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Early 30 hours codes for two-year-olds lead to confusion

Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents of two-year-olds are being issued with eligibility codes for 30 hours childcare several months before they will qualify for the entitlement, which nursery owners say is leading to confusion.

Nurseries plan to restrict 30 hour places and charge parents

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Many nurseries that plan to offer 30 hour childcare from next month can only do so by limiting places, raising concerns that thousands of working parents could miss out.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| Nursery World

The price of holiday childcare has more than doubled in some areas of the country since 2010, according to an analysis by Labour.

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

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

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

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

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Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

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.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

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Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the 30-hour pilot areas concludes there is 'no specific reason' to believe that the policy will not be a success.

Conference to tackle gender imbalance in early years workforce

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| Nursery World

A conference on engaging men in the early years will be held at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford later this month.

Flat rate and extras charges set for Welsh 30-hour pilots

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in Wales piloting the 30 hours will be able to charge parents up to £7.50 a day for meals and snacks and will receive a flat rate of £4.50 an hour.

PVI sector's voice not heard on schools forums

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is calling for a shake-up of the way local authority education funding decisions are made.

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government has spent more than £35m on implementing Tax-Free Childcare, which since its launch seven weeks ago has been plagued with problems.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

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Friday, May 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.

DfE publishes 30 hours guide for early years providers and councils

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Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published operational guidance for 30-hour childcare.

Nursery groups must report on gender pay gap

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Friday, April 7, 2017

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All employers with 250 or more employees will now be required by law to publish figures on the gender pay gap.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

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

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

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

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New figures suggest hundreds of childcare settings are closing across the country.

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

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Friday, March 31, 2017

| Nursery World

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.

New apprenticeships funding system 'will widen training and jobs gap'

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Monday, March 27, 2017

| Nursery World

The apprenticeship levy will worsen the North-South divide in training opportunities and jobs, a leading think-tank has warned.

Level 2 and 3 job-starters must have first-aid training

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

All newly qualified Level 2 and 3 entrants to the early years workforce must have a paediatric first-aid (PFA) certificate within three months of starting work in order to be included in ratios.

Spring Budget 2017: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years sector in favour of pubs

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery owners have accused Chancellor Philip Hammond of prioritising support for pubs over nurseries, as he announced plans to offer some business rate relief in his Spring Budget speech.

Spring Budget 2017: Tax-Free Childcare to start from April

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Tax-Free Childcare will start next month and be rolled out to all eligible parents by the end of the year, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced in his first Budget today.

Mixed response to DfE's new model agreement

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years settings will not be able to force parents to pay for extras as a condition of taking up a free childcare place, the Department for Education has reiterated in a model agreement.

Early years research programme to plug 'analysis gap'

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Thousands of nurseries, pre-schools and childminders are being invited to take part in a new independent research programme, set up to address the perceived gap in robust analysis of the early years sector.

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

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

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

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

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Friday, February 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Newly registered childminders and childminder agencies can apply for grants of up to £1,000, if they are planning to offer the Government’s funded 30-hour childcare places.

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Early 30 hours codes for two-year-olds lead to confusion

Nurseries plan to restrict 30 hour places and charge parents

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

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

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

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

Conference to tackle gender imbalance in early years workforce

Flat rate and extras charges set for Welsh 30-hour pilots

PVI sector's voice not heard on schools forums

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

DfE publishes 30 hours guide for early years providers and councils

Nursery groups must report on gender pay gap

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

New apprenticeships funding system 'will widen training and jobs gap'

Level 2 and 3 job-starters must have first-aid training

Spring Budget 2017: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years sector in favour of pubs

Spring Budget 2017: Tax-Free Childcare to start from April

Mixed response to DfE's new model agreement

Early years research programme to plug 'analysis gap'

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

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

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