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Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

Friday, March 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Fewer than half of childminders that have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic plan to re-open within the next year, findings from a survey of childminders and childcare providers suggests.

Around half of nurseries staying open for key worker families

News

Thursday, April 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Around a half of nurseries in the UK are staying open for children of key workers and vulnerable children, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association suggests.

IFS warns of cuts to school budgets amid rising costs

News

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Schools spending per pupil in 2024 will be 3 per cent lower than 2010 in real terms, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

High cost of childcare cancels out benefits of working longer hours

News

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

| Nursery World

London parents on the minimum wage risk little gain from working extra hours due to the high-cost of childcare.

Two-year-olds Q&A: Determined to extend reach

News

Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

With the Government planning to ramp up the two-year-olds programme for 2014, Karen Faux breaks down the facts and figures to ask what it means for the sector.

More children doing better at the end of the EYFS

News

Friday, October 17, 2014

| Nursery World

More five-year-olds than ever are reaching a good level of development at the end of Reception, the latest statistics show.

Free places research: lessons to be learned

Opinion

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| Nursery World

An independent review of childcare funding is needed to make sure the free offer works well, says Jill Rutter of the Family and Childcare Trust

Early years expert group's 12-point general election plan

News

Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years experts are calling for a new dedicated early years framework for all children from birth to seven.

Projects for disadvantage get share of £1m fund

News

Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Six projects designed to raise the attainment of disadvantaged children from the age of two have been granted a share of £1m in funding.

Social mobility plan promises £50m for school nursery places

News

Thursday, December 14, 2017

| Nursery World

A new Government plan to boost social mobility has pledged £50m to increase school-based nursery places and close the 'word gap'.

30 hours risks widening the gap with 'quantity over quality'

News

Thursday, September 28, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30 hours childcare policy could widen the gap between poorer children and their better-off peers, and should be axed unless it is properly funded, a leading education charity says today.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

News

Friday, May 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.

Early years funding fails to keep pace with inflation

News

Friday, June 16, 2017

| Nursery World

More than a quarter of local authorities’ early years funding rates have seen real-terms cuts over the past five years, Pre-school Learning Alliance research reveals.

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

News

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would bring in a ring-fenced grant of £500m a year for children’s centres and offer universal early education for two-to four-year-olds.

Foundations for change

Opinion

Monday, August 6, 2018

| Nursery World

At a recent Lobby Day in Parliament, early years providers voiced their concerns to those with the power to correct current policies

Parents oppose 30 hour ‘extras’ charges

News

Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents are increasingly unwilling to pay additional costs to take up the 30 hours offer, Nursery World has learned.

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

News

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would increase provider funding to £7.35 an hour for free hours, introduce a national pay scale, and move towards a graduate-led workforce.

Autumn Budget 2018 branded 'a kick in the teeth for early years sector'

News

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The childcare and education sector has criticised the Chancellor for ignoring the funding crisis facing early years settings and schools in his Autumn Budget.

New £50m fund to create extra places and facilities for children with SEND

News

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| Nursery World

Local authorities will be able to access Government funding to improve facilities and create more school places for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities.

New childcare website to champion affordable childcare

News

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Childcare Champions, a campaign website, has launched three weeks before the Budget when a major Government announcement is expected on childcare funding.