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Sector slams DfE for failing to address 30-hour childcare challenges

Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years sector organisations have warned that the Government is putting the 30-hour childcare policy in jeopardy by failing to listen to providers’ concerns.

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

Opinion

Friday, July 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30-hours scheme is heading for failure if problems raised in the pilot evaluation are glossed over instead of tackled, argues Neil Leitch

Majority against higher qualified staff having to care for more children

News

Friday, February 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Eight in ten nurseries are against Government proposals to allow highly qualified staff in nurseries to look after more children, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association suggests.

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

News

Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Last June, the Government launched a review into the Nursery Milk Scheme to try to cut the rising costs of the initiative.

Holiday club and out-of-school providers in talks with DfE over reopening plans

News

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Some of the largest wraparound childcare providers in the country have joined forces to share their concerns around the survival of out-of-school childcare with the Department for Education, and their ideas for how the sector may be able to be able to reopen safely in time for the school summer holidays, Nursery World has learnt.

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

News

Friday, March 12, 2021

| Nursery World

Using data to understand the movements and lifestyle habits of new parents so that it can inform new nursery openings, was one of the subjects that generated widespread interest at Nursery World’s Business Summit.

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

News

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

More than half of parents believe that nurseries should employ more staff to look after nursery age children, research by the Department for Education suggests.

Alliance launches early years survey on impact of wage rises

News

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance has launched a survey for early years providers ahead of national minimum wage increases next month.

Editor's view - Numbers game

Opinion

Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

It might be time to look again at the thorny subject of staff:child ratios, but the essential arguments haven't changed substantially

Nursery group cuts fees

News

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

| Nursery World

The Old Station Nursery's Henley-on-Thames setting will reduce the cost of childcare from April, which could mean a saving for parents with a child on a part-time place of up to 2,730 a year.

2m fund to boost childcare start-ups

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

| Nursery World

A 2m scheme to encourage more people to set up as childminders, open nurseries and get more women into work has opened for applications.

30-hour childcare: 4 in 10 providers fear closure in the next 12 months

News

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

| Nursery World

A Pre-school Learning Alliance survey shows childcare providers are increasingly fighting to stay open, one year after the policy was introduced.

EXCLUSIVE: Big divide in nursery losses

News

Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery World’s exclusive investigation into the first year of the 30 hours reveals stark variations in nursery closures across the country.

Nursery owners’ desperate measures to survive

News

Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are relying on financial support from family and friends or additional income revenues to keep their businesses afloat.

Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

News

Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery fees for 83 per cent of parents have either increased or are set to increase in the next two months, reveals new research.

Grave concerns raised for the sector after minimum wage increase announced

News

Friday, November 18, 2022

| Nursery World

The sector is warning of mass closures of early years settings without more funding now that the national living wage is to rise to £10.42 an hour from next April.

LONG READ: Extended hours in chaos as councils leave settings in dark on rates

News

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Most local authorities have yet to tell providers how much they will receive for funded places, raising doubts over how many settings will be able to offer the entitlements. By Katy Morton

Special focus: Guide to latest management software

Features

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Amid the uncertainty surrounding the roll-out of the extended entitlements, early years settings need digital management tools now more than ever. By Karen Hart

Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| Nursery World

As the Government’s childcare expansion for working parents of two-year-olds in England gets underway, sector organisations and nurseries continue to warn of the challenges facing the sector.

Why social enterprises in the early years sector are a force for good

Features

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| Nursery World

London Early Years Foundation chief executive June O’Sullivan explains why the nursery group is setting up an Early Years Social Enterprises Collective

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Sector slams DfE for failing to address 30-hour childcare challenges

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

Majority against higher qualified staff having to care for more children

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

Holiday club and out-of-school providers in talks with DfE over reopening plans

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

Alliance launches early years survey on impact of wage rises

Editor's view - Numbers game

Nursery group cuts fees

2m fund to boost childcare start-ups

30-hour childcare: 4 in 10 providers fear closure in the next 12 months

EXCLUSIVE: Big divide in nursery losses

Nursery owners’ desperate measures to survive

Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

Grave concerns raised for the sector after minimum wage increase announced

LONG READ: Extended hours in chaos as councils leave settings in dark on rates

Special focus: Guide to latest management software

Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

Why social enterprises in the early years sector are a force for good

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