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Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the past year, with just half of local authorities reporting sufficiency of places for children under two.

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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Nurseries are facing a 40 per cent rise in business rates from April, according to research from the National Day Nurseries Association, which is calling on the Chancellor to make nurseries exempt from paying them.

DfE reaffirms its commitment to helping young children impacted by the pandemic

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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The minister for schools and childhood, Kelly Tolhurst, has today reiterated the £180m package of support available to the early years sector to help support children's development.

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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Cross-party MPs are warning the Government has more work to do with its incoming childcare policies to ensure children benefit from high-quality affordable early years education to help parents and providers.

Open letter demands Government give parents a 'better deal' with early years provision

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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An open letter calling for the Government to increase early years funding and improve its communication with parents has been signed by LEYF, the Fatherhood Institute and campaigner Kate Dyson of The Motherload.

Applications open for funded hours for nine-month-olds, but sector warns of difficulty finding a place

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Monday, May 13, 2024

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As applications open for parents of nine-month-olds to apply for the 15- hour funding, concerns have been raised that early years providers won't be able to meet the increased demand.

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Have your say in our joint Nursery World and Ceeda survey

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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The Department for Education has this afternoon published guidance for the sector on early years and childcare closures due to Covid-19.

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

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Friday, March 13, 2020

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The public spending watchdog has warned that the development gap for disadvantaged children is at risk of increasing due low take-up of funded places in deprived areas and poorer quality provision.

Coronavirus: Councils call for more funding for settings to remain open

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Urgent additional funding is needed if childcare providers are to meet the demands of families during the coronavirus crisis, the Local Government Association said today (28 May).

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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A ‘perfect storm’ of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers at risk of closure due to a lack of government support will make it impossible for many parents to return to work, the Labour Party is warning.

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have criticised the chancellor for failing to come up with a plan to protect nurseries and childcare businesses and for ignoring the sector's plight.

Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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A lifeline charity for single parents in Glasgow faces a perilous future after its application for funding was rejected, pending a vote by councillors on Thursday (3 September).

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has updated guidance for early years and childcare providers, including confirmation that from 1 June, childminders can look after children of all ages, in line with their current Ofsted registration, and within usual limits on the number of children they can care for.

Lottery grants awarded to baby and toddler projects

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Friday, August 23, 2013

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The Pre-school Alliance is one of a number of charities to share 5m from the Big Lottery Fund's A Better Start programme to improve outcomes for children from birth to three-years-old.

Two-year-olds: Survey of nurseries raises questions about viability of twos programme

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Friday, June 28, 2013

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More than a third of nurseries in England that are not currently involved in offering funded places for two-year-olds say that they are unlikely or unsure about getting involved in the future.

Providers fund one out of every five free places

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

| Nursery World

PVI providers are being left with more than a £400 shortfall in funding per child per year under the free entitlement, show new figures.

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.

Parents save Tower Hamlets nurseries from closure

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Friday, December 5, 2014

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Campaigning parents have won a victory against Tower Hamlets Council to keep four nurseries providing specialist services for children with disabilities and learning difficulties open.

School nurseries warn 30-hours will force them to take fewer children

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

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Most primary schools are already subsidising free nursery places from the rest of their budget and fear that doubling the entitlement will force them to cut pupil numbers, a new survey of head teachers suggests.

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Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

DfE reaffirms its commitment to helping young children impacted by the pandemic

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

Open letter demands Government give parents a 'better deal' with early years provision

Applications open for funded hours for nine-month-olds, but sector warns of difficulty finding a place

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

Coronavirus: Councils call for more funding for settings to remain open

Coronavirus: Labour analysis finds 19,000 childcare providers at risk of closure

Summer statement: Government 'without a plan' for the childcare sector and struggling families

Vital Glasgow service for lone parents in jeopardy

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

Lottery grants awarded to baby and toddler projects

Two-year-olds: Survey of nurseries raises questions about viability of twos programme

Providers fund one out of every five free places

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

Parents save Tower Hamlets nurseries from closure

School nurseries warn 30-hours will force them to take fewer children

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