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A nursery rated outstanding is fighting a loophole in its local free entitlement funding which left it 288 out of pocket.
One of the largest nursery groups in the country has launched a petition calling for the Government to urgently review funding for three- and four-year-olds, after losing more than 10 per cent on the...
The extent of the shortfall in children's centre funding has been highlighted by a regional report, showing that Sure Start providers in some areas have had budgets slashed by 40 per cent year on...
The early years sector has warned that expanding the free entitlement in Scotland from 600 to 1,140 hours per year by 2020 will only work with adequate funding and resources.
The first nursery chain to float on the stock market began trading on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) last month with shares valued at five pence. Creative Educational Corporation plc, trading...
While take-up of school meals has nearly doubled under the universal infant free school meal (UIFSM) policy, its introduction has affected schools’ pupil premium funding.
The introduction of child tagging technology in nurseries has been criticised as a 'gimmick' that is fuelling parental paranoia. Tagging systems similar in design to the electronic tags used in...
I read with interest 'Nurseries alarmed at holiday moves' (News, 21 September), about providers worried at the prospect of the Government forcing them to give staff 28 days holiday when they work five...
The 'success story' of childminding networks does not match my own experience (News, 20 November). As a newly qualified childminder I have been told by my area's network co-ordinator that I will be...
Two influential reports give early years providers hope of improved funding.