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A third of Scottish nursery children already using extra funded hours

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Thousands of children in Scotland are already using additional childcare hours, just under a year away from full roll out, according to the Scottish Government.

Children’s services ‘pushed to breaking point’, analysis reveals

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

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Children's charities are warning that the system is reaching crisis point, in the run-up to the Chancellor's one-year Spending Review in late November, which will focus on protecting jobs and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic,

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

Opinion

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

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.

Grants available for children’s speech, language and hearing development

News

Friday, May 14, 2021

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Nurseries and schools that are registered with the Charity Commission and have difficulties accessing funding for children’s speech, language and hearing development may be eligible for grants from the Speech Language and Hearing Foundation (SLHF).

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

News

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.

Applications open for £500 worth of outdoor equipment and staff training

News

Monday, June 7, 2021

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Birdboxes, bee hotels and fire woks are just some of the free resources on offer to early years settings and schools as part of Learning through Landscapes’s (LtL) Local School Nature Grants Programme.

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

News

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

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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.

Funded places available for early years music-making course

News

Monday, June 27, 2022

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Early years settings can apply for a chance to access fully-funded music therapy training with charity Music as Therapy International.

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.

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.

Nurseries forced to pay employees the 'Living Wage' to retain funding

News

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

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Early years settings in Birmingham that deliver the free early education places will have to pay staff the Living Wage, under new council rules.

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.

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.

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.

More disadvantaged children to receive free nursery hours thanks to LEYF and food charity partnership

News

Friday, July 21, 2023

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A partnership between LEYF and food charity, City Harvest, which provides surplus food to the social enterprises’ settings to fund additional hours for disadvantaged children, is being expanded.

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

News

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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Nursery closures in England rose by 50 per cent in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, with many settings in the most deprived parts of the country forced to shut.

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

News

Friday, February 2, 2024

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Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the DfE announces local authority rates, under new rules being brought in.

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

News

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

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A third of Scottish nursery children already using extra funded hours

Children’s services ‘pushed to breaking point’, analysis reveals

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

Scotland: £1m outdoor clothing fund launched

Grants available for children’s speech, language and hearing development

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

Government treatment of early years sector 'unforgivable'

Applications open for £500 worth of outdoor equipment and staff training

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'

Funded places available for early years music-making course

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’

DfE reveals early years funding breakdown

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

Nurseries forced to pay employees the 'Living Wage' to retain funding

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

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

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

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

More disadvantaged children to receive free nursery hours thanks to LEYF and food charity partnership

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

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