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Spring Budget 2017: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years sector in favour of pubs

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

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Nursery owners have accused Chancellor Philip Hammond of prioritising support for pubs over nurseries, as he announced plans to offer some business rate relief in his Spring Budget speech.

Mixed response to DfE's new model agreement

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Monday, March 6, 2017

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Early years settings will not be able to force parents to pay for extras as a condition of taking up a free childcare place, the Department for Education has reiterated in a model agreement.

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

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Friday, February 24, 2017

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Newly registered childminders and childminder agencies can apply for grants of up to £1,000, if they are planning to offer the Government’s funded 30-hour childcare places.

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

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Monday, February 20, 2017

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

Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

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Monday, February 20, 2017

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Parents should continue to have the option of using childcare vouchers, say campaigners, who are calling on the Government to scrap plans to stop new users from being able to register for them.

Nursery group secures £8m to grow business

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Friday, February 17, 2017

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A south-east nursery group has secured multi-million pound investment to fund expansion to more than 20 sites.

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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Early years minister Caroline Dinenage has told private nursery owners that they must charge parents for additional services if their viability is threatened by 30 hours funding rates that are less than the fees they charge outside the free entitlement.

Alliance wins data victory on DfE childcare costs report

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Friday, February 10, 2017

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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.

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

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Monday, February 6, 2017

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Higher-quality early years education does not involve ‘substantially higher cost’, according to new research commissioned by the DfE, which also found that maintained provision has higher delivery costs than the PVI sector.

Alliance launches funding rate database to help providers plan

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

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A new online database developed by the Pre-school Learning Alliance aims to help settings prepare for the new early years national funding formula.

More detail on £50m development pot for 30 hours

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Monday, January 23, 2017

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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.

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

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Friday, January 20, 2017

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New research claims the Government has underestimated the take-up of the 30-hours by more than 100,000 places, saying that as many as 500,000 parents could be eligible, rather than the 390,000 cited by the Government.

Council rows back on top-slicing early years funding

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Friday, January 6, 2017

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Nursery owners in Surrey are challenging the local authority on how much early years funding should be held back for council costs.

Settings close as financial pressure takes its toll

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Monday, December 12, 2016

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Nurseries across the country are being hit by cuts to funding and increased costs, leading many to close ahead of the introduction of the 30 free hours.

Early years funding: DfE unveils new minimum rate

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

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Councils will receive a new minimum rate of £4.30 an hour in the new early years funding formula, the early years minister has confirmed.

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Spring Budget 2017: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years sector in favour of pubs

Mixed response to DfE's new model agreement

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

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

Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

Nursery group secures £8m to grow business

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

Alliance wins data victory on DfE childcare costs report

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

Alliance launches funding rate database to help providers plan

More detail on £50m development pot for 30 hours

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

Council rows back on top-slicing early years funding

Settings close as financial pressure takes its toll

Early years funding: DfE unveils new minimum rate

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