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Nurseries renew calls for action on £550m business rates bill

Thursday, August 31, 2017

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Nurseries across England and Wales and the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) are urging the Government and the Welsh Assembly to follow Scotland's likely lead and exempt them from business rates as they face a 26 per cent increase over the next five years.

30 hours survival and early years apprenticeships at NW's Business Summit

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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All the hot early years topics are on the agenda at our annual summit, including surviving 30 hours and the progress of early years apprenticeships.

Analysis: 30 hours pilot study predicts success but flags up 'risks'

Monday, July 24, 2017

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Following the publication of the evaluation of the 30-hour pilots, we take an in-depth look at the findings.

Alliance wins data victory on DfE childcare costs report

Friday, February 10, 2017

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Research carried out for a DfE review into the costs of childcare has finally been published a year after a Freedom of Information request from the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

Monday, February 20, 2017

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A campaign group of childcare providers have lodged a complaint with the competition watchdog about the Government’s underfunding of the free hours.

Nursery World Business Summit 2016 - 30-hour pilots

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

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Hear from the early implementer councils about the progress of the 30-hour pilots at the Business Summit on 8 November.

Universal Credit parents 'in debt' over upfront childcare costs

Thursday, January 3, 2019

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Universal credit claimants are losing jobs and childcare places because they are required to pay childcare bills upfront, a new report has found.

‘Poor children excluded’ from nursery places

Monday, April 30, 2018

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A new report suggests vulnerable children are being pushed out of settings because of the 30 hours.

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

Friday, June 4, 2021

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The Mayor of London has launched a £150,000 fund to provide business support for the capital’s private and voluntary early years settings.

PM's plans to reduce staff to child ratios in nurseries to cut childcare costs slammed as 'ludicrous'

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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Sector organisations and nurseries have roundly criticised Boris Johnson’s plans to change the rules to cut the number of staff caring for children in early years settings.

Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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The Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (EYE) will be reviewed by the national education awarding organisation NCFE in the summer.

Exclusive: PACEY Workforce survey finds childminders more confident than nurseries about the future

Monday, March 6, 2017

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While many nurseries are losing confidence in their financial prospects, childminders appear to be feeling more optimistic.

Childcare fees now higher than mortgage, but rise slows

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

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Families pay on average more for childcare than their mortgage, according to the annual childcare costs survey by the Family and Childcare Trust.

Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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While the return of the sick pay scheme is good news for the sector, the business grants announced by the Chancellor yesterday (21 December) are prioritised for hospitality, culture and leisure.

New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

Friday, April 29, 2022

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Three new reports from the Department for Education outline how childcare settings across the country have been impacted by the pandemic, staffing challenges and sustained Government underfunding.

Urgent call for increased early years funding as inflation pushes up nursery costs

Friday, August 19, 2022

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The Government must invest in the early years to help providers fight the cost-of-living crisis as inflation reaches 10 per cent, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has said.

Nursery Management: Workforce - Rage against the machine

Monday, September 19, 2016

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The pipeline feeding Level 3 childcare staff into the sector is drying up, and we have the data to prove it. Hannah Crown speaks to a sector in crisis

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

Friday, March 31, 2017

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The Government’s apprenticeships policies lack focus and will not close the skills gap because they fail to concentrate on the sectors and regions where training is most needed, an MPs' report warns.

Nurseries unwilling to commit to Government's 30-hour childcare scheme

Monday, April 3, 2017

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Less than half of early years settings plan to offer the Government’s 30-hour offer, research from the Pre-school Learning Alliance suggests.

Sector slams DfE for failing to address 30-hour childcare challenges

Monday, July 17, 2017

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Early years sector organisations have warned that the Government is putting the 30-hour childcare policy in jeopardy by failing to listen to providers’ concerns.

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