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Labour wants graduate-led nurseries and more training for childminders

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

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Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has pledged to deliver a graduate-led early years workforce with a plan for more highly-trained staff to fight inequality and bring the sector onto an equal footing with schools.

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

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Drawing on their new research on nursery closures for the Local Government Association, the director of isos Partnership, Jodie Reed, says there is a 'long distance to travel' for the extension of the 30 hours to become a reality.

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

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.

Early years staff under stress due to unmanageable workload – survey

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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Early years educators are struggling with their workload, with over a fifth reporting that they ‘frequently’ have ‘too much’ on.

Baby and toddler groups warn of mass closures due to cost-of-living crisis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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One in five 'stay and play' groups are concerned they will have to permanently close their provision within the next year, reveals new research.

The Big Debate: Should Ofsted scrap the overall judgement grade for early years settings?

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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We asked two early years providers to share their views

Hundreds to attend early years protest outside Downing Street

Thursday, June 22, 2023

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Hundreds of early years professionals are to stage a protest outside Downing Street on Saturday to campaign for better funding and ensure Government prioritizes the rights of the child with policy decisions.

Recruitment and retention of early years staff a challenge for most countries, finds Ofsted

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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The workforce across the OECD is ‘struggling to keep up’ with the demand for childcare places, according to a new report from Ofsted.

MP proposes changes to Healthy Start sign-up process to ensure ‘no baby or infant goes without’

Monday, June 19, 2023

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A Labour MP is calling for new powers on Government departments and agencies to ensure that families eligible for the Heathy Start scheme are automatically registered for it.

Nursery owners recognised in the King's first Birthday Honours

Monday, June 19, 2023

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The director of Kidzrus Nursery Group, Nicola Fleury, and the owner of The Children’s House Nursery, Theresa Ellerby, have been recognised in the King’s first Birthday Honours for their services to early years education.

Government accused of turning children into 'numbers on a Treasury spreadsheet'

Thursday, June 15, 2023

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The Government has been accused of prioritising a desire to use more ‘free childcare’ as a means to boost the economy over and above the needs of young children

Government urged to extend paternity leave to help close gender pay gap

Thursday, June 15, 2023

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Increasing paid paternity leave to six weeks could reduce the gender pay gap and help equalise men and women’s participation in the labour market, suggests new research.

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

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.

Cross party MPs to consider whether Ofsted school inspections could be improved

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

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The Education Committee has today launched a new inquiry into the way Ofsted inspects schools.

'Inadequate' schools with 'ineffective' safeguarding to be re-inspected sooner – Ofsted

Monday, June 12, 2023

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Ofsted inspectors are to revisit schools graded inadequate due to ineffective safeguarding sooner, under plans by the inspectorate to improve aspects of its work.

‘Unacceptable’ that changes to Ofsted inspections only apply to schools and not early years

Monday, June 12, 2023

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The sector has expressed its frustration at Ofsted for failing to recognise the impact of inspections on early years providers with the majority of its reforms applying to only schools.

Call to increase paternity pay so families avoid money struggles – poll

Friday, June 9, 2023

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More than half of families struggle financially when dads/partners take paternity leave, according to new research by the TUC, which is calling for paternity pay to be increased to at least the national living wage rate.

Children’s minister pledges to re-examine local authority top-slicing of early years funding

Friday, June 9, 2023

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The children’s minister has vowed to look again at the percentage of early years funding that local authorities are allowed to keep back from providers in the Early Years Funding Formula.

Take part in an early years leadership survey

Monday, June 5, 2023

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A former nursery manager turned lecturer is carrying out a leadership survey and wants to hear from leaders or managers working in private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England.

Why the Online Safety Bill must include risks to youngest children

Thursday, June 1, 2023

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As the Online Safety Bill goes through Parliament this year, national media headlines are focusing on the risks associated with teenagers. But for many years, early years practitioners have been raising serious concerns about the damaging effects of screentime habits on our youngest children

Proposed Government changes to childcare qualifications spark concern about 'de-professionalisation' of the workforce'

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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Early years organisations, experts and consultants are worried that Government proposals on changes to early years qualifications, outlined in a consultation launched today, could lower standards and ultimately, the quality of care.

Parents on universal credit will be able to claim hundreds of pounds more for childcare

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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The amount parents can claim for childcare under universal credit is to rise by nearly 50 per cent from the end of next month.

Major Government consultation on proposals to change ratios and make the EYFS 'more practical' goes live

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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The much anticipated consultation on proposed changes to the EYFS to ‘boost’ the workforce and remove ‘unnecessary burdens’ faced by the sector, is finally online.

Trade union calls on Government to address early years workforce challenges

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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Community, which represents early years professionals, is launching its Early Years Charter, which sets out the 'key' workforce changes it would like the Government to implement.

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

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.

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