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Teaching schools awarded £5m to boost early years provision

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Sixty teaching schools will share £5m of Government funding in partnerships with local nurseries.

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.

Providers' failure to provide detailed costs leaves DfE in the dark

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Monday, October 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Most of the providers who responded to the Government’s call for evidence on funded places did not give figures, leaving the Department for Education unable to understand the costs of providing free hours.

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.

Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare

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Friday, August 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Thousands of parents who have missed out on Tax-Free Childcare due to technical problems with the Childcare Service website may be able to claim compensation from the Government.

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.

Government reduces restrictions on 30-hour provision

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

| Nursery World

Fewer restrictions are to be placed on the delivery of the 30 free hours of childcare to better meet the needs of children, parents and providers.

Osborne looks to extend Childcare Business Grant

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Chancellor George Osborne is considering boosting the Childcare Business Grant scheme by £2m as part of a drive to increase female employment.

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.

Childcare practitioners 'living in poverty' - exclusive survey

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

| Nursery World

One in ten childcare workers are officially in poverty, according to shocking new findings from Nursery World.

Government funds early years apprenticeships for 1,000 students

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

| Nursery World

A total of 2m will be available through a new scheme in the run-up to the Early Years Educator qualification.

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.

Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

| Nursery World

With childcare ratios yet again in the spotlight, what do the Government’s plans to align England with Scotland really mean for early years settings? Catherine Gaunt reports

Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| Nursery World

While the return of the sick pay scheme is good news for the sector, the business grants announced by the Chancellor yesterday (21 December) are prioritised for hospitality, culture and leisure.

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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Friday, May 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Paying nursery staff just £1.45 an hour more could boost poor quality to outstanding

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

| Nursery World

The link between staff pay and a nursery's Ofsted grade is exposed in a new report by the Family and Childcare Trust.

Osborne goes ahead with doubling of Childcare Business Grant funds

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has confirmed that it will fund a £2m extension of the Childcare Business Grant scheme.

Nurseries face 'chronic' under-funding

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Nurseries are losing £800 per child per year on funded places for three-and four-year-olds, according to the annual survey from the National Day Nurseries Association.

Budget cuts result in fewer hours and reduced services at children’s centres

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Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Children’s centres are having to reduce their opening hours and scale back or charge for services because of cuts to their budgets.

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Teaching schools awarded £5m to boost early years provision

Living wage would add thousands to weekly costs, report finds

Providers' failure to provide detailed costs leaves DfE in the dark

Nurseries plan to restrict 30 hour places and charge parents

Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare

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'

Government reduces restrictions on 30-hour provision

Osborne looks to extend Childcare Business Grant

Settings unable to access 30 hours capital cash

Nursery World Business Summit 2016 - 30-hour pilots

Childcare practitioners 'living in poverty' - exclusive survey

Government funds early years apprenticeships for 1,000 students

Universal Credit parents 'in debt' over upfront childcare costs

Parents confused over reconfirmation of 30-hour place

Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Paying nursery staff just £1.45 an hour more could boost poor quality to outstanding

Osborne goes ahead with doubling of Childcare Business Grant funds

Nurseries face 'chronic' under-funding

Budget cuts result in fewer hours and reduced services at children’s centres

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