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Government forges ahead with academy plans in Queen's Speech

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

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The Government has included an Education for All Bill in the Queen's Speech, with proposals for under-performing schools to be forcibly converted to academies.

Town hall leaders flag academies' capacity concerns

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Monday, April 18, 2016

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Schools may become disconnected from local need once they all become academies, local authority chiefs have warned, as more than half a million children receive their primary offers today (Monday).

DfE to consult on information sharing between childcare providers and schools

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

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A new consultation on how information sharing can help drive the 30 hours entitlement will happen later this year, the childcare minister said this week.

Future of state-run nursery schools ‘in doubt’ after Budget

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Monday, March 21, 2016

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More than 400 state-run nursery schools could ‘disappear at a stroke’ under the Government’s plan to turn all schools into academies, a leading early years specialist has warned.

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

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Monday, February 22, 2016

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Childminder agencies are a hot topic again now that the DfE has drafted in the charity 4Children to support interested organisations, but the model still divides opinion. Charlotte Goddard reports

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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Monday, January 25, 2016

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A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.

DfE renews drive to set up childminder agencies

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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4Children is supporting nurseries, schools and local authorities to open childminder agencies in a new push by the Department for Education to expand the scheme across England.

Teachers' 'unmanageable workloads' impacting on children

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Friday, November 20, 2015

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Teachers are being ‘ground down’ by 'unmanageable workloads', preventing them from concentrating on tasks that benefit pupils, a survey of teachers says.

Ofsted to look again at re-inspection of 'requires improvement' childminders

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Friday, November 13, 2015

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Ofsted’s national lead for early years has agreed to follow-up on concerns that ‘requires improvement’ childminders, unlike nurseries, could wait years to be re-inspected.

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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With the Childcare Bill for the 30 hours in the Commons and rising costs causing concern in early years, Ruth Thomson speaks to Sam Gyimah about what the sector can expect looking ahead.

Lords vote for independent funding review ahead of 30-hours roll-out

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

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Peers have voted in favour of an amendment to the Childcare Bill requiring Government to carry out an independent review of funding before the free childcare entitlement is doubled.

Lords criticise lack of detail in Childcare Bill

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

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Peers have accused the Government of rushing through its 30-hour free childcare pledge during the second reading of the Childcare Bill.

Children's centre groups make progress in latest inspections

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

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More children's centre groups are being judged good or outstanding according to new Ofsted statistics, but nearly half are still below this level.

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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The Childcare Bill, which will entitle parents to 30 hours of free childcare a week, has had its first reading in the House of Lords.

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

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Monday, June 1, 2015

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David Cameron will today unveil plans for a funding review to start ‘before the summer’ in advance of a pilot of 30 hours of free childcare from September 2016.

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

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Monday, April 20, 2015

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The ongoing issue of childminders being unable to claim early education funding has come under the spotlight again, after Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to stop the free entitlement for children related to nursery staff at their setting.

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

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The number of nurseries and childminders rated good and outstanding increased in the last inspection period.

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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The new common inspection framework applies to all education inspections and will come into force from September 2015.

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

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Local authorities will be given a financial incentive to encourage them to offer business rate relief to nurseries.

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

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Monday, January 12, 2015

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The latest Ofsted results for children's centres suggest that performance is poor in comparison to other types of childcare provision. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates the facts behind the figures.

Fears that PVI settings could lose children under new Schools Admissions Code

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Monday, December 15, 2014

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Early years organisations have voiced concerns that the move to allow schools to give priority places to disadvantaged children who attend school nurseries will discriminate against parents who wish to send their children to private, voluntary and independent settings.

Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

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Monday, December 1, 2014

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Nursery owners have stressed that paid-for inspections, while welcome, must not divert Ofsted from inspecting settings within the set timescales.

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

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Friday, October 17, 2014

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The National Day Nurseries Association has raised concerns that schools providing two-year-old provision will not be scrutinised against early years quality assurance by Ofsted.

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

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Friday, October 10, 2014

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Leading early years organisations have given a positive response to plans for a single inspection framework, but urged Ofsted to ensure that inspections are designed for the early education sector.

Early years settings, schools and colleges will share common inspection framework

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Early years settings will be inspected under a new common inspection framework alongside schools and further education colleges, in plans put out for consultation by Ofsted today.

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Government forges ahead with academy plans in Queen's Speech

Town hall leaders flag academies' capacity concerns

DfE to consult on information sharing between childcare providers and schools

Future of state-run nursery schools ‘in doubt’ after Budget

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

DfE renews drive to set up childminder agencies

Teachers' 'unmanageable workloads' impacting on children

Ofsted to look again at re-inspection of 'requires improvement' childminders

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

Lords vote for independent funding review ahead of 30-hours roll-out

Lords criticise lack of detail in Childcare Bill

Children's centre groups make progress in latest inspections

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

Fears that PVI settings could lose children under new Schools Admissions Code

Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

Early years settings, schools and colleges will share common inspection framework

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