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

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A new report highlights issues with childminders who receive lumps sum of monthly and are on universal credit, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Government funding impacts childminders' Universal Credit payments

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

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

Policy & Politics
Features

Nursery Management Supplement 2023: Pursuit for quality settings leads M&A activity

Management
Purnima Tankuku, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, speaking at the Wellcome Centre in London on Tuesday PHOTO NDNA
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NDNA to launch Institute of Early Years Education

Policy & Politics
The EYA has put forward a number of recommendations for the next government
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Alliance calls for a 'comprehensive long-term plan' for the sector to be made a priority by the next government

Policy & Politics
The shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson outlined Labour priorities for early years and education, PHOTO: Labour Party
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Labour pledges to carry out a 'major' review of the early years

Policy & Politics
Opinion

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Provision
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced plans to increase the national living wage next year, PHOTO: GOV.UK
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Increasing minimum wage to £11ph would be the 'final nail in the coffin' for early years

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