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Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Analysis by Labour of official DfE figures has found that the average cost of an hour of childcare for a two-year-old is now 14 per cent higher than in 2018, when the 30 hours was introduced.

Councils underspent £55m in early years funding which failed to reach providers

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

| Nursery World

The majority of local authorities are not passing on money left over from Government funding to deliver childcare places to providers, according to an analysis of responses to Freedom of Information requests.

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years sector organisations have reacted with alarm to more details of funding for the next three financial years, which confirms that the extra money announced for early years entitlements in the autumn budget is £320m less than was stated at the time.

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

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The hourly funding rate paid by the Government to local authorities for the three-and four-year-old entitlements will rise by 17p an hour in most local authority areas in England from April, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

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

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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.

'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

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Friday, July 2, 2021

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Newly released Government figures reveal the number of eligible two-year-olds registered for a funded place with nurseries or childminders has fallen by 13 per cent.

Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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Early years settings in England are missing out on more than £55m in Government funding for childcare places, according to a Freedom of Information investigation by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Early years settings will receive just a 6p an hour increase per child for three-and four-year-olds next term, as the Department for Education reverts to pre-Covid funding rates.

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable working parents to continue to use the schemes, even if the number of hours they work drops during the pandemic.

Exclusive: Sector survey finds mixed views on 'free' childcare entitlements

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Monday, March 2, 2020

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Opinion is divided on the future of childcare entitlements, according to the results of a survey by Ceeda Research, carried out jointly with Nursery World.

Parents in Wales benefiting from childcare offer but confusion over how scheme works

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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Families on low-incomes in Wales are using funded childcare more than their better-off peers, research has found, but some have been landed with unexpected bills.

Parents in deprived areas less likely to use funded childcare

News

Friday, January 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Children living in the poorest areas are less likely to attend formal childcare settings and their parents are less aware of the free entitlement, according to new DfE statistics.

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

News

Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are increasingly struggling to get parents to agree to pay a voluntary contribution to take up their 30-hours place.

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

News

Thursday, September 12, 2019

| Nursery World

More nurseries are closing in the most deprived areas of the country than elsewhere, according to analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Childcare providers in London less likely to offer the 30 hours

News

Thursday, March 28, 2019

| Nursery World

The majority of childcare providers are offering the 30 hours, but there are regional differences, finds a new DfE report.

Devastated owner to close setting due to 30 hours

News

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

| Nursery World

A nursery provider has been forced to close one of her settings because a shortfall in funding for the free entitlement has made the business unsustainable.

£60m awarded to grow 30-hour childcare in Wales

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

| Nursery World

The Welsh government has earmarked £60m to build or refurbish more than 100 Childcare settings as part of expanding 30-hour childcare.

30 hours childcare ‘is limiting choice’

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

There is increasing concern about the impact of the 30 hours on the availability of places for working parents, and a growing outcomes gap for disadvantaged children not eligible for the extended entitlement.

Warning signs over 30-hour impact on poorer twos

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Friday, January 25, 2019

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The introduction of 30-hour childcare has led to ‘a possible trade-off’ between provision for disadvantaged two-year-olds and that for three- and four-year-olds, research suggests.

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Nearly nine in ten providers offering the 30 hours in Wales agree that the rate is viable, according to findings from research into the early implementer phase of the scheme.

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

Opinion

Friday, October 12, 2018

| Nursery World

With the upcoming Budget and Spending Review, ministers must argue for more funding on behalf of the whole early years sector - not just maintained nursery schools, says Neil Leitch

Providers invited to share experiences of 30 hours

News

Friday, July 20, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has launched a survey to gather early years providers’ experiences of delivering the 30 hours in the policy's first year.

Welsh nurseries on board to deliver 30 hours

News

Thursday, July 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Survey reveals majority of nurseries in Wales will be participating in the 30 hours, in what the NDNA calls a ‘remarkable shift’ within the sector.

£60m to expand 30 hours provision in Wales

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Friday, July 13, 2018

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government has committed £60m to develop more early years provision ahead of the introduction of the 30 hours.

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Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

Councils underspent £55m in early years funding which failed to reach providers

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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

'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

Exclusive: Sector survey finds mixed views on 'free' childcare entitlements

Parents in Wales benefiting from childcare offer but confusion over how scheme works

Parents in deprived areas less likely to use funded childcare

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

Childcare providers in London less likely to offer the 30 hours

Devastated owner to close setting due to 30 hours

£60m awarded to grow 30-hour childcare in Wales

30 hours childcare ‘is limiting choice’

Warning signs over 30-hour impact on poorer twos

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

Providers invited to share experiences of 30 hours

Welsh nurseries on board to deliver 30 hours

£60m to expand 30 hours provision in Wales

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