Parents in deprived areas less likely to use funded childcare
Children living in the poorest areas are less likely to attend formal childcare settings and their...
Free Early Education for Disadvantaged Two-year-olds
Twenty per cent of two-year-olds will become eligible for an early education place from September 2013, rising to 40 per cent in 2014-15. Follow the progress of the Government's programme.
DfE under more pressure to increase funding as take-up of two-year-old places drops
There are 6,000 fewer disadvantaged two-year-olds taking up their funded place compared to a year...
Local authority tells settings not to charge for funded twos
As providers increasingly move to charging parents of disadvantaged two-year-olds for ‘extras’, one...
Mayor tackles low uptake of funded two-year-old places
More than a third of eligible families in London are missing out on two-year-old places, according...
Funded two-year-old places starting to close the gap, but higher take-up vital
Government-funded childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds has had a modest impact on children’s...
Disadvantage gap will take 'more than 100 years' to close
Children must be given equal access to high quality early years provision to tackle educational...
‘Poor children excluded’ from nursery places
A new report suggests vulnerable children are being pushed out of settings because of the 30 hours.
30 hours programme is hitting two-year-old places, finds report
The most disadvantaged two-year-olds are losing out on childcare as an unintended consequence of the...
Zahawi confirms changes to two-year-old eligibility, free school meals and EYPP
Around 7,000 more two-year-olds will become eligible for a funded early education place under plans...
Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families
The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs...
SEED: qualifications and CPD highlighted in quality report
We summarise the latest findings from the Government-funded Study of Early Education and Development...
SEED: Report reveals benefits of ECEC at age three
Nursery World sums up the key findings of the latest research from the Study of Early Education and...
Are schools really best for twos?
The publication of this year’s Ofsted early years annual report should have been cause for...
Take twos - seizing opportunities in schools
The increasing scale of the two-year-old offer means that places need to be where parents can easily...
Shortage of high-quality childcare places puts two-year-old scheme at risk
Further expansion of the programme for disadvantaged two-year-olds should be delayed until the...
Truss names schools in two-year-old trial
Forty-nine schools are taking part in the trial for nursery places for two-year-olds, the education...
Scotland to fund free childcare for two-year-olds for the first time
Free school meals for Scottish primary school children and an expansion of childcare provision have...
Take twos - engaging with diverse communities
Being able to communicate with service users in their own language is important, says James Hempsall
A third of local authorities do not have enough two-year-old places
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Labour reveals that one in three councils believe they do...
Take twos - schools reach out
In areas where capacity for twos needs to expand, schools can be an important part of the mix, says...
Figures reveal extent of two-year-old places' take-up
Government figures, released yesterday, show that around 70 per cent of the 130,000 disadvantaged...
Take twos - Nurturing success in Blackpool
The free entitlement for the least advantaged two-year-olds is key to unlocking parents'...
Nursery places for two-year-olds: a timeline
Follow the development of the funded programme in Nursery World's headlines
Local authorities say their quality role is critical for two-year-old offer
Recognition that the Government needs to keep its lines of communication open with local authorities...
Take twos...helping families to access provision
Creating additional places for two-year-olds in some areas is proving more challenging than in...
Labour listens to childminders' anxieties about free entitlement
The free entitlement was branded 'the biggest con' at a community meeting of childminders and other...
Early Years Provision Conference: calls for two-year-olds funding to be ringfenced
Margaret Hodge MP, chair of the Public Accounts Committee and former children's minister, and shadow...
Local authority cuts hourly rate for two-year-old places
Early years settings in one London borough will receive a 15 per cent cut to their funding next year...
Universal pre-school education leads to greater educational equality, study claims
The UK's school system would rank higher in international league tables if the universal entitlement...
Daycare Trust conference 2012: 'Our childcare system is expensive and confusing' says Elizabeth Truss
In her first keynote speech to the sector, Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss...
NDNA wins two-year-old support contracts
The National Day Nurseries Association has won ten contracts to support 62 local authorities in...
Two-year-old funding rate could leave providers out of pocket
Early years organisations have welcomed the call from the education and childcare minister Elizabeth...
Nick Clegg to announce 100m for building costs to expand two-year-old places
Nurseries and childminders will be able to access capital funding to support them to offer places...
Funding injection for two-year-olds may make or break nurseries
Free entitlement funding for two-year-olds could signal make-or-break time for many early years...
Consultation launched on eligibility for free places
The Department for Education has launched a consultation asking for views on the criteria that local...
Sarah Teather confirms multi-million pound contract to support two-year-old nursery places
The management, engineering and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has been awarded the 4m...
Cool response on two-year-olds' free places
Two thousand more two-year-olds will be eligible for a free early education place from September, a...
Expansion of free early years places for two-year-olds to start in the autumn
Two thousand more two-year-olds will be eligible for a free early education place from September in...
Sector survey finds settings fear two-year-old funding shortfall
The Pre-School Learning Alliance has launched an online survey of early years providers to canvass...
Nurseries keen to offer places for two-year-olds, but worry about the cost
Around two-thirds of nurseries want to offer places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, a survey by the...
DfE to investigate concern on top-up fees
Officials from the Department for Education are investigating concerns that the practice of charging...
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