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DfE does not possess the data used in childcare costs report

Monday, March 21, 2016

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Research commissioned by the Department for Education as part of its review into the cost of expanding free childcare to 30 hours is not held by the DfE, Nursery World can reveal, despite being quoted 50 times in a key report.

Budget: Compulsory academies plan slammed

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Government plans to end local authority control of the country’s schools have been slammed as ‘undemocratic’ and an ‘ideological step too far’ by teaching unions and local authorities.

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

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Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies are a hot topic again now that the DfE has drafted in the charity 4Children to support interested organisations, but the model still divides opinion. Charlotte Goddard reports

Outstanding nursery's 'inadequate' downgrade over mobile snaps

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Monday, February 8, 2016

| Nursery World

A previously outstanding nursery has been downgraded to inadequate after staff photographed children on their mobiles and sent the pictures to parents.

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.

DfE renews drive to set up childminder agencies

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Friday, January 22, 2016

| Nursery World

4Children is supporting nurseries, schools and local authorities to open childminder agencies in a new push by the Department for Education to expand the scheme across England.

Youngest children not active enough

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Just nine per cent of children aged between two and four are doing the right amount of physical activity, experts have claimed.

New framework for childminder agency inspection released

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| Nursery World

Childminding agencies will either be judged as ‘effective’ or ‘non-effective’ by Ofsted during their inspections, new guidance reveals.

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

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Friday, January 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has written to sector organisations to notify them of Government plans to consult on a rise to the annual Ofsted fees for childcare providers.

First glimpse of new inspections framework shows improvements for childminders

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| Nursery World

Childminders have performed better than nurseries in initial results from the first two months of the new inspections framework.

Children's centre inspections suspended, while Ofsted grades rise slightly

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Children’s centre inspections have been put on hold pending the Department for Education’s consultation into children’s centres, due to take place before the end of the year.

Tax credit cut to hit early years workers hard

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Sunday, November 1, 2015

| Nursery World

As the Government faced a revolt in the House of Lords with peers voting to delay cuts to tax credits, a new analysis shows nursery nurses would be among those in jobs hardest hit from next April.

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

With the Childcare Bill for the 30 hours in the Commons and rising costs causing concern in early years, Ruth Thomson speaks to Sam Gyimah about what the sector can expect looking ahead.

Lords vote for independent funding review ahead of 30-hours roll-out

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Peers have voted in favour of an amendment to the Childcare Bill requiring Government to carry out an independent review of funding before the free childcare entitlement is doubled.

Lords criticise lack of detail in Childcare Bill

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Peers have accused the Government of rushing through its 30-hour free childcare pledge during the second reading of the Childcare Bill.

Ofsted Early Years Annual Report: Quality up, but too few twos in schools

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools need to do more to attract the poorest children to take up two-year-old places and to work with early years providers in their area, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.

Tax-Free Childcare delayed until 2017

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Tax-free childcare (TFC) has been delayed until early 2017, following a legal challenge from the childcare voucher provider companies.

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that early years inspections will continue to be outsourced to third-party inspection providers.

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| Nursery World

The Childcare Bill, which will entitle parents to 30 hours of free childcare a week, has had its first reading in the House of Lords.

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

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Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

David Cameron will today unveil plans for a funding review to start ‘before the summer’ in advance of a pilot of 30 hours of free childcare from September 2016.

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DfE does not possess the data used in childcare costs report

Budget: Compulsory academies plan slammed

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

Outstanding nursery's 'inadequate' downgrade over mobile snaps

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

DfE renews drive to set up childminder agencies

Youngest children not active enough

New framework for childminder agency inspection released

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

First glimpse of new inspections framework shows improvements for childminders

Children's centre inspections suspended, while Ofsted grades rise slightly

Tax credit cut to hit early years workers hard

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

Lords vote for independent funding review ahead of 30-hours roll-out

Lords criticise lack of detail in Childcare Bill

Ofsted Early Years Annual Report: Quality up, but too few twos in schools

Tax-Free Childcare delayed until 2017

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

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