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Scottish sector warns of funding gap

Monday, January 23, 2017

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The early years sector has warned that expanding the free entitlement in Scotland from 600 to 1,140 hours per year by 2020 will only work with adequate funding and resources.

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

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Friday, September 24, 2021

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The Welsh Government has announced an extra £5.1 million of funding this financial year to help the childcare and playwork sector weather the impact of Covid-19.

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

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The pandemic has created a widening inequality gap between children living in the North and South of England, finds a new report.

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and diverse has been launched by the Scottish Government.

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

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The trade union is calling for an ‘urgent’ cash boost to the childcare sector and an immediate increase in the minimum wage.

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

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Friday, April 1, 2022

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Pen Green children’s centre has said it will continue to push for the funding it needs to continue operating, after the council redistributed money from its budget to prop it up, alongside three other maintained nursery schools.

Record number of SEND children with Education, Health and Care Plans

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Friday, May 13, 2022

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The number of children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan has reached a record high of 473,255, reveals new Government data.

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

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Monday, July 4, 2022

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As part of plans to lower the cost of childcare for parents and increase provision, the Government consultation launched today, plans to make it easier to become a childminder.

Changes to free nursery milk scheme postponed

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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Administrative changes to the nursery milk scheme, which were due to come in on 1 August, have been pushed back by the Government until next year.

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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A new report from a coalition of charities reveals investment in early intervention support by English councils fell from £3.8bn in 2010/11 to £1.9bn in 2020/21.

Happy Days nursery group secures multi-million pound investment to expand

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Friday, July 29, 2022

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Happy Days nursery group, which operates 18 settings, has secured funding from private equity firm Zetland Capital to grow to more than double its size.

Working parents need flexible, fully-funded 30-hour offer

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Monday, June 8, 2015

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The plan to double free childcare for working parents must be properly funded or risks making life more difficult for them, Citizens Advice says.

Local authorities urged to tackle child poverty in the early years

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Monday, July 20, 2015

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England's children’s commissioner is calling for a focus on early intervention and investment to cut poverty for pre-school children.

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

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Friday, July 24, 2015

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Low pay in the childcare sector could lead to a shortage in staff, warns a new report.

Labour calls for funding gap to be solved before 30 hours roll-out

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Friday, September 25, 2015

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A Labour peer has tabled an amendment to the Childcare Bill calling for ongoing issues of underfunding to be addressed before the free childcare offer is doubled.

Voluntary sector shares grants of £25m

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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Mental health charities that work with children have been singled out as beneficiaries of voluntary sector funding for the first time.

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Lancashire County Council has made a dramatic climbdown over its decision to ban nursery workers with related children in their nursery from claiming free hours funding.

Children as young as seven can show early signs of 'gang violence'

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

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A new series of reports call for early intervention to be made a priority to prevent children as young as seven at risk of gang involvement and youth violence turning to crime.

Savings from Tax-Free Childcare delay should be used to expand provision

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Friday, October 2, 2015

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The Family and Childcare Trust is calling on the Government to invest the £535 million savings from delayed Tax-Free Childcare as capital funding, so that local authorities and providers can offer more flexible places.

Link child benefit to take-up of free hours, says think-tank

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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A new think tank report calls for parents to be denied child benefit if they fail to take advantage of the free hours and enrol their children in early years settings.

Thousands of children's centres hit with budget cuts

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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More than two-thirds of children’s centres have had their budgets cut this financial year and 130 are at risk of closure, new research shows.

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

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Childcare providers across the country have been forced to borrow money to pay staff wages and bills because of local authorites' failure to pay the funding for the 30 hours on time.

Liberal Democrats pledge to triple pupil premium in early years

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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The Liberal Democrats would raise the pupil premium for nursery-age children to £1,000 a year, under plans released as part of the party’s election manifesto.

Spending on early years cut by £650m

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Monday, December 11, 2017

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New DfE figures show local authority spending on Sure Start and early years services has fallen by more than £650 million since 2010.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs scheme to drive the take-up of funded two-year-old places across the capital.

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Scottish sector warns of funding gap

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

Covid has 'worsened' the outcomes of children living in the North of England

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

Record number of SEND children with Education, Health and Care Plans

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

Changes to free nursery milk scheme postponed

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

Happy Days nursery group secures multi-million pound investment to expand

Working parents need flexible, fully-funded 30-hour offer

Local authorities urged to tackle child poverty in the early years

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

Labour calls for funding gap to be solved before 30 hours roll-out

Voluntary sector shares grants of £25m

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

Children as young as seven can show early signs of 'gang violence'

Savings from Tax-Free Childcare delay should be used to expand provision

Link child benefit to take-up of free hours, says think-tank

Thousands of children's centres hit with budget cuts

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

Liberal Democrats pledge to triple pupil premium in early years

Spending on early years cut by £650m

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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