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Spending Review: Family hubs ‘no replacement’ for Sure Start, critics say

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| CYP Now

An £82m investment to create 75 family hubs in England is “no replacement” for Sure Start and the closure of thousands of children’s centres, critics have said.

Sector leaders vow to oppose relaxation of childcare ratios

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Monday, October 4, 2021

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have hit out at rumoured government plans to relax childcare ratios.

4.3m families struggling to access childcare, warns charity

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| CYP Now

Action for Children is warning that 4.3m parents of pre-school aged children are missing out on, or are struggling to access, childcare and support.

Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| CYP Now

The government’s policy around funded childcare for working parents has been criticised over leaving the poorest children in England effectively “locked out” of early education opportunities.

Childcare providers face sharp rise in costs

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Monday, March 4, 2019

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Costs to childcare providers have risen sharply over the last three years, a government-funded study suggests.

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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Early years providers are urged to take part in a government-backed initiative which aims to cut stressors that are "taking their toll" on the workforce.

Future of nurseries for children with SEND 'at risk', councils warn

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

| CYP Now

Local authority-run nurseries that often specialise in support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) could be forced to close due to planned funding cuts, councils are warning.

Future of early years training standards group in doubt

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The future of an employee-led group established by government to develop early years training standards is in doubt after its lead member Busy Bees, the UK's largest nursery chain quit.

Government early years spending rises for first time in three years

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

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The total amount spent by government on early years services rose for the first time in three years in 2017/18, but is still down on 2014/15 levels a report has found.

Two-year-olds miss out on funded childcare due to lack of places

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

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Low take-up of funded childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds is due to a lack of places, with providers claiming it is "less financially lucrative" than looking after three- and four-year-olds, a report has found.

Child protection given greater prominence in early years training

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Friday, July 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The government has strengthened child protection training for early years workers following feedback from the sector.

Family and Childcare Trust to join Coram group in face of funding challenges

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Thursday, July 26, 2018

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The Family and Childcare Trust is to become part of the Coram group to secure its long-term future in an "increasingly competitive and difficult environment".

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

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Friday, July 20, 2018

| CYP Now

London mayor Sadiq Khan is being called on to take action to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are identified and supported earlier.

Trials of controversial baseline checks to start in September

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

| CYP Now

Trials of the controversial new test for reception-age children are to get under way in September, the organisation developing the checks has confirmed.

Zahawi criticises 'faux outrage' over 30 hours childcare eligibility

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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Children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has dismissed fears that eligibility rules for the government's 30 hours free childcare offer are unfairly benefitting the affluent, labelling concerns raised by education select committee chair Robert Halfon as "faux outrage".

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

| CYP Now

A call by MPs to give out-of-work parents more help with childcare costs while undertaking training has been rejected by the government.

Early years sector faces leadership shortage, MPs hear

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

| CYP Now

The early years sector is facing a graduate recruitment and retention crisis that is threatening to leave nurseries without skilled leaders, MPs have been warned.

Free early years schemes 'disproportionately benefit the better-off'

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

| CYP Now

Government initiatives to offer free early education are disproportionately benefitting children from affluent families, analysis of pupil data has concluded.

30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| CYP Now

The government's 30-hour free childcare offer for working families is driving out disadvantaged children from nurseries, a survey of early years providers suggests.

Single parents and poor families 'benefit least' from 30 hours childcare

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Friday, April 20, 2018

| CYP Now

Single parents and families on low incomes gain the least under the government's 30 hours and tax-free childcare initiatives, a charity has claimed.

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Spending Review: Family hubs ‘no replacement’ for Sure Start, critics say

Sector leaders vow to oppose relaxation of childcare ratios

4.3m families struggling to access childcare, warns charity

Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns

Childcare providers face sharp rise in costs

Initiative aims to tackle stress in early years workforce

Future of nurseries for children with SEND 'at risk', councils warn

Future of early years training standards group in doubt

Government early years spending rises for first time in three years

Two-year-olds miss out on funded childcare due to lack of places

Child protection given greater prominence in early years training

Family and Childcare Trust to join Coram group in face of funding challenges

Call for London mayor to launch early SEND identification drive

Trials of controversial baseline checks to start in September

Zahawi criticises 'faux outrage' over 30 hours childcare eligibility

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

Early years sector faces leadership shortage, MPs hear

Free early years schemes 'disproportionately benefit the better-off'

30-hour offer 'taking places away' from poorer children, claim providers

Single parents and poor families 'benefit least' from 30 hours childcare

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