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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Childcare staff bonus concerns

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Although £1,000 incentive payment is welcomed some say it won’t tackle sector’s retention problems.

Nurseries question ability to deliver on funded childcare expansion

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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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

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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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