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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.

Funding reforms ‘will result in fewer EY apprentices’

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Monday, September 19, 2016

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Sector leaders are urging the Department for Education (DfE) to delay finalising its proposed funding reforms for early years apprenticeships in favour of a more ‘joined-up’ approach.

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.

Funding to develop early intervention strategies for three- to five-year-olds

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Monday, May 22, 2017

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Nurseries are invited to apply for development funding for projects that boost the learning of disadvantaged pre-school children.

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

| Nursery World

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

Invest more in early years to improve primary results, say teachers

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Friday, November 20, 2015

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Eight in ten teachers think investing more in the quality of early years education would improve primary school results, finds a new survey.

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

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Friday, December 4, 2015

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Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.

Public Accounts Committee to discuss free entitlement concerns

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

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Early years providers are being put off offering the free entitlement because of faults with the slow payment regime used by local authorities, a parliamentary committee has been told.

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.

Summer holiday services failing children with learning disabilities

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Local government cuts have stranded children with learning disabilities without effective access to services during the school holidays, according to a survey by charity Mencap.

Trial of new digital childcare service to start later this year

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Parents taking part in the trial of a new digital joint childcare service later this year, will be able to access Tax-Free Childcare early, ahead of the 2017 rollout.

Grandparents' charity wins kinship carer funding

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Friday, January 13, 2017

| Nursery World

National charity Grandparents Plus has been given £250,000 to support more family and friend carers looking after children.

Portsmouth nurseries get maximum pilot funding

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Portsmouth pilot settings are to receive an hourly rate of £4.88 for the 30 hours – the maximum available.

'Completely free' 30 hours shunned by most providers

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

| Nursery World

Only around a third of providers are offering the Government-funded 30-hours childcare completely free to parents, a major survey has found.

Nursery closures rise 66 per cent since 30 hours began

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Monday, September 17, 2018

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Nursery closures have increased by two-thirds since the 30 hours funded childcare was introduced a year ago, reveals new research.

EXCLUSIVE: Early years workforce 'will get less well qualified'

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

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The current workforce is facing a ‘ticking timebomb’ of staff shortages combined with falling qualifications levels and an increasing reliance on unpaid staff, the Education Policy Institute has found.

NDNA seals deal for Scottish providers ahead of childcare expansion

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Monday, September 24, 2018

| Nursery World

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.

Welsh nurseries win exemption from business rates

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

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All nurseries in Wales will be exempt from business rates from April 2019 as part of plans to help the childcare sector to expand.

Funding for projects that improve outcomes for children with SEND

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Friday, October 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Funding is available for projects that aim to raise the attainment of children with SEND from the age of three.

Call for national early intervention strategy

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

| Nursery World

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.

Parents' reading project aims to boost three-year-olds' language

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

| Nursery World

A new study aims to find out whether 20 minutes a day of story activities can help parents boost their child’s language skills.

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

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

| Nursery World

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.

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

Funding reforms ‘will result in fewer EY apprentices’

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

Funding to develop early intervention strategies for three- to five-year-olds

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

Invest more in early years to improve primary results, say teachers

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

Public Accounts Committee to discuss free entitlement concerns

Sector issues ‘stark warning’ over 30 hours

Summer holiday services failing children with learning disabilities

Trial of new digital childcare service to start later this year

Grandparents' charity wins kinship carer funding

Portsmouth nurseries get maximum pilot funding

'Completely free' 30 hours shunned by most providers

Nursery closures rise 66 per cent since 30 hours began

EXCLUSIVE: Early years workforce 'will get less well qualified'

NDNA seals deal for Scottish providers ahead of childcare expansion

Welsh nurseries win exemption from business rates

Funding for projects that improve outcomes for children with SEND

Call for national early intervention strategy

Parents' reading project aims to boost three-year-olds' language

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

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

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