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Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Wage increases, uncertainty over local authority payments for funded hours and the return of business rates, amid other costs, dampen the funding announcement. By Catherine Gaunt

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

News

Thursday, September 30, 2021

| Nursery World

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has expressed concerned about the impact of the withdrawal of Government financial support, including the closure of the furlough scheme, on small businesses.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

News

Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

More than eight in ten private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England are making a loss or only just breaking even, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

News

Monday, July 19, 2021

| Nursery World

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

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

News

Friday, July 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly a fifth of councils in Scotland have no plans to increase funding rates when the 1,140 hours becomes statutory next month, an investigation by NDNA Scotland shows.

Business - Occupancy and funding

Features

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

What do settings need to know about funding rates, and how can they boost occupancy? By Gary Croxon, service manager, East Anglia Service Hub, Early Years Alliance

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

News

Friday, March 26, 2021

| Nursery World

With new findings revealing settings have been heavily reliant on the furlough scheme, there are fears nurseries would struggle with a sudden rise in demand for places.

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

News

Thursday, March 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Childcare providers will receive funding based on actual attendance numbers during this year's summer and autumn terms, in a move designed to protect their funding, as children return to early years settings.

Business - On a budget

Features

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Following the Chancellor's speech, what’s the latest on sources of financial support, and how can settings budget at this uncertain time? Gary Croxon, Early Years Alliance service hub manager, reports

Nursery operators continue to attract investors, despite coronavirus - LaingBuisson study

News

Friday, February 26, 2021

| Nursery World

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the early years sector remains ‘compelling and investable’ with nurseries having arguably ‘manoeuvred through the crisis better than other sectors of the economy’, LaingBuisson reports.

Editor’s view - Open or closed?

Opinion

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years settings want to play their part in the pandemic, but they need urgent action on funding, vaccinations and testing

Extra £44m funding will cover living wage rise, minister says in early years debate

News

Monday, December 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Funding increases for nurseries will cover national living wage increases next year, children and families minister Vicky Ford told MPs in a debate on the future of nurseries and early years last week.

Exclusion of early years settings from new Covid fund a 'slap in the face'

News

Monday, November 30, 2020

| Nursery World

The sector has accused the Government of disrespecting early years providers by excluding them from new Covid workforce funding.

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| Nursery World

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: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

News

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools have spoken to Nursery World about the challenges of opening to more children in September, whether taking on new families or children who are returning for the first time since lockdown. So, what will the new normal look like in the autumn term?

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

News

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

News

Friday, May 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Councils are being encouraged to transfer early entitlement funding between early years settings if it helps them to create enough childcare places for key worker children.

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

News

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries around the UK - both large chains and standalone providers - have voiced their concerns about staying open, following the change in official guidance as to how how much they can claim for staff on furlough.

Government makes U-turn on nurseries' access to furlough cash

News

Friday, April 17, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has backtracked on the amount of financial support that early years providers can access from ‘free entitlement’ funding and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furloughing) in a move described as ‘a kick in the teeth’.

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

News

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has been inundated with emails from the self-employed and small companies, including childcare providers, that are missing out on Government support during the coronavirus crisis.

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

News

Thursday, April 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Children 1st has secured a £1.6 million loan to support the business during the coronavirus crisis and keep nurseries open for key workers.

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

News

Monday, April 6, 2020

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government is launching a coronavirus childcare assistance scheme to support Wales’ critical workers, and suspending the childcare offer for Wales for three months.

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

News

Thursday, April 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery workers that have been put on temporary leave by their employer during the coronavirus crisis can be furloughed more than once, according to updated guidance.

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

News

Friday, March 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Fewer than half of childminders that have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic plan to re-open within the next year, findings from a survey of childminders and childcare providers suggests.

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Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

Scotland: Nurseries and childminders face stagnant funding rates, FOI reveals

Business - Occupancy and funding

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

Business - On a budget

Nursery operators continue to attract investors, despite coronavirus - LaingBuisson study

Editor’s view - Open or closed?

Extra £44m funding will cover living wage rise, minister says in early years debate

Exclusion of early years settings from new Covid fund a 'slap in the face'

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

Nurseries reveal impact of furlough changes

Government makes U-turn on nurseries' access to furlough cash

Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

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