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Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the past year, with just half of local authorities reporting sufficiency of places for children under two.

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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Cross-party MPs are warning the Government has more work to do with its incoming childcare policies to ensure children benefit from high-quality affordable early years education to help parents and providers.

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Have your say in our joint Nursery World and Ceeda survey

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

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Friday, March 27, 2015

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More details of how early years providers can apply for grants of up to £50,000 in social investment funding have been released.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

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Monday, December 7, 2015

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Childcare providers will be able to ask schools if they can use their premises to run before and after-school and holiday childcare when they are not using them.

DfE claims ratio plans could slash fees by more than a quarter

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Friday, May 24, 2013

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Proposals to increase staff: child ratios in early years settings could see nurseries increasing their revenue by more than 200,000 a year, according to a DfE analysis.

Almost two-fifths of providers think 30 hours will lead to their closure

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

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According to the Pre-school Learning Alliance survey, 38 per cent of providers think their business won't be sustainable in 12 months' time as a result of the 30 hours policy.

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

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More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Bright Stars nursery group, formerly ICP Education, has had its childcare funding withdrawn for four of its sites in East Lothian.

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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Nursery closures in England rose by 50 per cent in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, with many settings in the most deprived parts of the country forced to shut.

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

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Friday, January 12, 2024

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Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery operators and a continued loss of capacity as a result of smaller settings closing, in market predictions for the year ahead.

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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The Covid-19 response group, formed by more than 70 childcare groups and the sector membership organisations, has called on the Government to allow children to delay starting Reception until January or April 2021 and to stay at their early years settings instead.

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

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Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

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Monday, April 3, 2017

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New figures suggest hundreds of childcare settings are closing across the country.

Sam Gyimah launches £500,000 childcare social investment fund

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years providers will be able to apply for a share of a new fund designed to encourage the corporate sector to invest in the childcare market.

Funding shortfalls burn a bigger hole in nursery pockets

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Monday, February 24, 2014

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Providing early education places for three- and four-year-olds is leaving nurseries nearly twice as much out of pocket than a year ago, a new survey suggests.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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The price of holiday childcare has more than doubled in some areas of the country since 2010, according to an analysis by Labour.

Private providers get to run council's settings

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Friday, February 22, 2013

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Private and voluntary providers interested in expanding their businesses in Manchester have the chance to bid to take on the running of 29 daycare settings previously run by the council.

Consultation opens on changes to way LAs fund providers

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Friday, April 5, 2013

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Ministers plan to change the way that nurseries and childminders are funded through local authorities, in a move towards developing a new national funding formula for free early education places.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents will need to work 16 hours a week to be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare from 2017, the Chancellor has confirmed.

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

| Nursery World

The expansion of Government-funded places for two-year-olds and better economic conditions has driven demand for children’s nurseries, according to a new report.

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.

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Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

DfE claims ratio plans could slash fees by more than a quarter

Almost two-fifths of providers think 30 hours will lead to their closure

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

Sam Gyimah launches £500,000 childcare social investment fund

Funding shortfalls burn a bigger hole in nursery pockets

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

Private providers get to run council's settings

Consultation opens on changes to way LAs fund providers

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Spending Review: Chancellor reveals more details of 30-hour childcare

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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