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Concerns raised over dramatic fall in nursery providers and places

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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.

Daily roundup: Louise Casey, pupil premium and inspections

Other

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey criticises "colluding" social workers, research backs pupil premium effectiveness, and LGA chief calls for changes to inspections for children's services, all in the news today.

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

News

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.

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

Other

Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people struggle for basics after benefits wrongly stopped; early years bodies create policy guidance for party leaders; and poor working families miss out on childcare support, all in the news today.

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

News

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

News

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.

Ask the Expert: Ensuring food safety

Other

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| CYP Now

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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

News

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.

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

News

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.

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

Other

Friday, October 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Rochdale's head of children's social care to leave the troubled council, primary school admissions appeals on the rise and fewer young people seeking heroin treatment, all in the news today.

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

News

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.

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Other

Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Report calls for "safe houses" for young Londoners fleeing violence, children's home closed following antisocial behaviour reports, and youth charities encouraged to employ staff with criminal records, all in the news today.

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

News

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.

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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

Daily roundup: Louise Casey, pupil premium and inspections

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

Ask the Expert: Ensuring food safety

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

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

Childcare to be available from 6am

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

Experts call for clearer nutritional guidance for childcare providers

Nutbrown joins early years professionals' joy over ratios rejection

Daily roundup: Rochdale's social care chief steps down, primary admissions appeals and statistics on heroin addiction

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

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