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DfE finds £50m more for 30 hours expansion

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

| Nursery World

The early years sector is cautiously welcoming an extra £50 million cash injection for expanding nursery capacity and offering 30-hour places.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

News

Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New figures suggest hundreds of childcare settings are closing across the country.

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

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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.

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

An apprenticeship body has confirmed that Functional Skills will be accepted on the current early years apprenticeship framework.

Greening announces merger of education and skills funding

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| Nursery World

The Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency are merging to create one body, the education secretary announced in Parliament today.

New apprenticeships funding system 'will widen training and jobs gap'

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Monday, March 27, 2017

| Nursery World

The apprenticeship levy will worsen the North-South divide in training opportunities and jobs, a leading think-tank has warned.

Scotland's Blueprint for 2020 sets out early years and childcare plans

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Friday, March 24, 2017

| Nursery World

A model for free early education and childcare that involves funding following the child and the Living Wage for private nursery staff are included in the plans.

New research predicts shortfall of nurseries offering extended free hours in Scotland

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Just half of nurseries in Scotland plan to offer the 1,140 free hours when the policy comes in, the NDNA's survey suggests.

Nursery Management: Schools Forums - Team spirit

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

What are schools forums and why do they matter? With funding set to take on an extra dimension from September with the free entitlement extension to 30 hours, Charlotte Goddard investigates

Nursery Management: 30 Hours: Business Support - Stretch marks

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

What next for those who won capital funding to extend their settings before September? – and for the many who did not get a grant, what other options are there? asks Karen Faux

Nursery Management: 30 Hours: Funding Rates - Number crunch

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

The way that councils are setting rates for 30 hours funding varies widely across the country. Jo Parkes assesses some big differences in approach

30 Hours, Part 5: York - Collective action

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

York’s pilot was hit when providers refused to take part. What is happening now the rate has been raised, asks Charlotte Goddard, while James Hempsall gives his take on the pilot

Spring Budget 2017: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years sector in favour of pubs

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery owners have accused Chancellor Philip Hammond of prioritising support for pubs over nurseries, as he announced plans to offer some business rate relief in his Spring Budget speech.

Mixed response to DfE's new model agreement

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years settings will not be able to force parents to pay for extras as a condition of taking up a free childcare place, the Department for Education has reiterated in a model agreement.