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Nursery World Business Summit 2016 - 30-hour pilots

News

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Hear from the early implementer councils about the progress of the 30-hour pilots at the Business Summit on 8 November.

'Just relax the ratios, turn on the tap and the children will come'

Opinion

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Perhaps Liz Truss could persuade the Treasury to adopt a novel form of quantitative easing, argues Ross Midgley - just print more children.

Universal Credit parents 'in debt' over upfront childcare costs

News

Thursday, January 3, 2019

| Nursery World

Universal credit claimants are losing jobs and childcare places because they are required to pay childcare bills upfront, a new report has found.

Parents confused over reconfirmation of 30-hour place

News

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are reporting confusion among parents about confirming their eligibility for the 30 hours, putting their funded place at risk.

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

News

Friday, July 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly a fifth of councils in Scotland have no plans to increase funding rates when the 1,140 hours becomes statutory next month, an investigation by NDNA Scotland shows.

Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

News

Monday, March 7, 2022

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government has committed an additional £6 million per year to its funded childcare offer, increasing the hourly rate from £4.50 to £5 per hour from April.

Petition calling for childcare funding to increase attracts thousands of signatures

News

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

| Nursery World

A petition calling for early years funding to increase has gained thousands of signatures within days of being created.

Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

News

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| Nursery World

While the return of the sick pay scheme is good news for the sector, the business grants announced by the Chancellor yesterday (21 December) are prioritised for hospitality, culture and leisure.

Business Challenges: Part 4 - Ebb and flow

Features

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| Nursery World

In the final part of her series, Charlotte Goddard asks how settings should approach local authorities for vital data

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

News

Friday, March 31, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government’s apprenticeships policies lack focus and will not close the skills gap because they fail to concentrate on the sectors and regions where training is most needed, an MPs' report warns.

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

News

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

Childcare seminar and report examine the state of the market

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

| Nursery World

LaingBuisson is holding its third Childcare Seminar exploring market opportunities and challenges on 23 March in London, when it will also launch its latest Childcare Market Report.

Nursery World Business Summit - Open questions

Knowledge Bank

Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

‘UK nursery businesses: striving for success’ was the theme of this Big Debate at Nursery World’s recent Business Summit in association with Christie & Co. Hannah Crown reports

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.

Funded places leaving providers out of pocket by millions

News

Friday, May 25, 2018

| Nursery World

New research finds that the PVI sector is facing a shortfall of half a billion pounds a year in revenue due to underfunding for the 15 and 30 hours and an inability to cross-subsidise losses.

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.

More than half of nurseries put up their fees last year

News

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

According to the Department for Education’s (DfE) Early Years and Childcare Providers’ survey, 53 per cent of nurseries increased their fees for at least one age group in the last 12 months.

Petition calling for funding to increase tops 6,000 signatures

News

Thursday, January 31, 2019

| Nursery World

A petition calling on the Government to increase childcare funding in line with minimum wage rises has secured more than 6,400 signatures in just a few days.

Minimum wage rates to increase from 1 April

News

Friday, March 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The national minimum wage rates are set to increase again from 1 April, rising to £7.83 an hour for the highest paid.

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Nursery World Business Summit 2016 - 30-hour pilots

'Just relax the ratios, turn on the tap and the children will come'

Universal Credit parents 'in debt' over upfront childcare costs

Parents confused over reconfirmation of 30-hour place

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

Petition calling for childcare funding to increase attracts thousands of signatures

Coronavirus: Early years to benefit from renewed Sick Pay Rebate scheme

Business Challenges: Part 4 - Ebb and flow

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

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

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

Childcare seminar and report examine the state of the market

Nursery World Business Summit - Open questions

Alliance launches early years survey on impact of wage rises

Funded places leaving providers out of pocket by millions

Nursery group cuts fees

More than half of nurseries put up their fees last year

Petition calling for funding to increase tops 6,000 signatures

Minimum wage rates to increase from 1 April

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