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DfE 30 hours report lays bare the challenges for providers

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  • Wednesday, September 12, 2018
  • | Nursery World
The Government-commissioned evaluation of the first year of the 30 hours programme shows the impact the policy is having on childcare settings, local authorities and parents, revealing significant challenges for many.

Early years sector calls for funding changes

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  • Tuesday, July 1, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Early years organisations are calling for a complete overhaul to the way childcare is funded, in response to a report by the think tank IPPR, which calls for universal childcare to be made available for all parents of young children.

Ousted pre-school launches £100k appeal

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  • Tuesday, June 28, 2016
  • | Nursery World
A village pre-school facing closure to make way for a reception class expansion, is campaigning to fund ‘essential and desperately needed’ new premises.

Campaigners unite to save day nurseries

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  • Monday, October 29, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Campaigners across the country are joining forces to fight the closure of council-run and community nurseries, with a rally in Salford on Saturday (27 October) uniting members of the Save Our Nurseries campaigns in Tower Hamlets, Salford and Nottingham.

What would make early years better in 2020?

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  • Monday, January 6, 2020
  • | Nursery World
Entering a new decade and with a new Government in place, early years campaigners, professionals and training organisations share their wishes for the year ahead.

Government funds 5m early education study

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  • Thursday, April 18, 2013
  • | Nursery World
The first major early years research to begin since 1997 will look at the impact of free early education from the age of two on the development of thousands of children.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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  • Wednesday, February 26, 2020
  • | Nursery World
Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Government 'knowingly underfunded' the early years sector

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  • Tuesday, June 15, 2021
  • | Nursery World
The Government stands accused of ‘shamelessly’ and ‘knowingly underfunding’ the early years sector, after private Government documents obtained by the Early Years Alliance reveal that ministers at the Department for Education were aware that it was severely underfunding providers of funded childcare places for three- and four-year-olds.

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