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Ministers reportedly planning to change staff: child ratios for under-twos 'to cut childcare costs'

Monday, October 4, 2021

| Nursery World

Sector organisations, nursery owners, childcarers and experts have vowed to oppose any attempts from the Government to relax rules on the number of babies and toddlers nurseries and childminders can care for in early years settings.

More than 79,000 children in Scotland taking up their 1,140-hour place

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

| Nursery World

The latest figures show that 90,890 children were accessing their funded place at the end of August, with 87 per cent of those taking up the full 1,140 hours.

Questions over funding for creationist nurseries

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Friday, May 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Creationist schools are being funded by the Government to provide free nursery education places, according to the British Humanist Association (BHA), Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

First Cornish language pre-school to open

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Friday, November 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A not for profit organisation is seeking funding to open the first full-time Cornish language nursery school in the United Kingdom next year.

Swindon council confirms details of 30-hour pilot

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Hospital workers in Swindon will be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare from September as part of the early implementer pilot scheme.

Nursery schools given hope of funding boost at APPG

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Friday, July 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Maintained nursery schools were told that the early years funding review would ‘allow them to flourish’ at the All Party Parliamentary Group meeting this week (13 July).

Early years funding plans 'body blow' for nursery schools

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Hundreds of nursery schools, most in deprived areas, will close if the Government’s plans for early years funding go ahead, the NAHT has warned.

MPs to scrutinise effectiveness of childcare policy on parental employment

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Friday, January 5, 2018

| Nursery World

An inquiry into childcare policy and its influence on the economy has been launched by the Treasury Committee.

Children's language charity faces uncertain future

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

| Nursery World

The Communication Trust has confirmed that the Department for Education is not renewing its contract after March.

Councils receive Government grants to help providers offer the 30 hours

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Nearly all local authorities in England have received a share of £7.7 million to support delivery of the 30 hours in 2017-18.

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 1,770 schools in areas of deprivation are to benefit from an investment of £26 million by the DfE to provide children with a healthy and nutritious breakfast.

Nurseries' inability to pay Scottish Living Wage could impact 30 hours

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Delivery of the 1,140 hour childcare offer in Scotland could be at risk after a new survey shows the majority of nurseries have not adopted the voluntary Scottish Living Wage, which nurseries will need to sign up to.

Schools facing real-terms cuts under new funding formula

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Friday, March 17, 2017

| Nursery World

New analysis reveals that all schools in England face real-term cuts in funding per pupil, even after the introduction of a new National Funding Formula (NFF).

Charity wins funding to boost SEND expertise of early years staff

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Special educational needs charity nasen has secured £315,000 of DfE funding for an SEND training and resources project, with Nursery World as one of the partners.

NDNA 30-hour spring events open to all settings

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries will have the chance to familiarise themselves with the reality of delivering the Government's 30 hour childcare offer during a series of events organised by the National Day Nurseries Association.

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

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Friday, February 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Newly registered childminders and childminder agencies can apply for grants of up to £1,000, if they are planning to offer the Government’s funded 30-hour childcare places.

Home-Start set for major development with Lottery funding boost

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Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The Home-Start network has received funding of almost £900,000 from the National Lottery to expand its services.

Early roll-out study shows childcare providers 'willing and able' to offer 30 hours

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the second round of the 30 hours pilot found the majority of providers were willing and able to offer the extended entitlement, says the DfE.

Scotland consults on childcare funding reforms

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Sector leaders have welcomed Scottish childcare reforms, with plans to double free provision by 2020 and make funding ‘follow the child’.

£3m Childcare Works programme launches to support 30 hours policy

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Saturday, November 5, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government has awarded a £3m contract to ensure settings and councils ‘work closely together’ to create enough childcare to implement the 30 hours policy.

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.

Nursery group creates app for parents

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Friday, May 5, 2017

| Nursery World

A Scottish nursery group has launched an app for parents after securing a six-figure sum from Clydesdale Bank.

Childminders’ 30 hours funding gap

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Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

Childminders will lose an average of £410.40 per child a year under the 30 hours due to a shortfall in funding, a survey has revealed.

Irish early years organisations call for more childcare funding

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Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations in Ireland are pressing for greater investment in childcare in the Government’s 2015 Budget.

Lottery funding awarded to support working families in poverty

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Friday, August 10, 2018

| Nursery World

The charity Home-Start has been granted £500,000 to help families affected by in-work poverty in Wales.

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Ministers reportedly planning to change staff: child ratios for under-twos 'to cut childcare costs'

More than 79,000 children in Scotland taking up their 1,140-hour place

Questions over funding for creationist nurseries

First Cornish language pre-school to open

Swindon council confirms details of 30-hour pilot

Nursery schools given hope of funding boost at APPG

Early years funding plans 'body blow' for nursery schools

MPs to scrutinise effectiveness of childcare policy on parental employment

Children's language charity faces uncertain future

Councils receive Government grants to help providers offer the 30 hours

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

Nurseries' inability to pay Scottish Living Wage could impact 30 hours

Schools facing real-terms cuts under new funding formula

Charity wins funding to boost SEND expertise of early years staff

NDNA 30-hour spring events open to all settings

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

Home-Start set for major development with Lottery funding boost

Early roll-out study shows childcare providers 'willing and able' to offer 30 hours

Scotland consults on childcare funding reforms

£3m Childcare Works programme launches to support 30 hours policy

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

Nursery group creates app for parents

Childminders’ 30 hours funding gap

Irish early years organisations call for more childcare funding

Lottery funding awarded to support working families in poverty

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