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Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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Nursery closures in England rose by 50 per cent in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, with many settings in the most deprived parts of the country forced to shut.

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has expressed concerned about the impact of the withdrawal of Government financial support, including the closure of the furlough scheme, on small businesses.

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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Early years minister Caroline Dinenage has told private nursery owners that they must charge parents for additional services if their viability is threatened by 30 hours funding rates that are less than the fees they charge outside the free entitlement.

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

News

Monday, April 3, 2017

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New figures suggest hundreds of childcare settings are closing across the country.

30 Hours, Part 4: Northumberland - Help out there

Features

Monday, February 20, 2017

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In the country’s least densely populated county, Northumberland, the council is using the 30 hours trial to find out how to cater for geographically isolated families. Charlotte Goddard reports

Nursery Management exclusive: Childminding - Counting the cost

Features

Monday, September 21, 2015

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The impact of underfunding of the free entitlement for childminders has been revealed - with two thirds making a loss. Charlotte Goddard reports.

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

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Settings are urged to air their views in the Government’s apprenticeship levy consultation after a leading training provider warned that ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts are in store.

Funding - Missing pieces in the 30-hour funding review

Opinion

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s Review of childcare costs is supposed to set the sector’s mind at rest – but it only muddies the water further, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance

Consultation opens on changes to way LAs fund providers

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Friday, April 5, 2013

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Ministers plan to change the way that nurseries and childminders are funded through local authorities, in a move towards developing a new national funding formula for free early education places.

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.

Sector response: early years national funding formula

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years organsiations that have long campaigned for early years funding reform have broadly welcomed the plans.

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents will need to work 16 hours a week to be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare from 2017, the Chancellor has confirmed.

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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The expansion of Government-funded places for two-year-olds and better economic conditions has driven demand for children’s nurseries, according to a new report.

More councils bow to pressure on ‘free’ 30-hour childcare

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Monday, September 3, 2018

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Councils around the country are ditching the word ‘free’ to describe the 30 hours childcare offer in favour of ‘funded’ following sustained lobbying from early years providers.

Counting the cost of early years funding shortfalls

Opinion

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

As recent reports reveal ongoing problems with the underfunding of the 30 hours, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the biggest voluntary sector provider the Pre-school Learning Alliance, calls for Government action, as he explains why it has closed more than 20 settings

Nadhim Zahawi promises 'deep dive' into nursery costs

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

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The children’s minister has sought to reassure MPs that the Department for Education is looking into the costs of the 30-hour offer, while denying nursery closures are 'widespread'.

Childcare providers will struggle with rise to national wage rates

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

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Early years experts have warned that national wage increases could have a ‘devastating’ impact on the sector.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Nursery group's 'open letter' calls for Government action to save sector

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Friday, March 25, 2022

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More than 100 nursery groups and early years providers have signed an open letter to the Government highlighting the dire situation the sector faces with recruitment at ‘an all-time low’ and settings struggling to survive after years of underfunding.

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.

30 Hours: Management - A tangled web

Features

Monday, June 12, 2017

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What do childcare providers need to know when it comes to helping parents with the 30-hours computer application system? Hannah Crown tries to plug the gaps

Spring Budget 2017: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years sector in favour of pubs

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery owners have accused Chancellor Philip Hammond of prioritising support for pubs over nurseries, as he announced plans to offer some business rate relief in his Spring Budget speech.

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Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

30 Hours, Part 4: Northumberland - Help out there

Nursery Management exclusive: Childminding - Counting the cost

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

Funding - Missing pieces in the 30-hour funding review

Consultation opens on changes to way LAs fund providers

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

Sector response: early years national funding formula

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

More councils bow to pressure on ‘free’ 30-hour childcare

Counting the cost of early years funding shortfalls

Nadhim Zahawi promises 'deep dive' into nursery costs

Childcare providers will struggle with rise to national wage rates

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Nursery group's 'open letter' calls for Government action to save sector

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

30 Hours: Management - A tangled web

Spring Budget 2017: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years sector in favour of pubs

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