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Lack of long-term funding could see Start for Life services cut, council leaders warn

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

| CYP Now

Local authority leaders have raised concerns that government-funded services for young children and families could be cut due to a lack of long-term funding for the Start for Life scheme.

Disadvantaged children set to miss out on early years expansion, NAO warns

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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The National Audit Office (NAO) has raised concerns that the government’s extension of early years entitlements for working families will widen the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Working migrant families 'locked out' of funded childcare expansion

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Monday, April 22, 2024

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Tens of thousands of working migrant families are missing out on government funded childcare, human rights campaigners have warned.

DfE to repurpose unused school spaces for childcare

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Monday, April 22, 2024

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The Department for Education has revealed plans to pilot the use of surplus school spaces to offer childcare provision as part of its expansion of funded hours.

Childcare leaders question DfE claims of successful rollout of expanded entitlement

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Friday, April 19, 2024

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Early years bodies have questioned government assertions that the rollout of the funded childcare expansion is going to plan and claim that latest data fails to show a complete picture of the reality on the ground.

Poorer families in England spending more on childcare costs than in other countries

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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England is one of only a few countries where poorer families spend a higher proportion of their income on childcare than their more well-off peers, new research finds.

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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Children eligible for free school meals (FSM) who live near a Sure Start centre saw increased performance at GCSE by three grades, six times higher than children not eligible for FSM, new research has found.

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

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Monday, April 8, 2024

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The ability to pause Ofsted inspections in circumstances where there are concerns for leaders’ wellbeing will be extended to cover children’s social care and early years providers, the inspectorate has said.

Providers call for greater government support as funded childcare expansion rolls out

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have called for “urgent” support from government as the first phase of its funded childcare expansion rolls out.

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

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A tool to help health visitors interpret babies' behaviour should be rolled out nationally following “overwhelmingly positive” results from a trial of its use funded by the Princess of Wales’ charity the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

Majority of councils lack sufficient SEND childcare provision, survey finds

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

| CYP Now

Just 6% of councils now say they have sufficient childcare provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), a major new report finds.

Consultation launches to boost childminder recruitment and retention

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Friday, March 15, 2024

| CYP Now

Monthly funding payments to childminders by local authorities and greater flexibility for childminder agencies are among proposals included in a government consultation to improve recruitment and retention in the profession.

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

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Friday, March 15, 2024

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Programmes within schools and nurseries should be at the forefront of a government plan to tackle childhood poverty, a think-tank led by the former Children’s Commissioner for England has told ministers.

Tougher regulation needed to tackle ‘excess profiteering’ in early years, says charity

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Regulation of private early years providers needs to be strengthened to tackle “excess profiteering” and improve quality, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

Advice for early years staff on supporting children with parents in prison

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| CYP Now

A new resource for early years providers has been produced to help staff support children with a parent or close relative in prison.

Budget 2024: Chancellor commits £165 million to boost children's homes capacity

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

A £165 million boost to increase children’s homes capacity in England is among measures to support children and families included in the government’s latest budget.

Budget fails to address local authority funding crisis, sector leaders warn

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| CYP Now

Jeremy Hunt’s latest budget does nothing to address a funding crisis facing local authorities, sector leaders have said.

Nurseries question ability to deliver on funded childcare expansion

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| CYP Now

More than half of nurseries across the country are unsure of their ability to offer additional places to two-year-olds in line with the government's planned expansion of funded childcare hours, new research has shown.

Expanded childcare offer underfunded by £5bn, researchers warn

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Monday, February 26, 2024

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The gap between the government’s £4.3 billion investment in the expansion of funded childcare and the cost of delivering the hours for providers could lead to a £5 billion shortfall, a think tank has warned.

Sharp rise in early years job vacancies revealed ahead of planned childcare expansion

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

| CYP Now

The number of job adverts for early years education and childcare practitioners listed in January this year was 146 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels, new research has shown.

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Lack of long-term funding could see Start for Life services cut, council leaders warn

Disadvantaged children set to miss out on early years expansion, NAO warns

Working migrant families 'locked out' of funded childcare expansion

DfE to repurpose unused school spaces for childcare

Childcare leaders question DfE claims of successful rollout of expanded entitlement

Poorer families in England spending more on childcare costs than in other countries

GCSE results for disadvantaged children 'greatly improved by Sure Start'

Ofsted extends ability to pause complaints to social care and early years providers

Providers call for greater government support as funded childcare expansion rolls out

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

Majority of councils lack sufficient SEND childcare provision, survey finds

Consultation launches to boost childminder recruitment and retention

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

Tougher regulation needed to tackle ‘excess profiteering’ in early years, says charity

Advice for early years staff on supporting children with parents in prison

Budget 2024: Chancellor commits £165 million to boost children's homes capacity

Budget fails to address local authority funding crisis, sector leaders warn

Nurseries question ability to deliver on funded childcare expansion

Expanded childcare offer underfunded by £5bn, researchers warn

Sharp rise in early years job vacancies revealed ahead of planned childcare expansion

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