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IFS unconvinced on impact of 30-hour free childcare

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  • Monday, December 12, 2016
    • | Nursery World
The Government’s plans to extend the free childcare offer for all three- and four-year-olds in England from 15 to 30 hours a week for children in working families from September 2017 are ‘only likely to increase parental employment slightly’, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Childminders more upbeat than nurseries over funding

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  • Monday, December 12, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Despite some early years providers and sector organisations remaining concerned following the Department for Education’s publication of the new Early Years National Funding Formula, there are indications that childminders may be feeling more upbeat.

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

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  • Friday, November 11, 2016
    • | Nursery World
The Welsh Government has announced further developments to its 30-hours free childcare pledge, as well as a funded package of courses to upskill its early years workforce.

LSE warns against funding formula roll-out

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  • Monday, October 3, 2016
    • | Nursery World
A study by the London School of Economics is warning that introducing a new early years national funding formula at the same time as the 30 hours will cause ‘turbulence’ in the sector and could threaten the sustainability of some settings.

A tale of two cities

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  • Monday, October 3, 2016
    • | Nursery World
From London to rural North Yorkshire, Michael Pettavel gives a personal view of inequality and the proposed Early Years National Funding Formula

Proposed SEND funds 'not enough', sector says

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  • Monday, October 3, 2016
    • | Nursery World
The sector has welcomed the Government’s recognition of the inequality of access to childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities, but has questioned how far its proposed reforms will go.

Campaign aims to end early years funding shortfalls

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  • Thursday, September 29, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Early years funding rates have failed to keep pace with inflation in three-quarters of local authorities in England over the past five years, according to analysis by the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

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