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Alliance launches early years survey on impact of wage rises

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance has launched a survey for early years providers ahead of national minimum wage increases next month.

Scotland's 1,140 childcare scheme at risk if 'flaws' not fixed, warn MSPs

News

Thursday, March 7, 2019

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The Scottish Government has been accused of not adequately preparing for the delivery of the 1,140 hours of funded childcare by opposition MSPs.

Charities unite to call for action on children's SLCN

News

Thursday, March 7, 2019

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Sixty charities and organisations have joined forces to urge the Prime Minister to do more to improve support for the 1.4 million children with speech, language and communication needs.

An unequal entitlement

Opinion

Monday, March 4, 2019

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The 30 hours policy is widening the gap between children with SEND and their peers, argue Ivana La Valle and Eva Lloyd

Government-funded research shows rising costs for nurseries and childminders

News

Friday, March 1, 2019

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Costs for early years providers have risen over the past three years, DfE-commissioned research has concluded.

Baseline pilot go-ahead sparks outcry

News

Friday, March 1, 2019

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The move by the Department for Education (DfE) to press ahead with the Reception baseline and invite schools to take part in a trial of the assessment, starting in the autumn, has been met with frustration from the early years sector.

DfE promotes baseline assessment in new video

News

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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The Department for Education has uploaded a new YouTube video on the Reception baseline assessment explaining how it will work.

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

News

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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A thousand health visitors in the most deprived parts of England will be given specialist training to help close the language gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Nursery schools granted £24m in stop-gap funding

News

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi will announce later today that the Department for Education will provide an extra £24 million for maintained nursery schools to plan for the 2019/20 school year.

Childcare costs rise by 3 per cent in a year

News

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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Coram Family and Childcare has called on the Government to do more to help parents access childcare, as costs continue to rise.

Children's services in England face cash crisis, warn charities

News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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Funding for children’s services has fallen by nearly a third since 2010, according to a new analysis by a coalition of the 'big five' children's charities.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Gap likely to grow in social mobility 'coldspots'

News

Thursday, February 21, 2019

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The Government’s shift in focus towards childcare as a means of getting parents back to work, away from good quality early years education, is affecting settings’ quality and impacting social mobility, a cross-government report warns.