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Early years sector unites against plans to cut ratios

Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Protests against any plans to lower staff child ratios for nurseries and childminders are gaining force against mounting anticipation of a Government announcement next week on changes to allow better qualified staff to look after more children.

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

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

| Nursery World

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.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| Nursery World

A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

Foundation Years: Government wants new 'covenant' with early years providers

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Ministers are proposing a new way of working, building on the 'co-production' process, to draw up a 'covenant' between the early years sector, the DfE and local authorities.

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given a largely positive response to the Chancellor's announcement to extend the free entitlement to 40 per cent of two-year-olds by 2015.

Shock rise in VAT could force up nursery fees

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries may be forced to increase their fees to cope with the increase in VAT, early years organisations have warned.

NDNA Business Performance Survey December 2012 - A North-South divide for nursery prospects

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Many nurseries had a bumpy ride in the second half of 2012. Karen Faux reports on survey findings which provide key pointers for the year ahead.

Removal of LAs' early years quality role raises alarm

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Local authorities will no longer have a role to improve quality in early years settings, leaving the future of the work of early years authority advisers and their teams unclear.

Enormous shortfall in two-year-old places predicted

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Some of the largest nursery groups in the country are concerned that a shortfall in the number of nursery places for disadvantaged two-year-olds could hamper Government plans to expand free nursery education, Nursery World has learned.

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Early years sector unites against plans to cut ratios

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

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

Early years action group to stage protest in March

Foundation Years: Government wants new 'covenant' with early years providers

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

Shock rise in VAT could force up nursery fees

NDNA Business Performance Survey December 2012 - A North-South divide for nursery prospects

Removal of LAs' early years quality role raises alarm

Enormous shortfall in two-year-old places predicted

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