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Zahawi criticises 'faux outrage' over 30 hours childcare eligibility

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

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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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

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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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'

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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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

Friday, April 27, 2018

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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

Friday, April 20, 2018

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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.

MPs call for extension of 30 hours childcare to all children

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

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The government's 30 hours free childcare initiative should be extended to all children as part of efforts to tackle social and economic inequalities, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.

MPs call on government to increase 30 hours childcare funding

Monday, March 26, 2018

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The amount the government gives providers to fund the 30 hours free childcare entitlement is based on "outdated" information and needs to be increased, the treasury select committee has concluded.

Charity calls for action to boost male childcare numbers

Thursday, March 15, 2018

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A national advisory group to monitor progress in recruiting men to work in childcare is needed to address the sector's gender imbalance, the London Early Years Foundation has said.

Early years sector 'increasingly relying on volunteers'

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

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Early years providers are increasingly relying on unpaid volunteers, an analysis of the childcare workforce by the Education Policy Institute has concluded.

'Staff exodus' threatens high-quality childcare

Thursday, March 1, 2018

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Qualified staff are quitting nurseries in large numbers due to low pay, endangering the government's push to increase the provision of high-quality childcare, it has been claimed.

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

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Families face a struggle to find affordable childcare provision due to a hike in prices and lack of 30 hours free entitlement places, an annual survey of councils has revealed.

Nadhim Zahawi 'aware of 30 hours challenges'

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

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Children's minister Nadhim Zahawi has conceded that there are "challenges" around the delivery of the government's extended 30 hours free childcare offer but has praised local authorities and providers for rising to meet them.

More than 25,000 parents yet to receive confirmation of 30 hours childcare place

Friday, February 9, 2018

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More than 25,000 parents are yet to receive confirmation they are eligible for 30 hours free childcare, government figures have revealed.

Government mental health plans 'lack early years focus'

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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Government plans to improve mental health help for children and young people are missing an opportunity by failing to look at early years support, experts have warned.

Glitch left thousands of families 'at risk of missing out' on free childcare

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

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The government has said it will take action to address a technical issue that campaigners have claimed left thousands of low-income families at risk of missing out on free childcare entitlements.

Thousands of parents yet to receive 30 hours childcare confirmation

Monday, January 15, 2018

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Nearly 60,000 eligibility codes for the second term of the government's 30 hours free childcare initiative have yet to be validated, government figures show.

MPs to probe impact of 30 hours free childcare extension

Friday, January 5, 2018

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Former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is to head an inquiry into the effectiveness of the government's childcare policies.

Free childcare take-up tops 200,000

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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More than 200,000 children have benefitted from the government's extended free childcare initiative during the first term, figures have shown.

Early years settings to receive £50m to improve social mobility

Thursday, December 14, 2017

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The government has pledged to plough £50m into bolstering early years provision in disadvantaged areas, as part of an action plan to improve social mobility.

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