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Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

| CYP Now

A union has started a petition calling on government to launch a consultation into the future of children's centres that was supposed to get under way in autumn 2015.

Ofsted inspections threaten two-year-old offer, warns expert

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

| CYP Now

Ofsted's "heavy handed" inspections framework puts free childcare for two-year-olds at risk because it is downgrading too many settings, an expert has warned.

Half of councils to hold back childcare cash

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost half of councils plan to withhold money earmarked for free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds from early years providers, CYP Now has discovered.

'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.

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.

Study finds 30-hour childcare initiative 'harmful for social mobility'

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| CYP Now

The government's 30-hour free childcare initiative will widen the social mobility gap between disadvantaged children and their peers, a think-tank has claimed.

Free childcare helps reduce depression risk, finds research

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

The provision of government-funded childcare enables single mothers to achieve a positive work-life balance, which in turn reduces the risk of depression, according to new 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.

Schools offered cash incentive to deliver free childcare

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Schools are being offered £10,000 grants to provide childcare places to disadvantaged two-year-olds through a government-funded trial.

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

A scheme providing free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds should be delivered by children's centres, the chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has said.

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

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Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of care provided to disadvantaged two-year-olds is determined by the effectiveness of a setting's leadership not the qualifications of staff, a government adviser on childcare has said.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years campaigners have questioned the government's handling of its flagship childcare scheme after CYP Now revealed a widespread shortfall in the number of places available for disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Childcare allowance 'fails to address regional differences'

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

| CYP Now

The childcare element of the universal credit must take account of the varied costs of formal provision across the country, so parents in London can afford to access local childcare, the London Assembly has warned.

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

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Friday, February 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Early years providers must receive the money allocated by government to deliver free childcare places through a ringfenced fund to make sure they can deliver the scheme successfully, nurseries have warned.

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has called on councils to do more to promote free early years provision after it emerged that more than 40 per cent of eligible two-year-olds have not taken up their place.

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Union's petition demands children's centres consultation

Ofsted inspections threaten two-year-old offer, warns expert

Half of councils to hold back childcare cash

'Parents to face additional charges' for 30 hours childcare

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

Study finds 30-hour childcare initiative 'harmful for social mobility'

Free childcare helps reduce depression risk, finds research

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

Schools offered cash incentive to deliver free childcare

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

Childcare allowance 'fails to address regional differences'

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

Ofsted warns of low uptake of free early years places

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