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

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.

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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With the Childcare Bill for the 30 hours in the Commons and rising costs causing concern in early years, Ruth Thomson speaks to Sam Gyimah about what the sector can expect looking ahead.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

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.

PACEY awarded £400k to support childminders to deliver 30 hours

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

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A new project to support childminders considering offering the 30 hours free entitlement is to launch with DfE funding.

Sector issues ‘stark warning’ over 30 hours

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

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Around half of early years provision is under threat of closure over the Government’s plans to extend the free childcare offer to 30 hours, a survey from the Pre-school Learning Alliance suggests.

NDNA seals deal for Scottish providers ahead of childcare expansion

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Monday, September 24, 2018

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The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has partnered with Scotland’s association of councils to draw up principles of working together that local authorities and providers must adhere to.

Call for national early intervention strategy

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

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MPs are calling for a new national early intervention strategy to tackle childhood adversity and trauma, and are calling on the Government to hold the long-delayed consultation on children's centres.

MPs blame Government's 30-hour childcare policy for 'entrenching inequality'

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

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The Government should review 30 hour childcare to address the ‘perverse consequences’ that are leading to a growing gap between disadvantaged children and their peers, MPs have said.

More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

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Monday, November 13, 2017

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As part of a redesign of services for children and families, Warwickshire County Council is closing 25 of its 39 children’s centres in a bid to save £1.1 million.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

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Friday, April 13, 2018

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The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

East Sussex children's centres could close

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Friday, May 24, 2019

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Fourteen children’s centres in East Sussex have been earmarked for closure in an attempt to cut council budgets.

A third of Scottish nursery children already using extra funded hours

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Thousands of children in Scotland are already using additional childcare hours, just under a year away from full roll out, according to the Scottish Government.

Children’s services ‘pushed to breaking point’, analysis reveals

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

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Children's charities are warning that the system is reaching crisis point, in the run-up to the Chancellor's one-year Spending Review in late November, which will focus on protecting jobs and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic,

Scotland: £1m outdoor clothing fund launched

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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A new £1m outdoor winter clothing fund has been launched by the Scottish Government to improve access to outdoor experiences in funded early learning and childcare (ELC) settings.

Grants available for children’s speech, language and hearing development

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Friday, May 14, 2021

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Nurseries and schools that are registered with the Charity Commission and have difficulties accessing funding for children’s speech, language and hearing development may be eligible for grants from the Speech Language and Hearing Foundation (SLHF).

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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An ‘urgent’ new approach to children in social care is needed, after an independent review has found that the system is too focused on investigating families rather than providing them with support.

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch has said the Government’s treatment of early years settings during the pandemic was ‘unforgivable’ and vowed to continue to put pressure on ministers for more funding for the sector.

Applications open for £500 worth of outdoor equipment and staff training

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Birdboxes, bee hotels and fire woks are just some of the free resources on offer to early years settings and schools as part of Learning through Landscapes’s (LtL) Local School Nature Grants Programme.

Wales pledges £36.6m to support Covid recovery for children and families

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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The Welsh government has announced more funding to help support children’s wellbeing and recovery for families from the pandemic, including funding for play and to increase childcare places.

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

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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

PACEY awarded £400k to support childminders to deliver 30 hours

Sector issues ‘stark warning’ over 30 hours

NDNA seals deal for Scottish providers ahead of childcare expansion

Call for national early intervention strategy

MPs blame Government's 30-hour childcare policy for 'entrenching inequality'

More than half of Warwickshire’s children’s centres to close

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

East Sussex children's centres could close

A third of Scottish nursery children already using extra funded hours

Children’s services ‘pushed to breaking point’, analysis reveals

Scotland: £1m outdoor clothing fund launched

Grants available for children’s speech, language and hearing development

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

Applications open for £500 worth of outdoor equipment and staff training

Wales pledges £36.6m to support Covid recovery for children and families

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