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Government reveals plans for new free places funding system

News

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Ministers are planning to introduce a new national funding formula for all early education places.

Early years providers' views sought on new funding rates

News

Monday, July 10, 2023

| Nursery World

A survey exploring how the new funding rates compare to childcare provider’s delivery costs has been launched.

The Big Debate – Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure?

News

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure? We asked two experts in the sector to share their views

Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

News

Thursday, February 22, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years providers will struggle to meet increased demand for funded places once the expanded offer comes in due to staffing and space shortages, suggest new findings.

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

News

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

News

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

News

Thursday, April 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery workers that have been put on temporary leave by their employer during the coronavirus crisis can be furloughed more than once, according to updated guidance.

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has been inundated with emails from the self-employed and small companies, including childcare providers, that are missing out on Government support during the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

News

Friday, May 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries around the UK - both large chains and standalone providers - have voiced their concerns about staying open, following the change in official guidance as to how how much they can claim for staff on furlough.

Extra £44m funding will cover living wage rise, minister says in early years debate

News

Monday, December 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Funding increases for nurseries will cover national living wage increases next year, children and families minister Vicky Ford told MPs in a debate on the future of nurseries and early years last week.

Nursery Management: Policy - Q&A: Your guide to the Children and Families Bill

Features

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| Nursery World

As this highly significant bill enters its final stages in Parliament, we ask Family and Childcare Trust policy and public affairs expert Adam Butler some key questions.

'Our sector is resilient, resourceful and endlessly creative'

Opinion

Thursday, September 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Sarah Carr, chair of the National Day Nurseries Association, reflects as she steps down from the role in October after 20 years

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

News

Friday, August 12, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Mini-Budget: the key points from the Chancellor

News

Friday, September 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Unveiling his Mini-Budget this morning, the newly appointed chancellor Kwaski Kwarteng revealed plans to cut taxes and establish ‘low tax zones’ across the country, while confirming changes to the working hours threshold for universal credit claimants.