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Providers facing real-term funding cut while costs rise

Monday, March 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years providers are facing a real-term cut in funding to deliver three and four-year-old places in 2015/16, amid increases to business and running costs.

Local authority tells settings not to charge for funded twos

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Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

As providers increasingly move to charging parents of disadvantaged two-year-olds for ‘extras’, one local authority body has recommended settings refrain from doing so.

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

| Nursery World

More nurseries are closing in the most deprived areas of the country than elsewhere, according to analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Budget failings to cost nursery sector nearly half a billion pounds

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The cost to private and voluntary nurseries of last month’s budget is £437m according to an analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association.

New research finds childcare has poor record on minimum wage

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Thursday, August 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare bosses are among the most likely not to pay the minimum wage, two recent reports have found.

Big groups limit places and charge for extras

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Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

Providers with nurseries throughout the country tell Nursery World how they are making the 30 hours sustainable.

DfE publishes 30 hours guide for early years providers and councils

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Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published operational guidance for 30-hour childcare.

'Low-pay childcare sector can't afford National Living Wage'

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Friday, April 1, 2016

| Nursery World

The national living wage has come into force today - as childcare providers say they cannot afford to pay it without raising fees.

Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Measure in yesterday's Budget set to affect the early years sector include a cut to business rates, a sugar levy and an extension to childcare vouchers.

DfE does not possess the data used in childcare costs report

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Research commissioned by the Department for Education as part of its review into the cost of expanding free childcare to 30 hours is not held by the DfE, Nursery World can reveal, despite being quoted 50 times in a key report.

Parents warned they could struggle to find a funded place under new Govt offer

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Monday, July 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years providers are unsure whether they will offer the funded places for one and two-year-olds, while many that plan to will limit the number that are available, reveal new survey findings.

Living wage would add thousands to weekly costs, report finds

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

| Nursery World

Settings in Birmingham would have to increase budgets by nearly a fifth to pay staff the living wage, a landmark report has found.

Nurseries plan to restrict 30 hour places and charge parents

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Many nurseries that plan to offer 30 hour childcare from next month can only do so by limiting places, raising concerns that thousands of working parents could miss out.

Early 30 hours codes for two-year-olds lead to confusion

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Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents of two-year-olds are being issued with eligibility codes for 30 hours childcare several months before they will qualify for the entitlement, which nursery owners say is leading to confusion.

Analysis: 30 hours pilot study predicts success but flags up 'risks'

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Following the publication of the evaluation of the 30-hour pilots, we take an in-depth look at the findings.

More detail on £50m development pot for 30 hours

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Just under 200 nurseries, pre-schools and schools in England will share £50m in Government funding to build, expand and refurbish premises ahead of the 30-hour offer.

Alliance wins data victory on DfE childcare costs report

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Friday, February 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Research carried out for a DfE review into the costs of childcare has finally been published a year after a Freedom of Information request from the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

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Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign group of childcare providers have lodged a complaint with the competition watchdog about the Government’s underfunding of the free hours.

Settings unable to access 30 hours capital cash

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Friday, July 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Fears that settings won’t be able to access their fair share of Government grants to deliver the 30 hours have been raised after providers said they were unaware the cash existed.

Nursery World Business Summit 2016 - 30-hour pilots

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Hear from the early implementer councils about the progress of the 30-hour pilots at the Business Summit on 8 November.

Universal Credit parents 'in debt' over upfront childcare costs

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

| Nursery World

Universal credit claimants are losing jobs and childcare places because they are required to pay childcare bills upfront, a new report has found.

Parents confused over reconfirmation of 30-hour place

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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are reporting confusion among parents about confirming their eligibility for the 30 hours, putting their funded place at risk.

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

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Friday, July 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly a fifth of councils in Scotland have no plans to increase funding rates when the 1,140 hours becomes statutory next month, an investigation by NDNA Scotland shows.

Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

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Monday, March 7, 2022

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government has committed an additional £6 million per year to its funded childcare offer, increasing the hourly rate from £4.50 to £5 per hour from April.

Petition calling for childcare funding to increase attracts thousands of signatures

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

| Nursery World

A petition calling for early years funding to increase has gained thousands of signatures within days of being created.

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Providers facing real-term funding cut while costs rise

Local authority tells settings not to charge for funded twos

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

Budget failings to cost nursery sector nearly half a billion pounds

New research finds childcare has poor record on minimum wage

Big groups limit places and charge for extras

DfE publishes 30 hours guide for early years providers and councils

'Low-pay childcare sector can't afford National Living Wage'

Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

DfE does not possess the data used in childcare costs report

Parents warned they could struggle to find a funded place under new Govt offer

Living wage would add thousands to weekly costs, report finds

Nurseries plan to restrict 30 hour places and charge parents

Early 30 hours codes for two-year-olds lead to confusion

Analysis: 30 hours pilot study predicts success but flags up 'risks'

More detail on £50m development pot for 30 hours

Alliance wins data victory on DfE childcare costs report

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

Settings unable to access 30 hours capital cash

Nursery World Business Summit 2016 - 30-hour pilots

Universal Credit parents 'in debt' over upfront childcare costs

Parents confused over reconfirmation of 30-hour place

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

Petition calling for childcare funding to increase attracts thousands of signatures

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