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Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Thursday, November 12, 2020

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The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

Sector questions minister’s claims on extra £44m and national living wage

News

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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Sector organisations and nurseries are calling on the Department for Education to provide evidence to back up claims made by children and families minister Vicky Ford that the promised extra £44m will cover the national living wage rise.

Scotland: £1m outdoor clothing fund launched

News

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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A new £1m outdoor winter clothing fund has been launched by the Scottish Government to improve access to outdoor experiences in funded early learning and childcare (ELC) settings.

Coronavirus: Government must take urgent action on children’s lost learning, says spending watchdog

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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‘Swift’ action must be taken to ensure that disadvantaged children don’t miss out further in their education, the National Audit Office has told the Department for Education (17 March).

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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An ‘urgent’ new approach to children in social care is needed, after an independent review has found that the system is too focused on investigating families rather than providing them with support.

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch has said the Government’s treatment of early years settings during the pandemic was ‘unforgivable’ and vowed to continue to put pressure on ministers for more funding for the sector.

Wales pledges £36.6m to support Covid recovery for children and families

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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The Welsh government has announced more funding to help support children’s wellbeing and recovery for families from the pandemic, including funding for play and to increase childcare places.

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

News

Thursday, March 17, 2022

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Around one in three working parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their wages on childcare, reveals a new poll.

Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

News

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

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Organisations and charities have expressed their disappointment over the lack of support for children and families in the Queen’s speech.

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

News

Friday, September 23, 2022

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Education unions, sector organisations, and children's charities have been reacting to the Chancellor’s mini-budget, which included the biggest tax cuts since 1972, and which will benefit wealthy taxpayers the most.

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

News

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Bright Stars nursery group, formerly ICP Education, has had its childcare funding withdrawn for four of its sites in East Lothian.

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

News

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will pledge to roll out free breakfast clubs to all primary school children, invest in the childcare workforce, and oppose the Government's plan to change staff to child ratios in early years settings.

Labour figures reveal 60,000 place gap in two-year-old provision

News

Monday, June 16, 2014

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Labour research shows that local authorities face a shortfall of more than a quarter of places for two-year-olds when the scheme extends in September.

DfE reveals early years funding breakdown

News

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

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Early years providers can compare the funding they receive with their neighbours in other local authorities in an updated version of the early years online funding tool.

Local authorities warn of a shortage of 'high quality' funded places

News

Friday, October 11, 2013

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Local authorities have raised concerns that many of the childminders coming forward to offer funded places for two, three and four year olds are not sufficiently well-qualified to provide high quality early years education.

30 Hours, Part 11: North Yorkshire and Leicestershire - Well prepared

Features

Monday, September 18, 2017

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In the final part of this series,Charlotte Goddard visits the two remaining pilot areas and finds examples of best practice in communication – as well as the usual concerns about funding, with comment from James Hempsall

Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

News

Thursday, May 8, 2014

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New analysis shows that Labour's plans to extend free childcare to 25 hours a week could help 135,000 more mothers return to work.

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

News

Friday, July 4, 2014

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The House of Lords has set up an inquiry to examine how pre-school childcare in England is funded.

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

News

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The increase to ‘free’ entitlements is likely to be welcomed by parents, but the early years sector and Institute for Fiscal Studies question the practicalities and purpose. By Catherine Gaunt

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Opinion

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Sarah Mackenzie: 'A plan for gender equity'

Opinion

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The early years sector is the talk of the town, but the role of gender equity needs to be brought more into the conversation, says Sarah Mackenzie

Childminding agency rated 'ineffective' putting members' funding at risk

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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A childminding agency has been rated ‘ineffective’ leaving local authorities considering withdrawing funding from hundreds of childminder members.

Early years providers will see funding fall by 8 per cent – IFS

News

Friday, November 11, 2022

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Funding for the entitlement for two-, three- and four-year-olds is likely to fall by 8 per cent in real-terms, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which reveals the impact of rising inflation on the early years sector.

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

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Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

News

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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Labour has ruled out offering universal free childcare in favour of a means-tested offer to reduce spending commitments, reveal reports.

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Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Sector questions minister’s claims on extra £44m and national living wage

Scotland: £1m outdoor clothing fund launched

Coronavirus: Government must take urgent action on children’s lost learning, says spending watchdog

Children and families in social care are ‘not getting a good enough deal’, report reveals

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

Wales pledges £36.6m to support Covid recovery for children and families

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

Labour figures reveal 60,000 place gap in two-year-old provision

DfE reveals early years funding breakdown

Local authorities warn of a shortage of 'high quality' funded places

30 Hours, Part 11: North Yorkshire and Leicestershire - Well prepared

Labour's childcare plans could help thousands of mothers back to work

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Sarah Mackenzie: 'A plan for gender equity'

Childminding agency rated 'ineffective' putting members' funding at risk

Early years providers will see funding fall by 8 per cent – IFS

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

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