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Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

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.

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

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The DfE has extended the bursary scheme for graduate entry to Early Years Teacher Status courses to those with 2.2 degrees for 2016/17.

Poorer children could miss out on free childcare places, NAO warns

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

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Failure to get the funding right for the 30-hour childcare policy could lead to cuts to places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, the Government’s independent spending watchdog claims today.

NDNA survey: most settings wary of 30 hours

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Monday, February 22, 2016

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The latest NDNA survey finds funding and the 30 hours policy causing nurseries concern

Majority of nurseries may not offer 30-hour childcare

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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The Government’s plans to double free childcare for parents of three- and four-year-olds could come to a grinding halt as fewer than half of the country’s nurseries say they are likely to offer the places.

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

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

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Monday, February 8, 2016

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Following the Government’s review of childcare costs, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of Ceeda, asks if more use of ‘variable staffing models’ is feasible

New report calls for radical reform to create anti-poverty childcare system

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

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A simpler funding system, where parents pay for the cost of their childcare outside the free 15 hours on a sliding scale based on their income, has been proposed by the Family and Childcare Trust.

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

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Monday, December 14, 2015

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Following the announcements made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of research agency Ceeda, examines how providers will be affected financially

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

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Friday, December 4, 2015

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Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

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Parents will need to work 16 hours a week to be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare from 2017, the Chancellor has confirmed.

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

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Monday, November 2, 2015

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

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

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Monday, October 5, 2015

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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.

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

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Friday, July 31, 2015

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The requirement for those taking standalone Level 3 Early Years Educator courses to have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above before starting the qualification has been removed just before the new funding year begins on 1 August.

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

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Friday, July 24, 2015

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Low pay in the childcare sector could lead to a shortage in staff, warns a new report.

Alliance publishes free guides to help nurseries contribute to the funding review

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

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New guidance to help early years settings calculate the real cost of providing funded childcare places is now available.

Alliance calls for comprehensive analysis of free places costs

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance is calling for an in-depth review of funded childcare, amid concerns that the Government has ‘severely under-costed’ its 30-hour plan.

Exclusive - Analysis uncovers true cost of party childcare pledges

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

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Data experts have costed the three main parties' pledges on extended free childcare.

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Lancashire County Council has made a dramatic climbdown over its decision to ban nursery workers with related children in their nursery from claiming free hours funding.

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

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Friday, March 27, 2015

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More details of how early years providers can apply for grants of up to £50,000 in social investment funding have been released.

Providers facing real-term funding cut while costs rise

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Monday, March 23, 2015

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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.

Early Years Pupil Premium: Can nurseries make the EYPP work?

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Monday, February 9, 2015

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The early years pupil premium comes into effect this April. But while the extra funding is welcome, the initiative looks likely to present some challenges for settings, as Charlotte Goddard explains.

Teaching schools awarded £5m to boost early years provision

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

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

Study highlights barriers for childminders offering funded places

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

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More childminders would consider providing funded places for three- and four-year-olds if funding were increased, new research suggests.

Osborne goes ahead with doubling of Childcare Business Grant funds

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

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

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Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

Poorer children could miss out on free childcare places, NAO warns

NDNA survey: most settings wary of 30 hours

Majority of nurseries may not offer 30-hour childcare

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

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

New report calls for radical reform to create anti-poverty childcare system

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

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

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

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

Alliance publishes free guides to help nurseries contribute to the funding review

Alliance calls for comprehensive analysis of free places costs

Exclusive - Analysis uncovers true cost of party childcare pledges

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

Providers facing real-term funding cut while costs rise

Early Years Pupil Premium: Can nurseries make the EYPP work?

Teaching schools awarded £5m to boost early years provision

Study highlights barriers for childminders offering funded places

Osborne goes ahead with doubling of Childcare Business Grant funds

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