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Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

News

Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

A gender equality think tank is calling on the Chancellor to boost childcare funding by £1.7bn – the estimated shortfall – in the Spring Budget.

PM's plans to reduce staff to child ratios in nurseries to cut childcare costs slammed as 'ludicrous'

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Sector organisations and nurseries have roundly criticised Boris Johnson’s plans to change the rules to cut the number of staff caring for children in early years settings.

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

News

Thursday, November 25, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Rethinking the system

Opinion

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

The problems facing the early years sector are well known but seem far from being resolved – so perhaps we need a wholesale restructure, says Sarah Mackenzie

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

News

Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

News

Friday, July 2, 2021

| Nursery World

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

News

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Local government watchdog warns nurseries over top-up fees for 'free entitlement'

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

| Nursery World

A dad has won a landmark ruling over nursery top-up fees for funded places that could have wider implications for nurseries and local authorities across the country.

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

News

Friday, December 18, 2020

| Nursery World

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

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Nursery Management: Funding - Make or break

Features

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

The sector is in crisis mode, with widespread underfunding, a workforce problem and rising costs. Just how bad will it become before it gets better? By Hannah Crown

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

News

Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Workforce - Staffing levels still in recovery

Features

Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

To what extent are recent policy changes to blame for the recruitment crisis? A new report from the Education Policy Institute has some answers. By Hannah Crown

Millions of pounds of unspent early years funding used to plug council deficits

News

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

| Nursery World

More than £63.5 million of Government money to deliver three- and four-year-old places was unspent by local authorities in 2018/19, with just 15 per cent of the funding returned to childcare providers, an FOI investigation has revealed.

Scottish government to launch childcare ad campaign

News

Friday, January 10, 2020

| Nursery World

The Scottish government is launching a nationwide public information campaign to encourage parents to enrol their children for the 1,140 hour childcare offer, ahead of the final rollout.

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

News

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

How will Tory win affect early years?

News

Monday, January 6, 2020

| Nursery World

In the wake of the Conservatives’ landslide election victory, we look at what the future holds for the early years sector.

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.

Nurseries pay for ad in national newspaper to highlight funding crisis

News

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

| Nursery World

More than 300 childcare providers have collectively raised thousands of pounds to pay for an advert in a national newspaper to highlight to families the impact of underfunding on the sector.

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.

Guide to: charging for extras - Feel free?

Features

Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

There is still confusion among settings as to what charges can be levied given that the 30 hours funded childcare is supposedly a ‘free’ entitlement. Hannah Crown has a guide

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Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

PM's plans to reduce staff to child ratios in nurseries to cut childcare costs slammed as 'ludicrous'

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

Rethinking the system

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

Local government watchdog warns nurseries over top-up fees for 'free entitlement'

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

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

Nursery Management: Funding - Make or break

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

Workforce - Staffing levels still in recovery

Millions of pounds of unspent early years funding used to plug council deficits

Scottish government to launch childcare ad campaign

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

How will Tory win affect early years?

Parents in deprived areas less likely to use funded childcare

Nurseries pay for ad in national newspaper to highlight funding crisis

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

Guide to: charging for extras - Feel free?

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