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Working families' childcare costs rising faster than wages

Monday, September 3, 2018

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The TUC is calling for subsidised childcare from the end of maternity leave, as research reveals childcare fees have risen three times faster than wages over the past ten years.

Counting the cost of early years funding shortfalls

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

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As recent reports reveal ongoing problems with the underfunding of the 30 hours, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the biggest voluntary sector provider the Pre-school Learning Alliance, calls for Government action, as he explains why it has closed more than 20 settings

Nadhim Zahawi promises 'deep dive' into nursery costs

Thursday, October 11, 2018

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The children’s minister has sought to reassure MPs that the Department for Education is looking into the costs of the 30-hour offer, while denying nursery closures are 'widespread'.

Campaigners unite to save day nurseries

Monday, October 29, 2018

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Campaigners across the country are joining forces to fight the closure of council-run and community nurseries, with a rally in Salford on Saturday (27 October) uniting members of the Save Our Nurseries campaigns in Tower Hamlets, Salford and Nottingham.

Childcare providers will struggle with rise to national wage rates

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

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Early years experts have warned that national wage increases could have a ‘devastating’ impact on the sector.

Welsh Government plans to end the disparity in childcare funding

Friday, January 11, 2019

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Wales is to pilot a programme to align funding for providers delivering the country’s two childcare offers.

Nursery schools granted £24m in stop-gap funding

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi will announce later today that the Department for Education will provide an extra £24 million for maintained nursery schools to plan for the 2019/20 school year.

Mayor tackles low uptake of funded two-year-old places

Monday, March 18, 2019

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More than a third of eligible families in London are missing out on two-year-old places, according to figures released by the Mayor.

Northamptonshire County Council proposes cuts to early years

Monday, March 18, 2019

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Childcare providers in Northamptonshire are set to lose thousands of pounds in funding as the council proposes big cuts to its early years budget.

Quantity over quality

Monday, April 15, 2019

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Government funding of the early years has risen over the past few decades, but could the money have been better spent?

What would make early years better in 2020?

Monday, January 6, 2020

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Entering a new decade and with a new Government in place, early years campaigners, professionals and training organisations share their wishes for the year ahead.

Government funds 5m early education study

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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The first major early years research to begin since 1997 will look at the impact of free early education from the age of two on the development of thousands of children.

Millions of pounds of unspent early years funding used to plug council deficits

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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More than £63.5 million of Government money to deliver three- and four-year-old places was unspent by local authorities in 2018/19, with just 15 per cent of the funding returned to childcare providers, an FOI investigation has revealed.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

Monday, March 9, 2020

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MPs will today debate whether to extend the 15-hour childcare entitlement to working parents of children from the age of nine months.

Scotland puts childcare expansion on hold

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

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Councils in Scotland will no longer be legally obliged to deliver 1140 hours of funded childcare from this August.

Children's Minister hits back at furlough backtrack claims

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Children’s Minister Vicky Ford has issued a strong rebuttal to early years providers’ claims that the Government has backtracked over furlough funding.

Coronavirus: Alliance letter highlights gaps in financial support for childcare sector

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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The Early Years Alliance has written to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak exposing flaws in coronavirus support schemes, which mean the sector is missing vital funding, and calling for 'urgent steps’ to safeguard 'tens of thousands' of nurseries and childminders.

Parents will not lose 30-hour or Tax-Free Childcare eligibility during Covid-19 outbreak

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Parents will not lose their eligibility for 30-hour childcare or Tax-Free childcare during the summer term, if their income has dropped due to the coronavirus, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Coronavirus: Call to double early years and school funding in 'catch up plan'

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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Doubling funding for disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds for a year could prevent children from falling further behind during the pandemic, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) says.

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