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Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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With childcare ratios yet again in the spotlight, what do the Government’s plans to align England with Scotland really mean for early years settings? Catherine Gaunt reports

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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Friday, May 20, 2022

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Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Ministers urged to 'think carefully' when introducing new policies to reduce childcare costs

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Friday, May 20, 2022

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The Government is being urged to ‘think carefully’ about how to support parents who need help with childcare costs as research highlights how current policies support a minority of families.

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.

Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Organisations and charities have expressed their disappointment over the lack of support for children and families in the Queen’s speech.

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

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Monday, May 9, 2022

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Families with children with SEND in West and North Northamptonshire have accused their local authorities of ‘letting them down’ after they put a 'pause' on early years high needs funding for new applicants.

Parents still experiencing technical problems with Tax-Free Childcare as Government looks to promote scheme

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Friday, April 29, 2022

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Parents are continuing to experience problems with the Tax-Free Childcare system as the Government looks to increase take-up of the scheme.

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Thousands of nursery children that are eligible for free school meals could be missing out on the benefit, according to an analysis by the Education Policy Institute.

Educational resources supplier secures £18m sustainability linked loan

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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Findel has secured a sustainability-linked loan of £18m to help grow its business by committing to reducing its carbon footprint and no longer using single-use plastic.

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).

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.

Children and families minister to look at regulation of childcare sector with visit to France

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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The Department for Education (DfE) is to review the regulation of early years settings in a bid to reduce the cost of childcare for families.

Schools White Paper: Government sets target for all schools to become academies by 2030

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Monday, March 28, 2022

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All schools will be encouraged to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trusts by 2030 with local authorities given powers to set up their own trusts, under moves outlined in the Government’s Schools White Paper.

Nursery group's 'open letter' calls for Government action to save sector

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Friday, March 25, 2022

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More than 100 nursery groups and early years providers have signed an open letter to the Government highlighting the dire situation the sector faces with recruitment at ‘an all-time low’ and settings struggling to survive after years of underfunding.

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.

‘Immediate’ Government action needed on rising childcare costs and drop in availability of places

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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The Chancellor is being urged to use tomorrow's Budget to help with rising childcare costs as parents are paying up to 3.5 per cent more for a place than they were a year ago, finds survey.

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

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Around one in three working parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their wages on childcare, reveals a new poll.

Wales to begin expansion of funded two-year-old places

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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The Welsh Government is to begin its expansion of free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds from the autumn.

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

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Friday, March 11, 2022

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The Government’s multi-million pound catch-up programme risks failing pupils who need it the most, leaving them facing an ‘epidemic of educational inequality’, a report from the education select committee says .

Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

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Monday, March 7, 2022

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The Government has rejected MPs' recommendation to carry out an independent review of funding and affordability of childcare

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Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Ministers urged to 'think carefully' when introducing new policies to reduce childcare costs

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

Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

Parents still experiencing technical problems with Tax-Free Childcare as Government looks to promote scheme

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Educational resources supplier secures £18m sustainability linked loan

Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

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

Children and families minister to look at regulation of childcare sector with visit to France

Schools White Paper: Government sets target for all schools to become academies by 2030

Nursery group's 'open letter' calls for Government action to save sector

Spring Statement: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years

‘Immediate’ Government action needed on rising childcare costs and drop in availability of places

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

Wales to begin expansion of funded two-year-old places

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

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