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Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| Nursery World

As the Government’s childcare expansion for working parents of two-year-olds in England gets underway, sector organisations and nurseries continue to warn of the challenges facing the sector.

Poorer children could miss out on free childcare places, NAO warns

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Failure to get the funding right for the 30-hour childcare policy could lead to cuts to places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, the Government’s independent spending watchdog claims today.

Call for independent review after DfE response to funding queries

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

| Nursery World

Ceeda director Dr Jo Verrill unpicks the Government’s response to queries about how a range of costs have been accounted for in its 30-hour funding review - and finds some concerning gaps

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.

Councils underspent £55m in early years funding which failed to reach providers

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

| Nursery World

The majority of local authorities are not passing on money left over from Government funding to deliver childcare places to providers, according to an analysis of responses to Freedom of Information requests.

Cost crisis, strike threat and staff shortage loom large in schools

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Schools are facing a triple-whammy of problems this autumn and beyond as concerns are raised about the potential knock-on effects on children. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Exclusive - Minister says rates and VAT changes may be considered

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Education secretary Michael Gove has mooted the possibility that changes to business rate relief and VAT for nurseries could be considered at the same time as plans being looked into for academies and free schools.

Council tells DfE of settings in financial crisis

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Monday, March 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Lancashire County Council has written to the Education Secretary with concerns it will not be able to provide sufficient childcare places if early years settings there continue to close.

Nurseries in poor areas facing closure

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare providers in deprived areas are twice as likely to close as those in the most affluent areas, according to new research, which also finds that the early years funding shortfall has risen by £50m in a year.

Prime Minister commits to a review of business rates

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Monday, November 18, 2019

| Nursery World

The Prime Minister has promised a full review of business rates, if the Conservatives win the general election.

Childcare challenge for shift workers

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

| Nursery World

Low-paid young parents, especially those working shifts and zero-hours contracts, struggle to manage childcare, according to research by the TUC.

Petition to axe business rates hits 10,000 signatures target

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association has written to the chancellor and the education secretary calling for the Government to scrap business rates for nurseries in England.

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

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Friday, March 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Childminders are among the workers that could be eligible for the Government scheme to extend financial support to the self-employed affected by Covid-19.

Early years action group setup to 'save the sector'

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Four early years professionals have come together to launch an action group to ensure the sector’s survival.

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

| Nursery World

The DfE has announced national average hourly funding rates of £11.22 for under-twos, £8.28 for two-year-olds and £5.88 for three and four-year-olds from April when the first phase of the extended offer comes in.

Sector raises concern as survey shows most early years providers haven't increased their places

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| Nursery World

Most early years providers have not changed the number of places they offer, despite an additional 85,000 places being needed for the full roll out of the expanded offer.

New book recommends against relying on private nurseries for the expanded offer

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

| Nursery World

A new book by Professor Helen Penn suggests rather than campaign for greater childcare funding, efforts should be focused on building local authority provision, while curbing the ‘activities of large nursery chains.

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Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

Poorer children could miss out on free childcare places, NAO warns

Call for independent review after DfE response to funding queries

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

Councils underspent £55m in early years funding which failed to reach providers

Cost crisis, strike threat and staff shortage loom large in schools

Exclusive - Minister says rates and VAT changes may be considered

Council tells DfE of settings in financial crisis

Nurseries in poor areas facing closure

Prime Minister commits to a review of business rates

Childcare challenge for shift workers

Petition to axe business rates hits 10,000 signatures target

Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed

Early years action group setup to 'save the sector'

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

Sector raises concern as survey shows most early years providers haven't increased their places

New book recommends against relying on private nurseries for the expanded offer

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