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Pressure mounts on Cameron over fizzy drinks tax

Friday, January 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Speculation is growing that the child obesity strategy will include a tax on sugary soft drinks as health campaigners pile pressure on David Cameron.

Self-Evaluation Form scrapped in maintained sector

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

The Self-Evaluation Form (SEF) that providers are asked to complete prior to their Ofsted inspection has been scrapped for maintained schools and nurseries.

'Half a billion' funding black hole in 30-hours childcare

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

As the Childcare Bill reaches its final stages in the House of Commons today, new analysis carried out for the Labour party claims there will be a shortfall of £480m on the Government’s 30-hour plan.

Support staff pay body's fate is still uncertain

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| Nursery World

The fate of the body responsible for negotiating the pay and conditions of nursery nurses and teaching assistants remains unclear after the Department for Education confirmed it was one of the quangos still under review.

£4.3m 'Troops to Teachers fail'

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s multimillion Troops to Teachers scheme has produced 28 graduates since it was launched.

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, childcare providers and unions share their new year wishes.

Scotland's new disclosure scheme for working with children delayed

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

The introduction of a replacement vetting and barring scheme in Scotland has been postponed until February 2011, following advice from its programme board.

Children should have parenting lessons, poverty tsar says

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Government poverty adviser Frank Field is to call for all children to be given parenting classes at school when he presents recommendations from his review into poverty to education secretary Michael Gove.

Quality up, but childminder numbers fall again

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

| Nursery World

The proportion of nurseries and childminders graded good or outstanding at their most recent inspection is now at an all-time high of 85 per cent, the latest Ofsted statistics show.

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

| Nursery World

The YouTube video has been launched by a group of nursery owners to campaign against the government’s policies on the free entitlement.

'Head count' costs nursery free entitlement funding

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

A nursery rated outstanding is fighting a loophole in its local free entitlement funding which left it 288 out of pocket.

Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

A nursery chain offering more than 650 childcare places is considering pulling its nine nurseries out of the free entitlement scheme if underfunding continues.

Analysis: Rhetoric fails to match reality

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Changes to how the early years workforce can develop will impinge on the quality of provision available to young children, argues Pamela Calder.

More nurseries threaten to quit free entitlement scheme

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Hertfordshire have warned that they may be forced to pull out of the free entitlement scheme for three- and four-year-olds in April if they are not allowed to charge top-up fees.

Nursery school heads want freedom to convert to academies

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Maintained nursery schools should be able to convert to academy status like primary, secondary and special schools, a parliamentary group will be told on Tuesday.

Analysis: Sign up for 'Hello' campaign

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

| Nursery World

There's plenty that you can do to be support this vital drive, says Communication Champion Jean Gross, who spoke to Melanie Defries.

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

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Friday, May 20, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education is launching a tender process for a two-year contract to support the 30 hours free childcare scheme.

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

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Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in York have won their battle for more Government funding for the 30 hours’ childcare pilot.

Call for more support for grandparents caring for disabled children

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

| Nursery World

Grandparents who raise disabled children face unbearable financial hardship, health problems, isolation and a lack of support, according to a new report.

Analysis: Welcome reprieve but sector still frustrated

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

| Nursery World

The deadline for having a single qualification for new entrants to the early years workforce has been extended - why did it need to be, and at what cost? Mary Evans hears from all sides involved.

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Pressure mounts on Cameron over fizzy drinks tax

Self-Evaluation Form scrapped in maintained sector

'Half a billion' funding black hole in 30-hours childcare

Support staff pay body's fate is still uncertain

£4.3m 'Troops to Teachers fail'

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

Scotland's new disclosure scheme for working with children delayed

Children should have parenting lessons, poverty tsar says

Quality up, but childminder numbers fall again

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

'Head count' costs nursery free entitlement funding

Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

Analysis: Rhetoric fails to match reality

More nurseries threaten to quit free entitlement scheme

Nursery school heads want freedom to convert to academies

Analysis: Sign up for 'Hello' campaign

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

Call for more support for grandparents caring for disabled children

Analysis: Welcome reprieve but sector still frustrated

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