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Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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One in four UK parents has been forced to leave their job or stop studying because of the ‘rocketing cost of childcare’, according to a worldwide survey by global children’s charity Theirworld.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Humza Yousaf appoints Natalie Don as Scotland's minister for children

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Friday, March 31, 2023

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Humza Yousaf, who was confirmed as Scotland’s First Minister on Tuesday, has appointed a new minister for children.

Majority of nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss or break even - survey

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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A quarter of nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss in the coming year, reveals new research.

Getting the funding rates right will 'make or break' nurseries

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Nurseries warn that the promised increase in funding rates from September ‘fall well short’ of what they need to survive after years of underfunding.

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The increase to ‘free’ entitlements is likely to be welcomed by parents, but the early years sector and Institute for Fiscal Studies question the practicalities and purpose. By Catherine Gaunt

Nursery group to offer 30 hours funded childcare to all staff from next month

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Monday, March 27, 2023

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A nursery group of five settings across the North-West is to offer 30 hours of subsidised childcare for staff with children aged over nine months from April.

Ofsted's chief inspector puts out statement following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has put out a statement in reaction to the death of a headteacher who took her life after her school was downgraded by inspectors.

Nurseries 'overwhelmed' with phone calls from parents about funded one and two-year-old places

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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Nurseries have been inundated with calls from parents asking about the new funded entitlements for one- and two-year-olds despite the offer not being phased in until 2024.

Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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An estimated 350,000 more children were pulled into poverty last year, largely because the Government cut the £20 universal credit uplift half-way through the year, reveals new analysis of official figures.

Teaching union to hand in petition to DfE calling for Ofsted to be replaced

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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The National Education Union (NEU) is to hand in a petition to the Department for Education asking them to replace Ofsted with a ‘supportive, effective and fair’ system.

Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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Children's minister Claire Couthino says that national average hourly funding rate for two-year-olds will rise to £8 this September and to £5.50 for three-to-four-year-olds. When the offer of 15 hours for children aged nine months and above is launched in September 2024, hourly funding is expected to be around £11 – with promises of ‘more to come’.

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales will today launch her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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Sector leaders and experts have welcomed the Chancellor’s focus on childcare reform in the Budget, but warn the funding promised will not solve the current crisis, and there is no detail as yet on funding rates for providers of the expanded 30-hour offer.

Seven in ten nurseries would not change staff: child ratios for two-year-olds, Government consultation finds

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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Most respondents to the Department for Education's consultation on changes to staff: child ratios for two-year-olds are against the plans, which the Government says will start in September.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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The parents of Oliver Steeper, who tragically died after choking on food at nursery in 2021, have vowed to overturn the Government’s decision to allow nurseries to relax childcare ratios for two-year-olds.

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

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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.

Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged to increase the availability of childcare and reduce costs for parents in what he called the 'most significant improvement for childcare provision in a decade.'

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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Nurseries are facing a 40 per cent rise in business rates from April, according to research from the National Day Nurseries Association, which is calling on the Chancellor to make nurseries exempt from paying them.

Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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While the majority of councils claim they have sufficient early years places, less than one in six collect information on whether provision is meeting the needs of local families, reveals new research.

Labour outlines plans to reform Ofsted

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Monday, March 13, 2023

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Labour's shadow education secretary has announced plans to replace Ofsted grades for schools with a new report card should the party win the next general election.

Chancellor reported to be planning childcare reforms and ratio changes

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Monday, March 13, 2023

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Jeremy Hunt is expected to go ahead with plans to relax staff to child ratios, raise funding for childcare entitlements, and give nursery staff a sign-up bonus, according to reports ahead of Wednesday’s Budget.

Eight in ten Britons think salaries for early years staff are too low

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Sunday, March 12, 2023

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New findings show that many people aren't aware of how low wages are for staff working in early years settings, with 8 in 10 believing their pay is too low for what they do.

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Less than 2 per cent of nurseries say the Government funding they receive to provide universal childcare for three-and four-year-olds covers their delivery costs, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also found that closures have risen by 87 per cent.

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Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Humza Yousaf appoints Natalie Don as Scotland's minister for children

Majority of nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss or break even - survey

Getting the funding rates right will 'make or break' nurseries

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

Nursery group to offer 30 hours funded childcare to all staff from next month

Ofsted's chief inspector puts out statement following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Nurseries 'overwhelmed' with phone calls from parents about funded one and two-year-old places

Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis

Teaching union to hand in petition to DfE calling for Ofsted to be replaced

Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

Seven in ten nurseries would not change staff: child ratios for two-year-olds, Government consultation finds

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

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

Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

Labour outlines plans to reform Ofsted

Chancellor reported to be planning childcare reforms and ratio changes

Eight in ten Britons think salaries for early years staff are too low

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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