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NDNA launches nursery survey on funding

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

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The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)is urging all nursery providers to take part in its annual survey, which focuses on funding issues facing the early years sector.

New £60m funding to support SEND children

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

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A multi-million pound package to support children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) has been announced by the Government.

HMRC apologises for Childcare Service performance

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

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HMRC has apologised for the difficulties faced by parents trying to access its Childcare Service.

MPs' stark warning to Government over nurseries' sustainability

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Monday, July 8, 2019

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The situation for private and voluntary nurseries in England is so dire that early years education and childcare are at risk of becoming services that only wealthy families can access, MPs and peers have warned.

Primaries to get £3,500 minimum per pupil, under new formula

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

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Under the new National Funding Formula (NFF), published today, a new minimum per pupil funding level will be introduced.

Petition calls for nursery schools funding cut rethink

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Friday, November 18, 2016

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Nursery school campaigners are calling for sector-wide backing and a government rethink on funding reforms after their online petition tipped the 14,000 mark in just over a fortnight.

Minister says providers are 'up for it' in 30 hours debate

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

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Children and Families Minister Robert Goodwill said he is ‘living in a parallel universe’ when it comes to the 30 hours at a Parliamentary debate today.

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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One in four UK parents has been forced to leave their job or stop studying because of the ‘rocketing cost of childcare’, according to a worldwide survey by global children’s charity Theirworld.

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

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More than 700 early years settings and childminders in England will be able to take part in new training projects funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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Friday, December 2, 2022

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A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

DfE announces increases to early years funding that are branded 'tokenistic' by sector

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Friday, December 16, 2022

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The DfE has announced that childcare funding is to rise by 3.4 per cent for three and four-year-olds and by 4 per cent for two-year-olds in 2023-24, while an extra £20m is being provided to help cover minimum wage increases

DfE confirms new funding rates, but sector says it's not enough after years of underfunding

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Friday, July 7, 2023

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The Government has confirmed that funding will increase to an average of £5.62 for three and four-year-olds and £7.95 for two-year-olds from September.

Government picks 16 local authorities to pilot universal wraparound childcare offer

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Friday, July 7, 2023

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Sixteen local authorities have been chosen to pilot the Government’s plans to provide universal wraparound care for primary school aged children.

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

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Monday, January 15, 2024

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Thousands of parents are struggling to get their code to take up the extended hours and to find a setting that is offering funded places.

Calls to change SEND funding system to increase 'scandalously low' number of early years places

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

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A charity is calling for immediate action on the current system of funding for children with SEND, who, due to ‘unnecessarily complex application processes’, are being turned away by early years settings.

LONG READ: Nursery World Business Summit – Concern children with SEND and poorer families could miss out on expanded hours

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Monday, February 12, 2024

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Nursery owners have warned of the dangers of a ‘two-tier system’ being created, with low-income families and children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) increasingly unable to access funded entitlements.

Children’s minister confirms £510m total increase for early years funding

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

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Children and families minister Will Quince has confirmed that the Government is providing an additional £510m for early years funding over the next three years, despite initial announcements of £170m by 2024-25.

Spring Statement: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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The sector has expressed its disappointment over the Chancellor’s inaction on childcare and education funding.

Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

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The 75 local authorities chosen by the Department for Education as eligible for a share of £302 million to set up the Government’s ‘flagship’ family hubs in their areas have been named today (Saturday).

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

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Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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On the day of her appointment as new Prime Minister (Monday 5 September), early years organisations have called on Liz Truss to make the sector a priority and put in place a plan to tackle the early years funding and recruitment crises to ‘avoid a catastrophe’.

Business energy prices to be cut by half under new Government support

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Energy bills for UK businesses will be cut by around half their expected level this winter under new emergency support from the Government to help those facing rising costs.

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

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Friday, August 26, 2022

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The DfE’s latest survey of parents reveals an increasing number want childcare to be made more affordable as families, particularly those on lower incomes, continue to find it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet the cost.

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

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Friday, August 26, 2022

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Hillingdon Council has announced it will close all three of its early years centres by the end of the year, leaving 102 children without nursery places.

Plan to ditch EYFS Profile in favour of 'baseline' test at the start of Reception

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

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The EYFS profile could be scrapped and replaced by a formal test when children start school.

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NDNA launches nursery survey on funding

New £60m funding to support SEND children

HMRC apologises for Childcare Service performance

MPs' stark warning to Government over nurseries' sustainability

Primaries to get £3,500 minimum per pupil, under new formula

Petition calls for nursery schools funding cut rethink

Minister says providers are 'up for it' in 30 hours debate

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

DfE announces increases to early years funding that are branded 'tokenistic' by sector

DfE confirms new funding rates, but sector says it's not enough after years of underfunding

Government picks 16 local authorities to pilot universal wraparound childcare offer

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

Calls to change SEND funding system to increase 'scandalously low' number of early years places

LONG READ: Nursery World Business Summit – Concern children with SEND and poorer families could miss out on expanded hours

Children’s minister confirms £510m total increase for early years funding

Spring Statement: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years

Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

Business energy prices to be cut by half under new Government support

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

Plan to ditch EYFS Profile in favour of 'baseline' test at the start of Reception

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