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BIG ISSUE: The Early Years Single Funding Formula

Controversy and concern over the new funding system now being piloted.

Local authorities leave nurseries out of pocket on two-year-olds costs

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'

Free nursery places funding 'must reach frontline providers'

Early years organisations responding to the Government consultation on the proposed changes...

 
Sheffield nursery schools hit by funding shortfalls

Sheffield nursery schools hit by funding shortfalls

One of Sheffield's three remaining council-run nursery schools is to merge with...

 
Consultation on school funding includes early years

Consultation on school funding includes early years

Plans to change the way early education is funded are included in...

 
Exclusive: The Minister's View - New goals are set out

Exclusive: The Minister's View - New goals are set out

The first five years, the foundation years, are absolutely critical. We know...

 
Labour demands preservation of free nursery offer

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

PVI nurseries get less funding than council settings

Private and voluntary nurseries are continuing to receive on average substantially less...

 
Private and voluntary nurseries lose out on nursery funding, new survey finds

Private and voluntary nurseries lose out on nursery funding, new survey finds

Private and voluntary nurseries are continuing to receive on average substantially less...

 
Sector's views sought on funding for early education

Sector's views sought on funding for early education

Early years settings are being encouraged to contribute their views to a...

 

Council plans to audit nurseries on free entitlement places

Private and voluntary early years settings in Brent will be audited from...

 
Childminders prevented from offering free places to parents

Childminders prevented from offering free places to parents

Childminders are facing barriers to offering the free entitlement through a shortage...

 

Editor's View - Childminders are being short-changed

Childminders are being short-changed and restricted in the provision of free entitlement.

 
£4m for nursery places for the most disadvantaged two-year-olds

£4m for nursery places for the most disadvantaged two-year-olds

Fifteen local authorities are taking part in a £4m pilot to test...

 
Exclusive: Charging top-up fees is ruled out by Government

Exclusive: Charging top-up fees is ruled out by Government

The Government will not back down on top-up fees, even if it...

 
Exclusive: The Minister's View - A firm 'no' to top-up fees

Exclusive: The Minister's View - A firm 'no' to top-up fees

It is unacceptable for parents' access to the free entitlement to be...

 
Strategy ahead for workforce leaders

Strategy ahead for workforce leaders

The coalition Government says it will be announcing its plans in the...

 

'Head count' costs nursery free entitlement funding

A nursery rated outstanding is fighting a loophole in its local free...

 
Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

A nursery chain offering more than 650 childcare places is considering pulling...

 
Nursery chain campaigns for more free entitlement funding

Nursery chain campaigns for more free entitlement funding

A nursery chain is urging parents and childcare providers to back its...

 

Council will guide others on implementing Early Years Single Funding Formula

The Department for Education has asked the London Borough of Brent to...

 
In My View - Standing firm on fees

In My View - Standing firm on fees

The new Code of Practice for the provision of free nursery education...

 

Editor's View - free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds

Who knows how long free pre-school provision is likely to survive?

 

Government presses ahead with nursery education code of practice and Early Years Single Funding Formula

The Code of Practice on the free entitlement to nursery education will...

 

Funding, not EYFS, is the main problem, say nurseries

Nurseries and early years organisations have been telling Nursery World that resolving...

 
Nursery owner calls on PM to honour pledge on top-up fees

Nursery owner calls on PM to honour pledge on top-up fees

A nursery owner who received a letter from David Cameron's office before...

 

EYSFF will force us to shut, say settings

One in ten early years settings surveyed by the Pre-School Learning Alliance...

 

Local authorities 'failed to consult' childcare providers on EYSFF

Childcare providers are being surveyed on how local authorities have been consulting...

 
MPs call for single funding system for early years and primary education

MPs call for single funding system for early years and primary education

A cross-party group of MPs, examining the Early Years Single Funding Formula,...

 
Work Matters - Business Development: Time wasted on EYSFF

Subscriber content Work Matters - Business Development: Time wasted on EYSFF

The fact that the EYSFF has stalled is disappointing for nurseries who...

 
Analysis: EYSFF - Striving for fair shares

Analysis: EYSFF - Striving for fair shares

How are the second wave of pathfinder local authorities going to slice...

 
Nursery Management: Early Years Single Funding Formula - Hanging in the balance

Subscriber content Nursery Management: Early Years Single Funding Formula - Hanging in the balance

Providers are anxious that the delayed EYSFF remains a priority if there...

 
Early Years Single Funding Formula pathfinder local authorities named

Early Years Single Funding Formula pathfinder local authorities named

The DCSF has announced that 56 local authorities have been approved to...

 

Subscriber content Work Matters: Management Focus: Election Run-up - Have an influence

Ways that nursery managers can play a role in steering the funding...

 

Providers set to lose thousands under pathfinder status

Voluntary settings in one local authority are urging the Government to reject...

 

Early years settings face short notice of local EYSFF implementation

Early years settings may be forced to wait until mid-February before they...

 

Opinion: The Minister's view - A new year to consult further on the EYSFF

The reasons behind the postponement of the EYSFF and the aims for...

 

EYSFF delay 'threatens nurseries'

Private and voluntary sector nurseries are more vulnerable to closure in the...

 
Dawn Primarolo

EYSFF would require money from schools to keep nursery schools open, MPs told

Under the Early Years Single Funding Formula, councils will not be able...

 
Early Years Single Funding Formula could 'devastate' childcare providers, MP warns

Early Years Single Funding Formula could 'devastate' childcare providers, MP warns

The introduction of the Early Years Single Funding Formula looks set to...

 
Analysis: Worries all round with EYSFF system

Analysis: Worries all round with EYSFF system

For many providers, the Early Years Single Funding Formula seems to be...

 
 
 
 
 

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EYFS review - all the details

EYFS review - all the details

Get all the latest plus background on the Government's reform of the Early Years Foundation Stage

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