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4.3 million parents could be without access to early support services

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

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Millions of parents are missing out on, or struggling to access, early years support services due to the pandemic, according to Action for Children, which is calling on the Government to implement a 'minimum service guarantee'.

Autumn Budget 2021: Early years sector gives cautious welcome to funding increase

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| Nursery World

While Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced £170m for early years funding by 2024-25 in his Budget speech today, Nursery World now understands that there will be additional funding in 2022-23 and 2023-24 that was not initially set out.

Childcare costs rise by 3 per cent in a year

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

| Nursery World

Coram Family and Childcare has called on the Government to do more to help parents access childcare, as costs continue to rise.

DfE launches campaign to raise awareness of 30 hours among low-income families

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has released new resources aimed at encouraging less well-off parents to use 30-hour childcare.

Government to extend funding for adoption support

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

| Nursery World

Funding to support adopted children to overcome past trauma will continue into 2021, the education secretary announced in a speech to mark National Adoption Week last night.

New resources to support families with personal budgets

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| Nursery World

KIDS, a charity for disabled children and young people, has launched a free suite of resources to support families in the move to personal budgets.

Nursery group cuts fees

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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.

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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Friday, July 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children from disadvantaged families will be able to access out-of-school activities and healthy meals for free this summer in a £2m pilot scheme funded by the Department for Education.

Parents vow to fight on after council confirms nursery closures

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

| Nursery World

Campaigners fighting to save Tower Hamlets' remaining council-run day nurseries are joining forces with other groups fighting nursery closures across the country.

PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Nearly two out of three parents are reconsidering whether to have another child due to ‘spiralling’ childcare costs, finds new research.

Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

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Friday, December 2, 2022

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

Budget 2024: Chancellor confirms 'guaranteed' rates for 'landmark' childcare expansion

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

| Nursery World

The Chancellor has delivered his spring Budget today confirming there will be an extra £500m for providers over two years to support providers with workforce costs.

Call to give more importance to family learning

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Friday, March 1, 2024

| Nursery World

A group of organisations from across the early years and family support sectors is calling for family learning to be reformed so every child and parent in England are supported.

Survey reveals 30 hours pressure on London childcare

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government’s 30-hour policy threatens the availability and quality of childcare for working parents in the capital, a new report claims.

New report calls for radical reform to create anti-poverty childcare system

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| Nursery World

A simpler funding system, where parents pay for the cost of their childcare outside the free 15 hours on a sliding scale based on their income, has been proposed by the Family and Childcare Trust.

Scrap free 30-hour childcare to 'solve poverty' for poor families

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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Free childcare for all working parents should not rise to 30 hours a week, but instead extra childcare should be provided free to low-income parents, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said.

Education secretary announces social mobility 'opportunity areas'

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

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Disadvantaged children in six areas across England will receive extra Government support, through a new £60m fund.

Autumn Budget 2021: £170m for childcare providers

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged £170m more for childcare providers in early years funding by 2024-25.

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

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Friday, December 3, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 40 per cent of health visitors are worried they ‘can’t do enough to safeguard babies and children’, according to new survey findings.

Free webinars for early years staff to boost take up of Tax-Free Childcare

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Friday, February 18, 2022

| Nursery World

A series of webinars for all those who work with children are being held with the aim of increasing awareness and understanding of the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

Schools White Paper: Government sets target for all schools to become academies by 2030

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Monday, March 28, 2022

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All schools will be encouraged to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trusts by 2030 with local authorities given powers to set up their own trusts, under moves outlined in the Government’s Schools White Paper.

Ministers urged to 'think carefully' when introducing new policies to reduce childcare costs

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Friday, May 20, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government is being urged to ‘think carefully’ about how to support parents who need help with childcare costs as research highlights how current policies support a minority of families.

Children and families minister to look at regulation of childcare sector with visit to France

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) is to review the regulation of early years settings in a bid to reduce the cost of childcare for families.

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium has risen to 116,500, the highest on record, reveal national statistics.

Petition urges Government to make funded childcare available as soon as a child turns three

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Monday, June 27, 2022

| Nursery World

A petition calling for children to automatically receive the funded hours when they turn three rather than wait until the term after their birthday, costing parents more money, has been launched.

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4.3 million parents could be without access to early support services

Autumn Budget 2021: Early years sector gives cautious welcome to funding increase

Childcare costs rise by 3 per cent in a year

DfE launches campaign to raise awareness of 30 hours among low-income families

Government to extend funding for adoption support

New resources to support families with personal budgets

Nursery group cuts fees

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

Parents vow to fight on after council confirms nursery closures

PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

Budget 2024: Chancellor confirms 'guaranteed' rates for 'landmark' childcare expansion

Call to give more importance to family learning

Survey reveals 30 hours pressure on London childcare

New report calls for radical reform to create anti-poverty childcare system

Scrap free 30-hour childcare to 'solve poverty' for poor families

Education secretary announces social mobility 'opportunity areas'

Autumn Budget 2021: £170m for childcare providers

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

Free webinars for early years staff to boost take up of Tax-Free Childcare

Schools White Paper: Government sets target for all schools to become academies by 2030

Ministers urged to 'think carefully' when introducing new policies to reduce childcare costs

Children and families minister to look at regulation of childcare sector with visit to France

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

Petition urges Government to make funded childcare available as soon as a child turns three

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