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£200m up for grabs in children's services 'reforms'

Monday, April 4, 2016

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Children’s charities and local authorities are being invited to bid for a share of a £200 million fund as part of ‘landmark reforms’ of provision for children’s services.

Call for Scotland to nationalise childcare

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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A think-tank has claimed nationalisation of Scotland’s childcare is needed to meet the country’s 30-hours pledge.

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.

Council delays plans to make nurseries pay Living Wage

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Monday, May 12, 2014

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Birmingham City Council is to hold back enforcing early years providers to pay their staff the Living Wage.

Tax-Free Childcare invites are sent to providers

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Monday, September 19, 2016

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Nurseries, pre-schools, childminders and out-of-school clubs are being sent letters from HMRC inviting them to sign up for Tax-Free Childcare.

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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The Childcare Bill, which will entitle parents to 30 hours of free childcare a week, has had its first reading in the House of Lords.

Grants of £5m on offer for teaching schools

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Friday, September 19, 2014

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Up to £5m of Government funding is available for teaching schools to share best practice with early years providers in the run-up to the introduction of the Early Years Pupil Premium.

Labour commits to protecting early years funding

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

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Early years and school funding would be protected ‘in real terms',under a Labour Government.

Early years entrepreneurs urged to apply for start-up grant

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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Budding nursery owners and childminders are encouraged to apply for a share of £1m in Government funding to help with their start-up costs.

Free hours offer could 'keel over' without funding review

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has admitted that the early education funding system could collapse under Tory plans to increase the hours, without a funding review.

Gap likely to grow in social mobility 'coldspots'

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

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The Government’s shift in focus towards childcare as a means of getting parents back to work, away from good quality early years education, is affecting settings’ quality and impacting social mobility, a cross-government report warns.

Spring Statement: Anger over Chancellor's failure to acknowledge funding crisis

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

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Unions and charities have expressed their disappointment at the Chancellor’s failure to commit to helping schools and early years in his Spring Statement.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

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Working parents face a holiday childcare bill of more than £800 over the school summer holidays, according to new research.

Spending review: Chancellor announces £66m for early years

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

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Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced an increase of £66m in early years funding in his first spending review.

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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We know early years education suffers from a pay problem, but just how does this affect practitioners’ ability to afford to lead ‘normal’ lives? Hannah Crown has these shocking findings from our exclusive survey

DfE ordered to explain how funding rates were calculated

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Friday, October 25, 2019

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The Department for Education (DfE) has been ordered by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to disclose withheld information on how current early years funding levels were determined.

Labour pledges free school breakfasts in primary schools to tackle poverty

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

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Labour is pledging to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in ‘poverty proofing’ schools by expanding free, healthy breakfasts to all primary schools.

Parents charged to see Nativity plays

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Monday, December 9, 2019

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Schools and nurseries are charging parents to watch their children perform at Christmas productions.

Nurseries pay for ad in national newspaper to highlight funding crisis

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

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More than 300 childcare providers have collectively raised thousands of pounds to pay for an advert in a national newspaper to highlight to families the impact of underfunding on the sector.

NDNA survey: 'Crunch time for nurseries'

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Friday, June 30, 2017

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Nurseries in England will receive just 40p extra an hour on average to offer the free 30 hours to working families, according to new research by the National Day Nurseries Association.

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

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Monday, July 15, 2013

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Children's centre budgets should be pooled with those for midwives and health visitors, a cross-party committee of MPs has argued.

Childcare professionals urged to submit ideas for chance to win thousands of pounds

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

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Teach First is calling on professionals working with children to come up with innovative ideas to tackle educational disadvantage, for a chance to win up to 20,000 worth of funding.

The Pre-School Learning Alliance joins forces with good causes shopping site

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Monday, September 2, 2013

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Next time you fancy a spot of guilt-free shopping bear in mind that you could also be raising funds for your favourite nursery or pre-school.

Margaret Hodge urges slow down on two-year-old expansion

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

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Former children’s minister Margaret Hodge said the Government should ‘hold their horses’ on the two-year-old offer and go slower, warning that to roll out places too quickly and compromise on quality would be a mistake.

Campaigners fight for fairer funding for PVIs

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Monday, June 16, 2014

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Private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers in Birmingham have stepped up their campaign for equal treatment and fairer funding of early education places to make paying the Living Wage more affordable.

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£200m up for grabs in children's services 'reforms'

Call for Scotland to nationalise childcare

Majority of nurseries may not offer 30-hour childcare

Council delays plans to make nurseries pay Living Wage

Tax-Free Childcare invites are sent to providers

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

Grants of £5m on offer for teaching schools

Labour commits to protecting early years funding

Early years entrepreneurs urged to apply for start-up grant

Free hours offer could 'keel over' without funding review

Gap likely to grow in social mobility 'coldspots'

Spring Statement: Anger over Chancellor's failure to acknowledge funding crisis

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

Spending review: Chancellor announces £66m for early years

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

DfE ordered to explain how funding rates were calculated

Labour pledges free school breakfasts in primary schools to tackle poverty

Parents charged to see Nativity plays

Nurseries pay for ad in national newspaper to highlight funding crisis

NDNA survey: 'Crunch time for nurseries'

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

Childcare professionals urged to submit ideas for chance to win thousands of pounds

The Pre-School Learning Alliance joins forces with good causes shopping site

Margaret Hodge urges slow down on two-year-old expansion

Campaigners fight for fairer funding for PVIs

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