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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

| CYP Now

Sir Tony Hawkhead will step down as chief executive of charity Action for Children next month after nearly four years in post, CYP Now can reveal.

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.

Lib Dems and Labour promise to increase paternity leave

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Friday, May 12, 2017

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to offer fathers an additional month's paid paternity leave as part of efforts to boost shared parental responsibility, exceeding proposals set out in Labour's draft manifesto.

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.

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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

Empathy scheme extends to early years

DfE to assess early years funding disparities

Childcare professionals reject DfE plans to simplify staff management

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

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

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

Lib Dems and Labour promise to increase paternity leave

Early years providers encouraged to take up loan offer

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