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Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

Thursday, April 13, 2023

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A nursery operated by the Harp Group in Langho, Blackburn is shutting tomorrow (14 April) after giving parents less than a week’s notice of the closure.

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.

Fears nursery recruitment incentives are fuelling 'job hopping'

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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Nurseries are reportedly seeing an increase in practitioners ‘job hopping’ fuelled by new-starter incentives amid the continuing recruitment crisis.

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools grows to 20 settings

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

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Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools is expanding with the opening of two new purpose-built sites this year.

Majority of people think the Government should fund minimum levels of provision for early years

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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More than 80 per cent of people agree that the Government should fund minimum levels of provision for early years.

A plethora of good practice in April's issue

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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This April’s highlights include the surprisingly fraught issue of bikes, teachable moments, current safeguarding priorities, and resources for helping children explore language.

NDNA signs up to commercial partnership with nursery resources supplier Hope

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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The National Day Nurseries Association has linked up with educational resources supplier Hope, which is part of Findel.

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.

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).

Rishi Sunak faces scrutiny over wife's involvement in childminding agency

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

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Labour has held the PM to account on plans to give new childminders joining agencies more money than those who register independently, after it was revealed Akshata Murty holds shares in a childminding agency.

Take part in our Ofsted survey

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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Is Ofsted fit-for-purpose, what needs to change? We want to hear about your experiences.

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

Meet award winning apprentice, Declan Hoskins

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Declan Hoskins, based at Robert Gordon University Campus in Aberdeen, won the Ambassador of the Year category at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards. Organised by Scotland's skills agency, Skills Development Scotland, they took place during Scottish Apprenticeship Week on 6-10 March.

Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber attack in the last year

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber security breach in the past 12 months, reveal new survey findings.

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.

Education sector workers facing 'devastating' food insecurity

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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More than a fifth (21 per cent) of households in homes where education sector workers live faced ‘devastating’ food insecurity in January.

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.

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Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

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

Fears nursery recruitment incentives are fuelling 'job hopping'

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools grows to 20 settings

Majority of people think the Government should fund minimum levels of provision for early years

A plethora of good practice in April's issue

NDNA signs up to commercial partnership with nursery resources supplier Hope

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

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

Rishi Sunak faces scrutiny over wife's involvement in childminding agency

Take part in our Ofsted survey

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?

Meet award winning apprentice, Declan Hoskins

Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber attack in the last year

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

Education sector workers facing 'devastating' food insecurity

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

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