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Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Education officials have slammed a council’s plans to stop children related to nursery staff from claiming free early education funding in the setting where they work.

Think-tank proposes scheme to make childcare more affordable

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Parents would be able to borrow up to 10,000 to pay for the cost of childcare which they would then pay back on a monthly basis through the tax system, under plans proposed by the think-tank the Social Market Foundation.

Childcare costs survey: nursery fees rise by 6 per cent in a year

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Friday, February 24, 2012

| Nursery World

The growing gap between the cost of a nursery place and parents' earnings is revealed in the annual childcare costs survey.

30 hours risks widening the gap with 'quantity over quality'

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30 hours childcare policy could widen the gap between poorer children and their better-off peers, and should be axed unless it is properly funded, a leading education charity says today.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

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Friday, May 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.

UK falls from 11th to 156th place in global children’s rights rankings

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

The UK is now ranked among the bottom ten countries across the world for its performance on children’s rights.

Top-up fee ban 'will split nursery sector', providers warn

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Private and voluntary nursery providers have warned that a two-tier system will be created, with children from disadvantaged families losing out on nursery places, following the announcement by children's minister Sarah Teather in last week's Nursery World that the Government will not change the rules on the free entitlement and remove the ban on top-up fees.

New benchmarking tool will let providers compare data on local authority funding

News

Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Just how local authorities split early years funding between private and voluntary nurseries and maintained provision in schools and nursery schools has long been a bone of contention.

Labour sets out universal childcare plans

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Labour has released more details of how it would offer 30-hour childcare to all two- to four-year-olds - 1.3m children - and reverse children’s centre cuts.

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would bring in a ring-fenced grant of £500m a year for children’s centres and offer universal early education for two-to four-year-olds.

Affordable childcare must be priority to end child poverty, says Alan Milburn

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government should invest in early years services to help fight child poverty, the Government's independent reviewer on social mobility said in a speech yesterday.

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister announces further consultation

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Children's minister Sarah Teather has confirmed that a further short consultation on the EYFS will be launched shortly.

Parents oppose 30 hour ‘extras’ charges

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Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents are increasingly unwilling to pay additional costs to take up the 30 hours offer, Nursery World has learned.

Conference to address early years recruitment crisis

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Friday, December 7, 2018

| Nursery World

The challenges of the early years workforce and how to overcome them will be the focus of a half-day conference next month.

Alliance joins DfE and Ofsted to tackle early years workload

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has teamed up with the Department for Education and Ofsted to tackle workload pressures on early years staff.

Early years sector unites against plans to cut ratios

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Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Protests against any plans to lower staff child ratios for nurseries and childminders are gaining force against mounting anticipation of a Government announcement next week on changes to allow better qualified staff to look after more children.

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government is urging the early years sector to respond to an online consultation which will inform its review of how regulation for childcare providers is enforced.

Spring statement: apprenticeships, T-levels and business rates

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

In the spring statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that he was announcing £80m to support small businesses in engaging apprenticeships.

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

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Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

Think-tank proposes scheme to make childcare more affordable

Childcare costs survey: nursery fees rise by 6 per cent in a year

30 hours risks widening the gap with 'quantity over quality'

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

UK falls from 11th to 156th place in global children’s rights rankings

Top-up fee ban 'will split nursery sector', providers warn

New benchmarking tool will let providers compare data on local authority funding

Labour sets out universal childcare plans

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

Affordable childcare must be priority to end child poverty, says Alan Milburn

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister announces further consultation

Parents oppose 30 hour ‘extras’ charges

Conference to address early years recruitment crisis

Alliance joins DfE and Ofsted to tackle early years workload

Early years sector unites against plans to cut ratios

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

Spring statement: apprenticeships, T-levels and business rates

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

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