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Early years cuts ‘shortsighted', says shadow minister

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts to children's centres are "shortsighted" and will increase child poverty, Sharon Hodgson, shadow children and families minister, has said.

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have been given a month to put themselves forward as trailblazers for government plans to expand free childcare to 30 hours.

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of local authorities in England do not have enough childcare places for working parents, it has emerged.

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the potential safety implications of an ongoing suspension of Ofsted inspections of children's centres.

Childcare to be available from 6am

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Monday, April 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Childcare providers will be required to offer places between 6am and 8pm when the government extends free provision to 30 hours each week, it has been announced.

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to apply for government cash to expand childcare provision, it has been announced.

Experts call for clearer nutritional guidance for childcare providers

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Childcare providers and parents need clearer guidance on what under-fives should eat and drink while in childcare, according to the government-commissioned Advisory Panel on Food and Nutrition in Early Years.

Parents are "surprised and horrified" by ratios proposals

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Many parents of young children are still unaware of government plans to raise early years child-to-staff ratios despite the controversy surrounding the proposals, a nursery owner has warned.

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

| CYP Now

The author of the government's review of childcare qualifications is among early years professionals to express "relief" and "delight" over the decision to drop child-to-staff ratio reforms.

Labour looks to employers for childcare

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Friday, June 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The Labour Party is asking employers how they could create more on-site nurseries, the shadow children's minister has announced.

Pacey seeks rethink on 'school readiness' definition

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare workers have spoken out against an increasing "schoolification" of early years settings.

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

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Friday, October 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Safeguarding, safety and teaching are set to be the focus of Ofsted's new inspection framework for nurseries, the inspectorate's early years lead has said.

Providers introduce charges to make 30 hours free childcare viable

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

| CYP Now

More than a third of early years providers offering 30 hours "free" childcare have had to introduce charges for parents to make the flagship scheme financially viable, a new survey has found.

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The wellbeing of young children could be compromised if the government continues to advocate "developmentally inappropriate practice", a group of early years experts has warned.

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.

Nearly one in five nurseries set to make a loss

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

| CYP Now

The proportion of nurseries expecting to make a loss has almost doubled over the last year, a survey of providers has revealed.

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.

Children's Food Trust announces closure

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Friday, July 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity set up by the government to improve the quality of school meals has announced its closure, four years after its government funding was pulled.

DfE doubles early years apprenticeship bursary

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A government bursary scheme designed to encourage more people to become childcare professionals has been doubled to £3,000.

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Early language development should be treated as a critical indicator of children's wellbeing on a par with obesity and vaccinations in order to boost social mobility, a report by the Early Intervention Foundation has said.

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Early years cuts ‘shortsighted', says shadow minister

Government urges childcare providers to take part in 30-hour expansion trial

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

Childcare to be available from 6am

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

Experts call for clearer nutritional guidance for childcare providers

Parents are "surprised and horrified" by ratios proposals

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

Labour looks to employers for childcare

Pacey seeks rethink on 'school readiness' definition

Outcomes focus for new Ofsted early years framework

Providers introduce charges to make 30 hours free childcare viable

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

Nearly one in five nurseries set to make a loss

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

Children's Food Trust announces closure

DfE doubles early years apprenticeship bursary

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

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