Provision
BIG ISSUE: New Code of Practice for the 15-hour flexible free entitlement for three-and four-year-olds
The controversial new Code comes into force in September.
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...
Councils reply to clawback claims for NEG
In our previous issue, Nursery World revealed how nurseries around the country...
Impact of free early education by age seven 'unclear', audit report says
The link between free early education for three-and four-year-olds and how well...
Councils reclaim free nursery places funding for missed hours
Local authorities around the country are clawing back money for unused free...
Plans to make free nursery education more flexible for parents put nurseries under pressure
Proposals to make the free entitlement more flexible for parents were revealed...
Exclusive: The Minister's View - New goals are set out
The first five years, the foundation years, are absolutely critical. We know...
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...
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.
Top-up fee ban 'will split nursery sector', providers warn
Private and voluntary nursery providers have warned that a two-tier system will...
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
It is unacceptable for parents' access to the free entitlement to be...
More free PVI nursery places under threat
More than 1,900 childcare places could be lost from private, voluntary and...
Editor's View - How should we take nurseries' threat to close or withdraw from the free entitlement?
Further pressure is being piled on the coalition Government in advance of...
MPs call for changes to the Code of Practice and phonics test
Three new Early Day Motions have been put forward by MPs focusing...
Government bows to free entitlement code review
A Government review of the Code of Practice for the free entitlement...
Hertfordshire puts free place applications online
Parents in Hertfordshire will be able to use a new online system...
Editor's view - reviewing the code of practice
There was great disappointment among private and voluntary sector nurseries when the...
15 hours...extending the nursery day
Moving from sessional care to a flexible offer presents a challenge with...
Education Bill could make end of universal free entitlement possible
Changes to the law introduced in the Education Bill could leave the...
More nurseries threaten to quit free entitlement scheme
Nurseries in Hertfordshire have warned that they may be forced to pull...
'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
A nursery chain offering more than 650 childcare places is considering pulling...
Code of Practice interpreted differently among local authorities
Local authorities are applying varying interpretations of the Code of Practice -...
Parents charged extra for free nursery places, survey finds
Up to a quarter of nurseries charge parents top-up fees or for...
To the Point - Watch what you agree
This month we will be invited to sign Provider Agreements which list...
Nursery chain campaigns for more free entitlement funding
A nursery chain is urging parents and childcare providers to back its...
15 hours .. the free entitlement
In this new series, James Hempsall investigates how different settings are adapting...
Parents surveyed about use of free nursery education funding
The Daycare Trust, in conjunction with Netmums, is surveying parents of three-...
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 feels let down by Tories on Code pledge
Nursery owners are showing signs of a backlash because the Conservatives have...
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...
Editor's view - free entitlement funding
Amid an ominous silence, nurseries are waiting to hear the fate of...
Pledge to extend free entitlement for nursery education to 15 hours is upheld
The extension to the free entitlement to 15 hours per week is...
Montessori nurseries advised on impact of new Code of Practice
The Montessori Schools Association (MSA) has set up a helpline for nurseries...
Tories would allow nurseries to charge top-up fees as free entitlement row grows
Nurseries and early years organisations have been reacting to the row over...
Nursery owner recommends opting out of free entitlement
A nursery owner who pulled out of the nursery education funding scheme...
Analysis: Code of Practice for free early years provision - Hard blow for providers
Now that they've seen the requirements of the new Code of Practice,...
Opinion: Editor's view - The new Code of Practice is arousing anger and confusion
Reading the whole of the Code of Practice for Free Early Years...
Nursery education grant code gives parents new rights
The long-awaited Code of Practice for the free entitlement for three- and...
Providers call for more flexible code of practice for free entitlement
Nurseries and local authorities must be able to operate 'flexibly' within the...
Some providers 'could delay 15 hours free entitlement'
One London local authority is considering allowing some early years providers to...
Funded pre-school places are still up in the air
The fate of up to 1,000 funded places for three- and four-year-olds...
Analysis: Decision time on offering 15 hours of the free entitlement
Early years providers are having to predict whether they - and the...
Pre-schools forced to pull out of free entitlement
More than 1,000 funded places for three- and four-year-olds in Buckinghamshire could...
Nursery Management: Free entitlement - Can it add up?
Reports from authorities piloting the Early Years Single Funding Formula suggest the...
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