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Suffolk holds children's services credit crunch summit

Monday, November 24, 2008

| CYP Now

Suffolk County Council is holding a credit crunch summit to assess the impact of the economic downturn on its children's services.

Four in 10 childcare providers 'fear closure within 12 months'

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

| CYP Now

The introduction of the government's 30 hours childcare initiative and insufficient levels of funding has left four in 10 childcare providers fearful of closure within the next year, a survey has found.

DfE to spend £5m on early years research

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

| CYP Now

The cost benefits of early education and its impact on children are to be investigated as part of an eight-year research project.

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.

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

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Thursday, November 22, 2018

| CYP Now

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector.

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.

Empathy scheme extends to early years

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| CYP Now

A scheme that brings babies into primary schools to improve pupils' behaviour is to be extended to early years settings.

Osborne announces school funding overhaul

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to introduce a new national funding formula for schools to ensure money is fairly distributed between local areas.

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.

Early years innovation receives Harvard University boost

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Monday, January 21, 2019

| CYP Now

An early years initiative aimed at reducing isolation and stress among families in deprived areas is to benefit from Harvard University research and development support.

Staffed play provision missing from childcare plans

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's childcare plans ignore the importance of staffed after-school play provision, experts have warned.

MP warns over inadequate childcare funding levels

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

| CYP Now

The childcare system is "unsustainable" with inadequate funding rates threatening the future of providers, an MP who secured a debate on the issue has warned.

Childcare professionals reject DfE plans to simplify staff management

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Plans to remove requirements on childcare settings to regularly appraise staff and improve qualification levels have been criticised by early years professionals.

Ofsted data management frustrates early years sector

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Friday, September 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has questioned Ofsted's management of inspection data, after the regulator was unable to give it details of how many early years providers had been downgraded following complaints about services.

Extend 30 hours to more families, urges social mobility body

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

| CYP Now

The government should extend the 30 hours childcare entitlement to all parents working eight hours a week to ensure it reaches more low-income families, the Social Mobility Commission has said.

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.

Ofsted early years guidance needs more clarity, says Alliance

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The weight given by inspectors to a nursery's complaints history in deciding its Ofsted grading needs to be clarified, says the chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Fifth of nurseries in deprived areas face closure

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

| CYP Now

Nearly one in five nurseries in deprived areas of England are facing closure within the next 12 months due to the early years funding shortfall.

Labour highlights extent of children's centre closures

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Analysis from Labour suggests that three Sure Start children's centres have closed every week and that childcare places have also fallen since the government came to power.

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Durham County Council secured a stunning hat trick at the 2013 CYP Now Awards for its Pre-birth Intervention Service.

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.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

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.

Government proposes staff ratio changes for out-of-school care

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Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Day Nurseries Association has criticised government plans to lower staff ratios for five- to seven-year-olds in out-of-school care.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

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Suffolk holds children's services credit crunch summit

Four in 10 childcare providers 'fear closure within 12 months'

DfE to spend £5m on early years research

Bradford two-year-olds face childcare shortfall

CYP Now 2018 Award winners unveiled

Childminders deemed key to two-year-old offer

Empathy scheme extends to early years

Osborne announces school funding overhaul

DfE to assess early years funding disparities

Early years innovation receives Harvard University boost

Staffed play provision missing from childcare plans

MP warns over inadequate childcare funding levels

Childcare professionals reject DfE plans to simplify staff management

Ofsted data management frustrates early years sector

Extend 30 hours to more families, urges social mobility body

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

Ofsted early years guidance needs more clarity, says Alliance

Fifth of nurseries in deprived areas face closure

Labour highlights extent of children's centre closures

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

Childminder registration optional under agency plans

Government proposes staff ratio changes for out-of-school care

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

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