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Consultation opens on changes to way LAs fund providers

Friday, April 5, 2013

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Ministers plan to change the way that nurseries and childminders are funded through local authorities, in a move towards developing a new national funding formula for free early education places.

Childcare minister claims 30 hours success but ready to listen

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Monday, November 13, 2017

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Minister for children and families Robert Goodwill has insisted most nurseries are able to make the 30 hours offer work and parents are happy to pay for extras.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

Home deeds stop childminders from working

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Monday, August 20, 2018

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Childminders could be stopped from running businesses from home on new developments

Ex Montessori boss: Fraud trial set for 2017

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

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Former Montessori chief Philip Bujak will stand crown court trial in 2017 for his alleged role in a high-value plot to defraud the Montessori St Nicholas charity over the sale of one of its London buildings.

Sector response: early years national funding formula

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

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Early years organsiations that have long campaigned for early years funding reform have broadly welcomed the plans.

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents will need to work 16 hours a week to be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare from 2017, the Chancellor has confirmed.

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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The expansion of Government-funded places for two-year-olds and better economic conditions has driven demand for children’s nurseries, according to a new report.

More councils bow to pressure on ‘free’ 30-hour childcare

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Monday, September 3, 2018

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Councils around the country are ditching the word ‘free’ to describe the 30 hours childcare offer in favour of ‘funded’ following sustained lobbying from early years providers.

Nadhim Zahawi promises 'deep dive' into nursery costs

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

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The children’s minister has sought to reassure MPs that the Department for Education is looking into the costs of the 30-hour offer, while denying nursery closures are 'widespread'.

Childcare providers will struggle with rise to national wage rates

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

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Early years experts have warned that national wage increases could have a ‘devastating’ impact on the sector.

Tax-Free Childcare glitch leaves providers with an 'admin impossibility'

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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An upgrade to the Tax-Free Childcare system has left providers unable to identify parents’ transactions.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Coronavirus: Nurseries not covered for 'notifiable diseases'

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has today formally registered Covid-19 as a ‘notifiable disease’, but nurseries are still unlikely to be covered by insurance for closures.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

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Consultation opens on changes to way LAs fund providers

Childcare minister claims 30 hours success but ready to listen

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Home deeds stop childminders from working

Ex Montessori boss: Fraud trial set for 2017

Sector response: early years national funding formula

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

More councils bow to pressure on ‘free’ 30-hour childcare

Nadhim Zahawi promises 'deep dive' into nursery costs

Childcare providers will struggle with rise to national wage rates

Tax-Free Childcare glitch leaves providers with an 'admin impossibility'

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Coronavirus: Nurseries not covered for 'notifiable diseases'

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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