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BIG ISSUE: The free entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds
Follow the progress of the Government programme due to be implemented fully in 2013
Early intervention through free nursery places for two-year-old children.
Sector survey finds settings fear two-year-old funding shortfall
The Pre-School Learning Alliance has launched an online survey of early years...
Nurseries keen to offer places for two-year-olds, but worry about the cost
Around two-thirds of nurseries want to offer places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, a...
DfE to investigate concern on top-up fees
Officials from the Department for Education are investigating concerns that the practice...
Local authorities leave nurseries out of pocket on two-year-olds costs
A survey reveals that providers piloting the free entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds...
Free nursery places funding 'must reach frontline providers'
Early years organisations responding to the Government consultation on the proposed changes...
Take twos.. continuity of care
The expansion of the free entitlement for disadvantaged two year-olds will require...
Enormous shortfall in two-year-old places predicted
Some of the largest nursery groups in the country are concerned that...
Exclusive: The Minister's View - We need your input
For me, one of the Government's most important commitments has been our...
Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes
The early years sector has given a largely positive response to the...
Free nursery places for two-year-olds to double
The number of nursery places for two-year-olds will be extended to 40...
Consultation on free early education funding: Code of Practice for free entitlement to be 'slimmed down'
The Government has launched a consultation on changes to the free entitlement,...
More disadvantaged two-year-olds in free early education offer
Thousands more two-year-olds will be offered a place in an early years...
Extending the free entitlement for two-year-olds
Offering free early education to disadvantaged two-year-olds raises questions over availability and...
Exclusive: The Minister's View - New goals are set out
The first five years, the foundation years, are absolutely critical. We know...
Shortage of high quality childcare could hamper rollout of free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds
Finding sufficient high quality childcare to expand free early education to all...
Number of children in free nursery education rises
More than 86 per cent of all three- and four-year-olds accessing the...
Labour demands preservation of free nursery offer
The Labour party has reiterated its commitment to free universal nursery education.
PVI nurseries get less funding than council settings
Private and voluntary nurseries are continuing to receive on average substantially less...
Early years cuts 'stall poverty drop'
Progress made under the previous Government in reducing child poverty could be...
Councils join together to boost free childminder places
A new partnership between two London local authorities will raise the number...
Childminders prevented from offering free places to parents
Childminders are facing barriers to offering the free entitlement through a shortage...
Give parents cash to take up free entitlement places, says think-tank
Poor parents should be offered cash incentives to take up places in...
£4m for nursery places for the most disadvantaged two-year-olds
Fifteen local authorities are taking part in a £4m pilot to test...
Exclusive: The Minister's View - A firm 'no' to top-up fees
It is unacceptable for parents' access to the free entitlement to be...
Continuing Professional Development - Support your two-year-olds
A conference focusing on relationships is previewed by Karen Faux.
Government sets out plans to eradicate child poverty
Ministers are asking for voluntary organisations, charities and local communities to contribute...
Early years programmes 'failing to improve literacy and numeracy'
Early years initiatives, such as Sure Start and the free entitlement for...
Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement
A nursery chain offering more than 650 childcare places is considering pulling...
Providers alarmed at drop in nursery places and settings
Early years organisations have expressed alarm at the fall in the number...
Sector responds to free places for poorest two-year-olds
All the most disadvantaged two-year-olds are to be offered free part-time nursery...
Flying Start is found to make advances for under-threes
A programme that provides support services for under-threes and free childcare for...
Editor's view - free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds
What implications will providing more money for two-year-olds have for the free...
To the Point - Chances in the life race
Imagine a hundred people are setting off on a journey, a long...
'Give two-year-olds free nursery place'
Two-year-olds from the most deprived families should be offered a free nursery...
Opinion: To the point - Helping two-year-olds
Free provision is a question of quantity and quality, says Julian Grenier.
Nursery Management: Free entitlement - Two-year-olds pose challenge
Mary Evans talks to one London local authority that is determined to...
Analysis: Early education pilot for two-year-olds - No gain for some children
Offering free early education and care for disadvantaged two-year-olds has come up...
Funds for two-year-olds only for top-rated settings
Only settings which are deemed good or outstanding by Ofsted or local...
Buffer Bear nursery axed as two-year-olds funding goes
A social enterprise nursery in a deprived part of Selby, North Yorkshire,...
More two-year-olds free places to boost social mobility
Plans to extend the free early years entitlement for thousands more two-year-olds...
Analysis: Free places for two-year-olds - More than an aspiration?
The Government has proposed extending the age range for free nursery education,...
Early years sector warns Gordon Brown about plans to give all two-year-olds free childcare places
Early years organisations have welcomed Gordon Brown's plans for a free childcare...
Two-year-olds pilot success
Children's minister Beverley Hughes went to Liverpool last week to help celebrate...
Two-Year-Olds Pilot: Outreach methods not the way to woo families
Approaching parents in the street and out shopping to encourage them to...
Scotland: Nursery places for vulnerable two-year-olds threatened
Plans to create nursery places for vulnerable two-year-olds in Scotland are in...
Children's Plan promises places for two-year-olds
More nursery places for two-year-olds from poorer families are expected to be...
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