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Local authorities urged to tackle child poverty in the early years

Monday, July 20, 2015

| Nursery World

England's children’s commissioner is calling for a focus on early intervention and investment to cut poverty for pre-school children.

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Low pay in the childcare sector could lead to a shortage in staff, warns a new report.

Government launches child protection review

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

| Nursery World

Education secretary Michael Gove and children and families minister Tim Loughton last week invited Professor Eileen Munro from the London School of Economics to conduct an independent review of child protection and social work in England that will focus on how social workers can spend more time with vulnerable children.

Nursery owner calls on PM to honour pledge on top-up fees

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| Nursery World

A nursery owner who received a letter from David Cameron's office before the General Election, stating that the Conservatives believed the 2006 Code of Practice on free nursery education places should be suspended and nurseries allowed to charge 'supplementary fees', is urging the Prime Minister to stand by his party's pre-election policy.

Labour calls for funding gap to be solved before 30 hours roll-out

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Friday, September 25, 2015

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A Labour peer has tabled an amendment to the Childcare Bill calling for ongoing issues of underfunding to be addressed before the free childcare offer is doubled.

Fears that PVI settings could lose children under new Schools Admissions Code

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have voiced concerns that the move to allow schools to give priority places to disadvantaged children who attend school nurseries will discriminate against parents who wish to send their children to private, voluntary and independent settings.

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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A cross-party group of peers is calling for fairer funding for PVI settings and for spending to be targeted at disadvantaged children who benefit the most.

Providers call for more flexible code of practice for free entitlement

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries and local authorities must be able to operate 'flexibly' within the revised Code of Practice, a policy group of nursery providers said this week.

Parents struggle to delay school start dates

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Monday, March 9, 2015

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Parents are experiencing more difficulties delaying their summer-born children's entry to school, campaigners claim, despite the Government amending the School Admissions Code to include clarifications about deferred entry.

Prime Minister commits to opening 500 more free schools

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Monday, March 9, 2015

| Nursery World

A further 500 free schools would open in the next five years under a Conservative Government.

Voluntary sector shares grants of £25m

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

| Nursery World

Mental health charities that work with children have been singled out as beneficiaries of voluntary sector funding for the first time.

4Children calls for changes to tax credits

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

| Nursery World

The charity 4Children is calling for the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit to be removed and a new scheme to be put into place to pay for childcare, in its manifesto for the upcoming general election.

Nursery market is on the up, new survey shows

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Laing & Buisson's latest survey of the UK nursery market reveals that business has improved in the last six months, with occupancy levels rising.

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Lancashire County Council has made a dramatic climbdown over its decision to ban nursery workers with related children in their nursery from claiming free hours funding.

Next Government 'must prioritise outdoor play spaces'

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Over 100 playworkers and play advocates have signed a letter calling for the next Government to support community play.

The Queen's Speech 2015: 30 hours of childcare and powers to improve schools

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| Nursery World

The Queen has reiterated the Government’s commitment to extending free childcare and improving ‘failing’ schools.

Children's centres should stay open for all, charity says

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Friday, November 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Children’s centres must continue to offer services to all families despite funding pressures, a leading voluntary sector provider argues.

Labour plans an 'EYPP' for Scotland

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Scotland would get extra money to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds under new plans announced by Scottish Labour this week.

Free schools told they don't need qualified teachers

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| Nursery World

Free schools may not be required to employ qualified teachers, Nursery World has learned.

Nurseries warn that the national living wage will push up fees

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

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Nursery employers have ‘major concerns’ over the need to increase fees for parents in order to pay staff the National Living Wage, a report by Christie + Co reveals.

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.

Inquiry into early years intervention and life chances gets mixed reaction

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Monday, January 11, 2016

| Nursery World

A joint inquiry into the role early years intervention plays in shaping lives has been launched to inform the Government’s life chances strategy.

Voluntary nursery loses capital funds

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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A community nursery in the London Borough of Hackney that was due to receive 330,000 from the Early Years Capital Grant has become one of the latest victims of Government cuts.

Council nurseries to be turned over to private sector

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Children's centres and nurseries in Suffolk are to be run by the private and voluntary sector as part of plans to move the county council from being a provider of services to a commissioner.

HMRC tells childminders to repay thousands in tax credits

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Childminders must now prove their business is being run to make a profit or could be forced to repay thousands of pounds in backdated tax credits.

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Local authorities urged to tackle child poverty in the early years

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

Government launches child protection review

Nursery owner calls on PM to honour pledge on top-up fees

Labour calls for funding gap to be solved before 30 hours roll-out

Fears that PVI settings could lose children under new Schools Admissions Code

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

Providers call for more flexible code of practice for free entitlement

Parents struggle to delay school start dates

Prime Minister commits to opening 500 more free schools

Voluntary sector shares grants of £25m

4Children calls for changes to tax credits

Nursery market is on the up, new survey shows

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

Next Government 'must prioritise outdoor play spaces'

The Queen's Speech 2015: 30 hours of childcare and powers to improve schools

Children's centres should stay open for all, charity says

Labour plans an 'EYPP' for Scotland

Free schools told they don't need qualified teachers

Nurseries warn that the national living wage will push up fees

Budget: Compulsory academies plan slammed

Inquiry into early years intervention and life chances gets mixed reaction

Voluntary nursery loses capital funds

Council nurseries to be turned over to private sector

HMRC tells childminders to repay thousands in tax credits

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