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Concerns raised over dramatic fall in nursery providers and places

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

| CYP Now

An "alarming" cut in the number of nursery providers and places has been revealed in latest Ofsted figures.

Bradford two-year-olds face childcare shortfall

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Friday, May 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A shortage of capacity may leave thousands of disadvantaged two-year-olds in Bradford unable to receive free childcare next year.

Childminders deemed key to two-year-old offer

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils should do more to recruit and support childminders in order to boost places for the free childcare entitlement for two-year-olds, a government report recommends.

DfE to assess early years funding disparities

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Monday, July 1, 2013

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is planning to review early years funding to ensure money is fairly distributed between local areas.

Government unveils childminder agency pilot areas

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Monday, September 30, 2013

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has revealed the names of the 20 organisations taking part in a pilot of its childminder agencies scheme.

Childminders should be wary of pilot agencies, warns early years expert

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Friday, October 4, 2013

| CYP Now

An early years expert has warned childminders to be wary of signing up to agencies being piloted by the Department for Education.

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

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Monday, December 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years providers say tougher inspections will make it harder for the sector to provide all the nursery places needed to deliver the government's free childcare scheme.

Childminder registration optional under agency plans

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Childminders who sign up to local childminder agencies will not have to register with Ofsted, the inspectorate has confirmed.

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.

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted is looking at plans to merge its early years, schools and further education inspections under a single framework.

Childminders urge commission to retain individual Ofsted inspections

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

| CYP Now

Childminders are growing increasingly concerned that potential changes to childcare regulation could damage the quality and reputation of their provision.

Call for 30-hour childcare to be scrapped in favour of means-testing system

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Monday, April 17, 2017

| CYP Now

The government should halt its planned introduction of 30 hours of free childcare each week in favour of a more targeted approach that benefits low income families, a think-tank has said.

Teather announces greater flexibility on early education entitlement

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents of three- and four-year-olds will be given more flexibility over how to use their free entitlement to early education under proposals announced by the children's minister.

DfE names councils to trial early years pupil premium

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Seven local authorities are to test new arrangements for providing additional support to disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds in early education.

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Government departments are facing massive cuts in order to meet free childcare manifesto pledges proposed by the three main parties, a study has claimed.

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years services in Wiltshire are failing many of the poorest children in the county, according to the findings of an Ofsted report.

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.

Health visitor funding and better childcare needed to support new parents, say MPs

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

| CYP Now

MPs have called for a strengthening of support for those that became parents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

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.

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Concerns raised over dramatic fall in nursery providers and places

Bradford two-year-olds face childcare shortfall

Childminders deemed key to two-year-old offer

DfE to assess early years funding disparities

Government unveils childminder agency pilot areas

Childminders should be wary of pilot agencies, warns early years expert

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

Childminder registration optional under agency plans

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

Childminders urge commission to retain individual Ofsted inspections

Call for 30-hour childcare to be scrapped in favour of means-testing system

Teather announces greater flexibility on early education entitlement

DfE names councils to trial early years pupil premium

Election childcare pledges to prompt massive spending cuts

Ofsted criticises standard of early years services

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

Health visitor funding and better childcare needed to support new parents, say MPs

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

Childcare to be available from 6am

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