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Business organisation urges Government to invest and reform the childcare system

Friday, February 10, 2023

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the Chancellor to invest £8.9bn into the early years ahead of the Spring Budget next month (15 March).

Early years coalition calls for 'radical rethink' of childcare funding

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Saturday, November 12, 2022

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A coalition of early years organisations and nurseries is calling on the Government to consider new childcare funding options, including making the 15 hours universal from the age of two and paying a 'premium rate' for disadvantaged children.

Government accused of turning children into 'numbers on a Treasury spreadsheet'

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

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The Government has been accused of prioritising a desire to use more ‘free childcare’ as a means to boost the economy over and above the needs of young children

LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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Katy Morton analyses changes coming down the track and garners opinion on the wider implications.

DfE miscalculated under-twos places by £120m, but says it will cover whatever it costs

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Monday, January 22, 2024

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The DFE miscalculated funding for under-twos places by at least £120 million, but has now committed to ‘funding however much it costs’.

England’s broken childcare system is ‘falling behind the rest of the world’

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Monday, April 15, 2024

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England’s childcare system is ‘dysfunctional, propped up by piecemeal policies, held back by a lack of vision and not fit for purpose or the future, argues a new report.

Estimate that the expanded offer will save families up to £6,500 is a 'far cry' from the truth

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Monday, March 25, 2024

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Many families eligible for the new two-year-old funding will still struggle to afford their childcare bill, warns new research that finds a quarter of parents will save less than £100 a month.

Funding for childcare places has dropped in more than 50 local authorities since April

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Funding for two-year-old places is lower in 57 council areas than it was last September, according to an analysis of funding rates by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also warns that Government funding ‘is not reaching the frontline’.

Scottish Government told to expand funded places to help families escape poverty

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

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There remains a ‘significant amount of work to be done to give children the best chance of growing up free from poverty in Scotland’, concludes a new report.

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

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Friday, July 31, 2015

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The requirement for those taking standalone Level 3 Early Years Educator courses to have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above before starting the qualification has been removed just before the new funding year begins on 1 August.

Parents urge Hounslow Council to re-think children's centre closure plans

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Friday, August 14, 2015

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A petition against the proposed closure of four children’s centres in Hounslow has received the support of hundreds of parents.

Prime Minister gives his backing to infant free school meals

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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David Cameron has said he is 'very proud' of the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) scheme following speculation that it will be scrapped in the spending review.

Birmingham Council to review the cost of living wage for nurseries

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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Birmingham Council has commissioned an independent review into the affordability for early years providers of paying staff the living wage.

An early years teacher needed in 'every setting in deprived areas'

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

| Nursery World

A nationwide shortage of ‘10,000 trained nursery teachers’ is putting a quarter of a million children at risk of falling behind, a charity claims.

EYPP pilot scheme gets underway

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Monday, January 12, 2015

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The seven local authorities piloting the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) have begun implementing the scheme this month.

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

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Monday, June 30, 2014

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Labour has branded the Early Years Apprenticeship Scheme a failure, after just 23 apprentices were successful in applying for the funding.

Nick Clegg says Lib Dems would protect £3bn early years funding

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Monday, June 16, 2014

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Early years funding would be ring-fenced under a Liberal Democrat government, Nick Clegg confirmed today.

Increase in Pupil Premium funding for schools

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

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Primary schools are to receive an extra £22.5 million to help them close the gap between the most and least disadvantaged pupils.

Yvette Cooper calls for 'childcare revolution'

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Labour leader candidate Yvette Cooper wants to offer universal childcare for all pre-school children from the age of two.

Childminders in Norfolk campaign against fall in council money for threes and fours

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Monday, March 23, 2015

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In Norfolk, childminders are protesting against the council's decision to cut their funding.

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Business organisation urges Government to invest and reform the childcare system

Early years coalition calls for 'radical rethink' of childcare funding

Government accused of turning children into 'numbers on a Treasury spreadsheet'

LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

DfE miscalculated under-twos places by £120m, but says it will cover whatever it costs

England’s broken childcare system is ‘falling behind the rest of the world’

Estimate that the expanded offer will save families up to £6,500 is a 'far cry' from the truth

Funding for childcare places has dropped in more than 50 local authorities since April

Scottish Government told to expand funded places to help families escape poverty

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

Parents urge Hounslow Council to re-think children's centre closure plans

Prime Minister gives his backing to infant free school meals

Birmingham Council to review the cost of living wage for nurseries

An early years teacher needed in 'every setting in deprived areas'

EYPP pilot scheme gets underway

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

Nick Clegg says Lib Dems would protect £3bn early years funding

Increase in Pupil Premium funding for schools

Yvette Cooper calls for 'childcare revolution'

Childminders in Norfolk campaign against fall in council money for threes and fours

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