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The Early Years Alliance's survey highlights challenges with the delivery of the expanded offer
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Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

Funding
The Women's Budget Group estimates a £5bn funding shortfall to deliver the extended entitlements next year, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Provision
New data shows a huge increase in active job vacancies for early years staff, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

Business
New-starters and returners to the sector could receive £1,000 after securing a position in an early years setting, under a new initiative by the DfE, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

DfE introduces £1,000 sign-up bonus to encourage more people to work in the early years sector

Management
The time local authorities have to tell providers their funding rates is to be shortened, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

Funding
Little Adventures Nurseries Group says one of its biggest challenges is finding high-quality leaders PHOTO Little Adventures Nurseries
Features

Nursery Chains 2024: Overview – Wave of Success

Management
Storal, Portishead PHOTO Alexandra Tandy Photography
Features

Nursery Chains 2024: Groups by Size – Rise and Fall

Management
Features

Nursery Chains 2024: Directory - People & places

Management
Childbase Partnership has more than half of its nurseries graded Outstanding PHOTO Childbase Partnership
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Nursery Chains 2024: Childbase top of our league

Management
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LONG READ: Extended hours in chaos as councils leave settings in dark on rates

Analysis
Kids Planet's new setting in Sale was opened by the Mayor of Trafford, PHOTO: Kids Planet
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Kids Planet grows to 182 nurseries

Management
The NDNA has launched surveys for early years providers in England, Wales and Scotland, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Survey into early years providers' costs and staffing pressures

Provision
A survey of parents reveals thousands are struggling to get their codes to take up their funded two-year-old place, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

Birth to Threes
Image: Christie & Co
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Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

Provision
Tops Day Nurseries has introduced venison to its menus PHOTO Tops Day Nurseries
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Tops Day Nurseries features game meat on the menu

Nutrition
Medusa Soujourn has purchased Beeston Nursery in Nottingham, her third setting, PHOTO: HSBC
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Childcare provider secures six-figure funding package to buy third setting

Management

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