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Nursery owner calls on PM to honour pledge on top-up fees

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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A nursery owner who received a letter from David Cameron's office before the General Election, stating that the Conservatives believed the 2006 Code of Practice on free nursery education places should be suspended and nurseries allowed to charge 'supplementary fees', is urging the Prime Minister to stand by his party's pre-election policy.

Providers call for more flexible code of practice for free entitlement

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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Nurseries and local authorities must be able to operate 'flexibly' within the revised Code of Practice, a policy group of nursery providers said this week.

Nursery market is on the up, new survey shows

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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Laing & Buisson's latest survey of the UK nursery market reveals that business has improved in the last six months, with occupancy levels rising.

Voluntary nursery loses capital funds

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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A community nursery in the London Borough of Hackney that was due to receive 330,000 from the Early Years Capital Grant has become one of the latest victims of Government cuts.

Children from higher-income families use pre-school for longer

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely to have delayed access to funded early years education, new research from the LSE suggests.

Scottish government promises 600 hours of free nursery care

Monday, March 12, 2012

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Parents in Scotland could be entitled to over 600 hours of free nursery education a year, under new plans announced by first minister Alex Salmond.

Conference report: Two-year-old programme is on track

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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Strong progress is being made towards the Government's target of 130,000 free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds by this September.

Ofsted to carry out joint inspections of children's centres

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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Sure Start children's centres managed as clusters, or as 'hub and spoke' models, will receive a single inspection and report from next year.

'More Great Childcare': Interview with Elizabeth Truss

Monday, January 28, 2013

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Nursery World was invited to Durand Academy in south London to meet education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss in advance of the publication of the 'More great childcare' report.

Alliance blames lack of Government funding for closing fifth of settings

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance has closed 23 nurseries since January, as a direct result of the longstanding Government under-funding of 15- and 30-hour childcare entitlements, Nursery World can reveal.

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

Friday, June 5, 2020

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The TUC is calling for an urgent ‘cash injection’ for the childcare sector, warning that without it there will not be enough places for working parents to return to their jobs, as the lockdown eases.

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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With the autumn term under way, thousands of early years providers are already feeling the knock-on effect of the pandemic, as much lower numbers of children have returned or taken up new places.

Coronavirus: All PVI nurseries to be sent home-testing kits

Monday, February 22, 2021

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All staff at private, voluntary and independent nurseries and pre-schools will have access to rapid Covid tests to use twice weekly at home, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Scotland: Ban on parents attending nursery graduations challenged in Parliament

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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Parents’ calls to attend nursery graduations were rejected by Scotland’s First Minister in Parliament yesterday.

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

Monday, July 19, 2021

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Nurseries in England, Scotland and Wales are being urged to take part in a survey into their sustainability.

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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The Early Years Alliance has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Department for Education's refusal to release calculations to back up its claims that early years funding rates for 2021-22 do cover rising costs to staff wages.

Exclusive: NDNA urges 30 hours rethink in wake of survey

Monday, April 17, 2017

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The National Day Nurseries Association is calling on the Government to rethink its flagship 30-hours policy after a fifth of respondents to its annual survey said there is little or no chance they will be offering the extra free entitlement come September.

Nursery group wins challenge to Ofsted downgrade

Monday, January 13, 2014

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A nursery group has succeeded in having its Ofsted grade successfully re-instated to a ‘good’ grade after campaigning for seven months to have a ‘satisfactory’ inspection judgement overturned.

NDNA reveals programme for 2014 conference

Friday, January 24, 2014

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Politicians and industry experts will join bestselling children’s author Jez Alborough and hundreds of delegates from the early years sector at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) 2014 Essential Nursery Conference in June.

Analysis: Children's centres need time to bloom

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

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A cross-party committee of MPs has pleaded for Sure Start to be given more time to achieve its goals. Will it get it? Laura Marcus reports.

Nursery Management free with Nursery World

Monday, September 23, 2013

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Get up to speed with the all the latest Government proposals and find out what they could mean for your business by taking a look at the current issue of our Nursery Management supplement.

Pilot settings put conditions on 30 free hours offer

Monday, September 5, 2016

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As the eight chosen areas begin to pilot the 30-hour free entitlement from this month, some settings are introducing new policies such as charges and limiting flexibility.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

Thursday, July 18, 2013

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The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

Funded places for two-year-olds: Flaws, risks - and solutions

Monday, June 30, 2014

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With the twos programme set to expand its offering this September, Dr Julian Grenier looks at some of the problems with the scheme and suggests how the Government might tackle them.

Owners fight council over living wage proposal

Monday, May 19, 2014

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Nursery owners in Birmingham are launching a campaign against council plans to make private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers pay the living wage to retain early education funding.

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