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Funded early education hours not enough to 'narrow the gap'

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

| Nursery World

Parents with young children who work 20 hours a week or more should be entitled to up to 25 hours a week of free early education, a think tank has proposed.

Childminder agency plans approved despite 'lack of detail'

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations say that the Government has failed to act upon the sector’s concerns over how childminder agencies will operate.

Ireland Reforms - Progress is slow for Ireland's childcare sector

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Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

More than a year since a television programme revealed below-standards of care and mistreatment at some of Ireland's creches, little improvement appears to have been made to the country's childcare.

Liberal Democrats pledge to triple pupil premium in early years

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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The Liberal Democrats would raise the pupil premium for nursery-age children to £1,000 a year, under plans released as part of the party’s election manifesto.

Campaign calls for volunteers to help boost outdoor play in the community

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Friday, January 20, 2012

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A consortium of voluntary organisations led by Play England has been awarded 2m through the Government's Big Society Fund to re-launch a campaign to increase children's opportunities to play outside.

Early years charity opens new family visitor centre in prison

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Early Years Scotland has opened a new family visitor centre at HMP Low Moss.

Star Photo: Busy Bears Nursery

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Friday, March 2, 2012

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A medieval knight on horseback gave children a ride at Busy Bears nursery in Durham.

Spending on early years cut by £650m

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Monday, December 11, 2017

| Nursery World

New DfE figures show local authority spending on Sure Start and early years services has fallen by more than £650 million since 2010.

Scottish government promises 600 hours of free nursery care

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Monday, March 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Parents in Scotland could be entitled to over 600 hours of free nursery education a year, under new plans announced by first minister Alex Salmond.

Thousands of parents missing out on 30 hours places

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

| Nursery World

More than 22,000 parents have not yet taken up a 30 hours place they are eligible for, according to new DfE figures, and only three-quarters of codes issued for January have so far been validated.

Call for 'shared sites' to bring young and old together

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Friday, January 5, 2018

| Nursery World

A new report has called for the introduction of 500 intergenerational shared sites to unite young and old people and counter ‘age apartheid’.

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

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Monday, April 2, 2012

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Two children's centre nurseries in the London borough of Southwark are set to close because the council says there is no longer a need for places.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs scheme to drive the take-up of funded two-year-old places across the capital.

Nursery group opens seventh setting

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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Cheshire based nursery group Kids Planet has opened a new 1.2m setting, bringing the total number of nurseries in the chain to seven.

More parents applying for 30 hours, but thousands still without a place

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Friday, January 12, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 59,000 codes issued to parents for the 30 hours have still not been validated by providers or local authorities.

Kidsunlimited nursery group opens 61st setting

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery chain kidsunlimited is continuing on a wave of expansion, with the opening of its third new nursery this year.

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

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Friday, January 26, 2018

| Nursery World

A new scheme in Bradford aims to develop safer and healthier places for children under four to play and walk, and increase access to green spaces.

Star Photo: Juice Nursery

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| Nursery World

Children at Juice Nursery in Altrincham in Greater Manchester were delighted to explore their newly equipped sensory room.

London parents least likely to use free early education places

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Friday, June 29, 2012

| Nursery World

Take-up of free nursery education for thee-and four-year-olds is lower in London and among South Asian parents, research carried out for the Department for Education has found.

New early years funding tool

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Friday, July 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years providers will now be able to compare how much funding they receive for the free entitlement with settings in other areas.

Number of under-fives set to soar

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Monday, July 30, 2012

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The number of children attending maintained nurseries and primary schools is set to increase by around 20 per cent in the next eight years, according to Government figures.

No case for profit-making schools, think-tank finds

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Schools should not be run for profit, a report argues, which found that charities run schools better than businesses.

'Play and joy' in the snow

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Monday, March 5, 2018

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A strong emphasis on the outdoors and a later start to formal learning are key in Scandinavia, Catherine Gaunt discovered on Nursery World’s study tour to Finland and Sweden last month

Council to cut back on childrens' services

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Monday, September 10, 2012

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Children's services in Bolton are to bear the brunt of council cuts following the announcement that the local authority has to make savings of 35.6m over the next two years.

York College Nursery closed until next month

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Monday, September 24, 2012

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York College Nursery, which is currently under investigation after the death of a three-year-old at the setting's outdoor area, is to remain closed until 1 October.

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Funded early education hours not enough to 'narrow the gap'

Childminder agency plans approved despite 'lack of detail'

Ireland Reforms - Progress is slow for Ireland's childcare sector

Liberal Democrats pledge to triple pupil premium in early years

Campaign calls for volunteers to help boost outdoor play in the community

Early years charity opens new family visitor centre in prison

Star Photo: Busy Bears Nursery

Spending on early years cut by £650m

Scottish government promises 600 hours of free nursery care

Thousands of parents missing out on 30 hours places

Call for 'shared sites' to bring young and old together

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

Nursery group opens seventh setting

More parents applying for 30 hours, but thousands still without a place

Kidsunlimited nursery group opens 61st setting

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

Star Photo: Juice Nursery

London parents least likely to use free early education places

New early years funding tool

Number of under-fives set to soar

No case for profit-making schools, think-tank finds

'Play and joy' in the snow

Council to cut back on childrens' services

York College Nursery closed until next month

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