Funding

Delegates taking part in the Nursery World Business Summit on 4 February 2024 PHOTO Colin Miller
News

LONG READ: Nursery World Business Summit – Concern children with SEND and poorer families could miss out on expanded hours

Policy & Politics
Children and families minister David Johnston speaking at Nursery World's Business Summit on 2 February 2024 PHOTO Colin Miller
News

NW Business Summit: No plans to remove the word 'free' from the 15 and 30 hours, says children's minister

Policy & Politics
The time local authorities have to tell providers their funding rates is to be shortened, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

Funding
PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

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

Analysis
Dingley's Promise is calling for change to the SEND funding system so settings can secure the money they need to support children, PHOTO: Dingley's Promise
News

Calls to change SEND funding system to increase 'scandalously low' number of early years places

Provision
The DfE has promised to give all local authorities extra money to cover additional funding weeks for under-twos places, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

DfE miscalculated under-twos places by £120m, but says it will cover whatever it costs

Funding
The NDNA has launched surveys for early years providers in England, Wales and Scotland, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

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
A new report highlights issues with childminders who receive lumps sum of monthly and are on universal credit, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

Government funding impacts childminders' Universal Credit payments

Funding
PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Extended hours: New funding rates fail to meet 10 per cent rise to minimum wage, analysis shows

Funding
The DfE has confirmed the national average funding rates for the delivery of the extended offer from April, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

Funding
The NDNA's analysis shows many providers are not seeing much of an increase to their hourly funding rate, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

Government urged to publish funding rates for extended 30 hours to give settings time to plan

Policy & Politics
News

LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

Analysis
The NDNA's analysis shows many providers are not seeing much of an increase to their hourly funding rate, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

Providers getting just 32p extra in hourly funding despite Govt claims of 'substantially uplifted' rates

Funding
New research suggests the extended 30 hours could be at risk without solving retention and recruit issues amid increased demand for childcare places, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

30 hours expansion will be nothing more than a 'pipe dream' without action on staff exodus

Funding
A petition has been launched calling on the Government to set up a new support grant and make VAT zero rated for early years settings PHOTO: Screengrab
News

Petition calls on Government to make VAT zero-rated for early years settings

Policy & Politics

Most Read

Trending Categories

Policy & Politics Policy & Politics
Funding Funding
Inspection Inspection
Business Business
Careers & Training Careers & Training
Community Community
Childcare Costs Childcare Costs
Inclusion Inclusion