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The Welsh Government has announced further developments to its 30-hours free childcare pledge, as well as a funded package of courses to upskill its early years workforce.

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

News

Friday, July 21, 2023

| Nursery World

The DfE has launched its consultation on its new proposed ‘fair funding formula’ for the delivery of the extension of the funded hours for children from nine months old, starting from April.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

News

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

News

Monday, March 9, 2020

| Nursery World

A campaign group of parents believe that the 30 hours discriminates against the most disadvantaged children, as they are ineligible for the policy.

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

News

Thursday, March 19, 2020

| Nursery World

All private, voluntary and independent nurseries will be exempt from business rates for one year from 1 April.

Coronavirus: Families ‘teetering on the brink’ a month into lockdown

News

Thursday, April 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Frontline staff are being overwhelmed by the needs of millions of frightened, vulnerable families, who a month into the lockdown are facing life on the breadline, warns children’s charity Action for Children.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

News

Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

News

Friday, June 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have slammed their omission from sharing any of the £1bn funding package that schools will receive as part of a catch-up plan for children who have fallen behind from missing education in lockdown.

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

News

Monday, November 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

News

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Babies and toddlers from disadvantaged families spent less time outdoors and reading and playing with their parents during lockdown than their better-off peers, according to new research.

Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

News

Friday, March 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Labour plans to hold ‘a big conversation’ with those in the early years to hear from providers about what needs to change to transform the sector, including ensuring providers receive the 'proper funding' they 'deserve'.

Tax-free childcare 'will not cut childcare costs'

News

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Families will continue to spend more than a quarter of their household income on childcare, even after Tax-Free Childcare is introduced, a think-tank has warned.

4Children launches manifesto for families

News

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Children’s charity 4Children is calling for a complete rethink on how the UK supports children and families.

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

News

Friday, March 11, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government’s multi-million pound catch-up programme risks failing pupils who need it the most, leaving them facing an ‘epidemic of educational inequality’, a report from the education select committee says .

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

News

Friday, August 12, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

News

Thursday, September 22, 2022

| Nursery World

The high cost of childcare means that thousands of mothers are effectively paying to return to work after having children, according to the IPPR, which is calling for universal pre-school to start at the end of parental leave.

Thousands sign up to campaign to raise childcare voucher limit

News

Thursday, February 14, 2013

| Nursery World

An e-petition set up to urge the Government to raise the weekly allowance for childcare vouchers for working parents has attracted more than 17,500 signatures since March 2012.

Online childcare payment system proposed

News

Friday, March 1, 2013

| Nursery World

Denise Burke, director of social enterprise United for All Ages, called on the Government yesterday to introduce an online account for all parents to pay for registered childcare.

30-hour childcare to be extended to foster carers next year

News

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Foster carers will be able to access 30 hours funded childcare for the children in their care, the Government has confirmed.

Low-earners’ bad deal

Opinion

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Natalie Perera looks at the detail behind the Government's much-quoted £6 billion childcare spending figure

Positive couple relationships 'crucial' for children

News

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Parental conflict is damaging to children’s future life-chances and relationships and investment is needed, researchers have warned.

Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents should continue to have the option of using childcare vouchers, say campaigners, who are calling on the Government to scrap plans to stop new users from being able to register for them.

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Scotland consults on childcare funding reforms

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

Nurseries to be exempt from business rates, as Government brings in powers to close or keep them open

Coronavirus: Families ‘teetering on the brink’ a month into lockdown

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

Coronavirus: Early years sector snubbed by Government in catch-up funding plan

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

Tax-free childcare 'will not cut childcare costs'

4Children launches manifesto for families

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

Thousands sign up to campaign to raise childcare voucher limit

Online childcare payment system proposed

30-hour childcare to be extended to foster carers next year

Low-earners’ bad deal

Positive couple relationships 'crucial' for children

Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

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