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Probe reveals how funding rate cut will hit council childcare role

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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FOI findings show 43 per cent of councils retain the maximum amount of cash from government for funded childcare scheme and highlight fears that proposed cut will have far-reaching consequences for provision.

Legal Update: Impact of EYFS reforms

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Emma Goddard, membership and communications officer at Coram Family and Childcare, outlines the changes to early years standards and what the impact of these will be for providers and children.

How councils use the retained childcare funding

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Four authorities that responded to CYP Now’s FOI enquiry explain how they spend allocations.

DfE proposes cut to councils’ retained early years funding allowance

Monday, November 27, 2023

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The Department for Education has proposed to reduce the proportion of early years funding allowed to be retained by local authorities to deliver functions like staffing, family support and the administration of the funded childcare offer.

Integrated children's nursery opens at adult care village

Monday, November 27, 2023

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The first intergenerational care village in the North West has opened in Chester, promoting older people and younger children learning and living together through a day nursery.

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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Sector leaders have criticised the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to reduce National Insurance payments and increase the National Living Wage over measures to support families “at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis”.

Health visiting ‘career pathway’ launches to tackle staff shortages

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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A career pathway for health visiting has been published to make it easier for health professionals to take up roles and tackle staff shortages.

One in 14 people trust Conservative Party plans to reduce childcare costs

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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Voters are sceptical the Conservative Party can reduce the cost of childcare facing families, a survey has revealed.

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

Thursday, November 16, 2023

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An inquiry is being launched by MPs into how planning, building and urban design can “enhance the health and wellbeing of children and young people”.

Hempsall’s consultancy joins the Coram Group

Thursday, November 16, 2023

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Hempsall’s early years consultancy and training organisation has joined the Coram Group to become Coram Hempsall’s.

Early years settings 'turning away one in five parents of children with SEND'

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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One in five parents and carers of children with special education needs or disabilities (SEND) are being turned away by early years settings due to a shortage of places and a “tsunami of need”, a charity survey has found.

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

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King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

Early years staffing crisis ‘major barrier’ to planned childcare expansion

Monday, November 6, 2023

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An expected mass exodus of early years workers could undermine government plans to expand funded childcare hours, new research warns.

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Monday, October 30, 2023

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Half of local authorities say changes to early years development assessments introduced two years ago have damaged the quality of early years education, according to latest research.

Funding boost for childcare infrastructure and after-school provision

Friday, October 27, 2023

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The government has announced it is to invest nearly £400 million into expanding early years and after-school provision.

Family hubs: early adopter sites share knowledge of what works

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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With half of English local authorities developing a network of family hubs, a report collates the lessons from six areas about how they have implemented provision that meets the needs of their communities.

DfE rejects education committee recommendations to improve childcare

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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The government has rejected key recommendations on improving childcare in England put forward by the education select committee.

Early years leaders publish manifestos for next government

Friday, October 13, 2023

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Early years leaders have laid out their calls for the next government around improving childcare in England.

Labour Conference 2023: Phillipson announces plan for early years review

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

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The Labour Party will carry out a review of early years provision in England, chaired by former Ofsted chief inspector Sir David Bell, if elected, shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

Friday, October 6, 2023

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The Labour Party would introduce compulsory supervised toothbrushing in English primary schools as part of a “rescue plan for NHS dentistry” if it wins the next general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Conservative Party Conference 2023: Key discussions impacting children and young people

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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The Conservative Party Conference is taking place in Manchester this week, with discussions around banning the use of mobile phones in schools, national living wage increases and university teaching set to affect the lives of children and young people.

CYP Now Early Help Conference 2023: Key debates and sector reaction

Monday, October 2, 2023

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Professionals working with vulnerable children and young people across the sector have come together to hear from experts on key reforms to early help policy in England.

Nursery closures increase by half in one year

Monday, October 2, 2023

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The number of nurseries forced to close in England has increased by half over the last academic year, according to new research.

Finding suitable buildings blocks quick roll-out of family hubs, Leadsom says

Thursday, September 28, 2023

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Problems in finding suitable buildings to house family hubs is one of the “biggest stumbling blocks” to the scheme being rolled out quickly, Dame Andrea Leadsom has said.

Fewer disadvantaged two-year-olds 'eligible for funded childcare'

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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The proportion of disadvantaged two-year-olds eligible for a funded childcare place has plummeted over the last seven years, analysis has found.

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