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Graduates 'make a long lasting difference to outcomes'

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From 2023, parents who defer their child's school start will have an automatic right to an extra year of funded early learning and childcare
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Scotland to offer free childcare for children who defer school

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Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

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Children and families minister Vicky Ford visiting a LEYF nursery earlier this year
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Coronavirus: Children's minister sets out £4.4m fund to support children impacted by pandemic

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Free webinar to support nursery businesses available

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The Out of School Alliance warns that without sustainability funding, many after-school, breakfast and holiday clubs will close
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Out-of-school sector threatened with collapse

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Scotland’s childcare expansion programme: new data published

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Ofsted said that it will take the challenges providers have faced during the pandemic into account, when carrying out assurance inspections
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Ofsted: More details on early years assurance inspections set out

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The national living wage will apply to all 23- and 24-year-olds for the first time from April 2021
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Sector questions minister’s claims on extra £44m and national living wage

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Minister Vicky Ford said the funding rise will cover increases to the National Living Wage
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Extra £44m funding will cover living wage rise, minister says in early years debate

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Children's minister Maree Todd on a visit to a nursery
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Scottish nurseries win relief from business rates until 2023

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One million children living in poverty ineligible for free school meals

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Ofsted is delaying reintroducing full inspections of early years settings until the summer term 2021
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Ofsted plans 'phased return' to inspections in summer 2021

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Gill Jones, Ofsted, deputy director, early years
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Exclusive: Ofsted to explore why nursery groups fare better in inspections

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Nottinghamshire nurseries chosen to help flght childhood obesity

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N Family Club has opened a nursery on Church Street in Stoke Newington
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N Family Club expands to six nurseries in London

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