery providers coasting, says Ofsted

Concern mounts over Ofsted early years downgradings

Collaborate with private and voluntary sector or risk loss of childcare, councils warned

Conflict between cost and quality puts strain on childcare providers, Montessori chair claims

Nutbrown scorns government childcare changes

Ofsted scraps '30-day' complaint-driven inspections

Ofsted considers children's centre inspections revamp

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Free childcare expansion 'more difficult' in London

Major charity set to cease children's centres provision

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

Early years review chair seeks views on training

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