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Bradford two-year-olds face childcare shortfall

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.

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.

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.

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.

Exclusive: Half of councils fail to secure sufficient free childcare places

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| CYP Now

More than half of local authorities will be unable to provide all disadvantaged two-year-olds with access to free childcare when the government's flagship scheme expands next month, CYP Now can reveal.

Childcare eligibility changes to extend provision to 8,000 more two-year-olds

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

| CYP Now

An additional 8,000 two-year-olds will be entitled to 15 hours of free childcare under proposals to overhaul the eligibility arrangements, the government has said.

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.

Early years providers encouraged to take up loan offer

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has called on early years providers to take advantage of the government's loan scheme for smaller businesses in preparation for the increase in free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds.

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.

Summer childcare shortage worsens, study finds

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

| CYP Now

Shortages of holiday childcare provision in England are getting worse, with nine out of every 10 local authorities reporting that they lack sufficient places over the summer months.

Early years cuts ‘shortsighted', says shadow minister

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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.

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.

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Bradford two-year-olds face childcare shortfall

Empathy scheme extends to early years

DfE to assess early years funding disparities

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

Exclusive: Half of councils fail to secure sufficient free childcare places

Childcare eligibility changes to extend provision to 8,000 more two-year-olds

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

Early years providers encouraged to take up loan offer

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

Summer childcare shortage worsens, study finds

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

Parents are "surprised and horrified" by ratios proposals

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