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

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.

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Cross-party MPs are calling on the Government to commission a review into the funding and affordability of childcare, and how to provide greater security to the sector following the pandemic.

More than 79,000 children in Scotland taking up their 1,140-hour place

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

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The latest figures show that 90,890 children were accessing their funded place at the end of August, with 87 per cent of those taking up the full 1,140 hours.

Call on Government for long-term funding for maintained nursery schools

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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Sector organisation Early Education with the unions NAHT, NEU and Unison have written a joint letter to the Chancellor and the Education Secretary to call for a long-term funding solution for maintained nursery schools, ahead of the autumn spending review.

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

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Friday, September 24, 2021

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The Welsh Government has announced an extra £5.1 million of funding this financial year to help the childcare and playwork sector weather the impact of Covid-19.

Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon pledges free childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Friday, September 10, 2021

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The Scottish Government has confirmed it will make funded childcare for one- and two-year-olds universal within this parliament.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

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More than eight in ten private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England are making a loss or only just breaking even, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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The children and families minister Vicky Ford has been accused of ‘dismissing the closure of thousands of childminders’.

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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The Early Years Alliance has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Department for Education's refusal to release calculations to back up its claims that early years funding rates for 2021-22 do cover rising costs to staff wages.

Scotland's delayed nationwide expansion of 1140 hours childcare launches

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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.

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

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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

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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Nurseries in England, Scotland and Wales are being urged to take part in a survey into their sustainability.

Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

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A joint report by leading children’s charities has found that councils have been forced to halve early intervention spending on vulnerable children over the last decade.

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

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Friday, July 2, 2021

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Nearly a fifth of councils in Scotland have no plans to increase funding rates when the 1,140 hours becomes statutory next month, an investigation by NDNA Scotland shows.

Analysis: The fallout from the Alliance investigation stokes calls for funding review

News

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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The longstanding row over the underfunding of nurseries and childminders has intensified in the wake of the Early Years Alliance investigations. Catherine Gaunt reports

Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

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Friday, June 25, 2021

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The early years sector should be given the same level of catch-up support as the schools sector, the House of Lords Covid-19 Committee has said.

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

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The Government has said it has no plans to review early years funding, in response to a parliamentary petition signed by thousands - however a cross-party committee of MPs has commissioned a survey of providers and parents to look at childcare costs.

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Childcare and Early Education has called on the Government to provide almost £3,000 per child to tackle underfunding.

Duchess of Cambridge launches early years research centre

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Friday, June 18, 2021

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The Duchess of Cambridge has set up an early childhood research centre with the ambition of changing the way society thinks about the first five years of a child’s life, and transforming the lives of future generations.

Scotland: Sector criticises omission of data on PVI workforce in childcare expansion report

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Friday, June 18, 2021

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The Scottish Government has been criticised for its low take-up of the 1,140 hour offer among two-year-olds, and for failing to give workforce data on private and voluntary providers.

Prioritising early years is vital to prevent a 'missed generation'

Opinion

Friday, June 18, 2021

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The debate on the role of catch-up has focused far too much on schools at the expense of early years, says Dr Carol Homden, CEO of Coram

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.

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

MPs urge ministers to look at ways to provide 'greater security' to childcare sector

More than 79,000 children in Scotland taking up their 1,140-hour place

Call on Government for long-term funding for maintained nursery schools

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon pledges free childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

Scotland's delayed nationwide expansion of 1140 hours childcare launches

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

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

Funding for early intervention 'cut by half' over ten years – analysis

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

Analysis: The fallout from the Alliance investigation stokes calls for funding review

Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

Duchess of Cambridge launches early years research centre

Scotland: Sector criticises omission of data on PVI workforce in childcare expansion report

Prioritising early years is vital to prevent a 'missed generation'

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

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

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