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Report reveals benefits of Sure Start

Monday, June 10, 2019

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After Sure Start Children’s Centres were found to significantly reduce hospitalisations for children in poorer areas and save the NHS millions of pounds, the research authors share their findings.

DfE refuses to explain how funding rates were calculated

News

Thursday, November 14, 2019

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The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to disclose information on how current early years funding levels were determined, despite the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruling it do so.

Early years organisation publishes wishlist ahead of general election

News

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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The NDNA has called on the next Government to ‘get it right’ for childcare in its new manifesto.

General Election 2019: Conservatives win majority - early years and schools reaction

News

Friday, December 13, 2019

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Boris Johnson led his party to a historic victory last night, with Labour suffering its greatest loss of MPs since 1935.

Editor’s view - Putting in the hours

Opinion

Monday, October 1, 2018

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Labour’s proposed childcare revolution tackles some persistent problems, but it must be able to put its money where its mouth is

Zahawi dismisses funding concerns about 'successful' 30 hours

News

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi restates 30 hours' 'success story' to MPs in Parliament.

Tory MPs voice concerns about nursery school funding

News

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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Conservative MPs are increasingly concerned about the survival of maintained nursery schools and the impact for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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Childcare Level 3 qualifications are among 400 fully-funded courses for adults that the Government is making available for free from April 2021.

Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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A ‘worryingly high’ proportion of out-of-school providers are operating at a loss – and more than half of them expect to be closed within a year, a survey by the Out of School Alliance (OOSA) reveals.

Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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The National Education Union and Unison are calling on the Government to close early years settings in line with schools, to protect staff and prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Childminders in Scotland to receive sustainability grants

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

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Childminders in Scotland are to receive a further £2.2m funding to support the sustainability of their businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government has announced today.

Coronavirus: Scottish government launches £1m fund for childminders

News

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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Childminders who have been financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic will benefit from a £1m fund, the Scottish Government has announced.

Councils to share £280m for SEND provision and improvements

News

Friday, April 9, 2021

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Local authorities in England will receive at least £500,000 this year to support children with special educational needs and disabilities, including those in early years settings, the Department for Education has announced.

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Welsh education and early years settings are to benefit from an extra £19m in funding to ensure children continue their learning progress following disruption during the pandemic, the Welsh Government has announced

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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The Social Mobility Commission (SMC), an independent body which advises the Government, says the youngest and most deprived in society need to be the focus of the UK’s pandemic recovery.

Nursery school heads seek 'levelling-up' role as funding crisis worsens

News

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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With the pandemic having a disastrous impact on the funding of nursery schools, head teachers speak out about the urgent need for Government to find a solution. Disadvantaged families and children with SEND stand to lose most. By Catherine Gaunt

Scotland's delayed nationwide expansion of 1140 hours childcare launches

News

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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All three- and four-year-olds in Scotland can now claim 1140 hours of free early learning and childcare.

‘We must do more for those who have least’

Opinion

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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As the latest Sutton Trust report highlights the extent to which disadvantaged children are now being locked out of early years education, Brett Wigdortz, co-founder and CEO of tiney, urges policy makers to focus on solutions.

New research supports call for 30 hours to be extended to vulnerable children

News

Thursday, November 18, 2021

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Vulnerable three- and four-year-olds who received 30 hours of free childcare in LEYF's nurseries, demonstrated improved communication and maths, reveals an analysis of the nursery group's programme.

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

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The hourly funding rate paid by the Government to local authorities for the three-and four-year-old entitlements will rise by 17p an hour in most local authority areas in England from April, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Wales plans to make free childcare for two-year-olds universal

News

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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The Welsh Government has committed to expanding free childcare to all two-year-olds within the next three years.

Calls to reform and improve England's early education system

News

Thursday, July 7, 2022

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A new report, which compares childcare and education in six countries, suggests the system in England needs innovating or reforming.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

News

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

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Thousands of single mothers are being forced into debt by flawed universal credit childcare rules, according to analysis by Save the Children.

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Report reveals benefits of Sure Start

DfE refuses to explain how funding rates were calculated

Early years organisation publishes wishlist ahead of general election

General Election 2019: Conservatives win majority - early years and schools reaction

Editor’s view - Putting in the hours

Zahawi dismisses funding concerns about 'successful' 30 hours

Tory MPs voice concerns about nursery school funding

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

Unions call for nurseries to close to keep staff safe, and for emergency funding

Coronavirus: Childminders in Scotland to receive sustainability grants

Coronavirus: Scottish government launches £1m fund for childminders

Councils to share £280m for SEND provision and improvements

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

Government urged to put disadvantaged children at ‘centre stage’ of Covid-19 recovery plan

Nursery school heads seek 'levelling-up' role as funding crisis worsens

Scotland's delayed nationwide expansion of 1140 hours childcare launches

‘We must do more for those who have least’

New research supports call for 30 hours to be extended to vulnerable children

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

Wales plans to make free childcare for two-year-olds universal

Calls to reform and improve England's early education system

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

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