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Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

Friday, September 25, 2020

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Councils in England are warning that up to one in 10 childcare providers could close this winter, and that as many as one in four are at risk in rural areas.

9 in 10 parents think early years sector underfunded - MPs' survey

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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The vast majority of parents think that the current level of funding for their nursery, pre-school or childminder is inadequate – and have raised concerns over their ability to work if the sector is not supported to remain financially sustainable.

Government 'knowingly underfunded' the early years sector

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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The Government stands accused of ‘shamelessly’ and ‘knowingly underfunding’ the early years sector, after private Government documents obtained by the Early Years Alliance reveal that ministers at the Department for Education were aware that it was severely underfunding providers of funded childcare places for three- and four-year-olds.

Labour urges Conservative MPs to vote for its education catch-up plans

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Labour will use an opposition day motion on Wednesday to push for Conservative MPs to end the ‘catalogue of chaos’ and back 'an ambitious plan' for children's education recovery, ahead of the school summer holidays.

Scotland: Sector criticises omission of data on PVI workforce in childcare expansion report

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Friday, June 18, 2021

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The Scottish Government has been criticised for its low take-up of the 1,140 hour offer among two-year-olds, and for failing to give workforce data on private and voluntary providers.

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

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A coalition of children’s sector organisations is calling on the Chancellor to use his Spending Review, next week, to provide ‘much-needed' cross-Government investment in babies, children and young people.

More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

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Friday, July 8, 2022

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Six in 10 women who have had an abortion say childcare costs influenced their decision, reveals new research.

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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A union body is calling for universal free childcare as nursery bills ‘skyrocket’ to over £1,000 a month across England and with costs predicted to rise to £2,000 a month by 2026.

Spending Review: Early years set to lose out

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

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While the Chancellor confirmed that the schools budget will remain protected under the Spending Review, worries have been raised about what it will mean for the early years sector.

Children's centres move away from universal services to target poorest

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Friday, July 19, 2013

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The extent to which children's centres are changing in the face of local authority cuts and Coalition Government policy is highlighted in the latest report from the Evaluation of Children's Centres in England.

Exclusive: Living wage to create funding gap of hundreds of millions

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Monday, August 24, 2015

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The introduction of the 'national living wage' (NLW) next April will push the nursery sector into a deficit running into hundreds of millions of pounds without serious commitment from the Government to reforming the system of childcare funding.

Children's commissioner's North report calls for greater early intervention

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Monday, March 26, 2018

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A new report on growing up in the north of England advocates a renewed focus on early intervention, including encouraging local areas to do all they can to continue to fund children’s centres.

New research predicts shortfall of nurseries offering extended free hours in Scotland

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

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Just half of nurseries in Scotland plan to offer the 1,140 free hours when the policy comes in, the NDNA's survey suggests.

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

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Friday, March 24, 2017

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A campaign calling for fair future funding of early years places has been extended to include parents, with the aim of strengthening the sector's voice.

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

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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.

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

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More than 700 early years settings and childminders in England will be able to take part in new training projects funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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Friday, December 2, 2022

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A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

DfE announces increases to early years funding that are branded 'tokenistic' by sector

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Friday, December 16, 2022

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The DfE has announced that childcare funding is to rise by 3.4 per cent for three and four-year-olds and by 4 per cent for two-year-olds in 2023-24, while an extra £20m is being provided to help cover minimum wage increases

DfE confirms new funding rates, but sector says it's not enough after years of underfunding

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Friday, July 7, 2023

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The Government has confirmed that funding will increase to an average of £5.62 for three and four-year-olds and £7.95 for two-year-olds from September.

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

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Monday, January 15, 2024

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Thousands of parents are struggling to get their code to take up the extended hours and to find a setting that is offering funded places.

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Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas

9 in 10 parents think early years sector underfunded - MPs' survey

Government 'knowingly underfunded' the early years sector

Labour urges Conservative MPs to vote for its education catch-up plans

Scotland: Sector criticises omission of data on PVI workforce in childcare expansion report

Spending Review Autumn 2021: Chancellor urged to invest in babies and children

More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

Spending Review: Early years set to lose out

Children's centres move away from universal services to target poorest

Exclusive: Living wage to create funding gap of hundreds of millions

Children's commissioner's North report calls for greater early intervention

New research predicts shortfall of nurseries offering extended free hours in Scotland

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

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

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

DfE announces increases to early years funding that are branded 'tokenistic' by sector

DfE confirms new funding rates, but sector says it's not enough after years of underfunding

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

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