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Revised EYFS updates Level 3 and first aid rules

Friday, March 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The DfE has published the revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework to incorporate the new Level 3 qualification requirements and first aid regulations.

Cost of childcare remains too high for parents, charity warns

News

Thursday, March 2, 2017

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A part-time nursery place is costing British parents more than £6,000 a year, twice as much as what the average household spends on food and drink, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

MPs call for tighter restrictions on academy trusts

News

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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A cross-party group of MPs has raised concern about the performance, accountability and expansion of multi-academy trusts.

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

News

Friday, February 24, 2017

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Newly registered childminders and childminder agencies can apply for grants of up to £1,000, if they are planning to offer the Government’s funded 30-hour childcare places.

NDNA 30-hour spring events open to all settings

News

Thursday, February 23, 2017

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Nurseries will have the chance to familiarise themselves with the reality of delivering the Government's 30 hour childcare offer during a series of events organised by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

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A campaign group of childcare providers have lodged a complaint with the competition watchdog about the Government’s underfunding of the free hours.

Parenting programmes boost children's outcomes

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

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Policymakers should not ‘shy away’ from telling mothers and fathers how to be good parents, the Social Mobility Commission has stated.

Making early years policy work

Opinion

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Our new regular columnist argues that the removal of some policies and introduction of others has led to fragmentation in the Government's early years strategy.

Bolton settings tell council they may be forced to close

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

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Close to half of early years settings in Bolton say they could become financially inviable in the next two years.

Children’s services update - Mental health

Features

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

John Simmonds argues that mental health support should be extended to early years as a priority.

30 Hours, Part 4: Northumberland - Help out there

Features

Monday, February 20, 2017

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In the country’s least densely populated county, Northumberland, the council is using the 30 hours trial to find out how to cater for geographically isolated families. Charlotte Goddard reports

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.

Early years apprenticeship group dismissed in GCSE deadlock

News

Friday, February 17, 2017

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The Government has dispensed with the Early Years Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group following a long-running stand-off over the inclusion of ‘reasonable equivalents’ to GCSE English and Maths in the new Level 3 apprenticeship standard.

It's not 'free', it's funded!

Opinion

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government needs to come clean to parents that 30 hours funding will force providers to charge for 'extra' services, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of Pre-school Learning Alliance

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

News

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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Early years minister Caroline Dinenage has told private nursery owners that they must charge parents for additional services if their viability is threatened by 30 hours funding rates that are less than the fees they charge outside the free entitlement.