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Thursday, June 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Portsmouth pilot settings are to receive an hourly rate of £4.88 for the 30 hours – the maximum available.

Nursery closures rise 66 per cent since 30 hours began

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery closures have increased by two-thirds since the 30 hours funded childcare was introduced a year ago, reveals new research.

Welsh nurseries win exemption from business rates

Thursday, September 27, 2018

| Nursery World

All nurseries in Wales will be exempt from business rates from April 2019 as part of plans to help the childcare sector to expand.

Voucher companies call for scheme to be re-opened

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare voucher providers are ramping up their campaign to re-open the scheme to parents.

Apprenticeship providers rail against Level 3 impasse

Thursday, March 28, 2019

| Nursery World

Training providers say they have lost faith in the Government to deliver the Level 3 apprenticeship standard – which has still not been produced five years after work on it started.

Count to ten...

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

| Nursery World

Steve Taylor, owner of Winchcombe Farm Day Nursery in Warwickshire sets out 10 facts that parents need to know about 30 hours 'free' childcare

Editor’s view - Open or closed?

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

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

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.

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Bright Stars nursery group, formerly ICP Education, has had its childcare funding withdrawn for four of its sites in East Lothian.

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Nursery closures in England rose by 50 per cent in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, with many settings in the most deprived parts of the country forced to shut.

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

Friday, February 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the DfE announces local authority rates, under new rules being brought in.

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

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.

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

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.

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years minister Caroline Dinenage has told private nursery owners that they must charge parents for additional services if their viability is threatened by 30 hours funding rates that are less than the fees they charge outside the free entitlement.

Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms

Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New figures suggest hundreds of childcare settings are closing across the country.

30 Hours, Part 4: Northumberland - Help out there

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

In the country’s least densely populated county, Northumberland, the council is using the 30 hours trial to find out how to cater for geographically isolated families. Charlotte Goddard reports

Nursery Management exclusive: Childminding - Counting the cost

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

The impact of underfunding of the free entitlement for childminders has been revealed - with two thirds making a loss. Charlotte Goddard reports.

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

Thursday, August 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Settings are urged to air their views in the Government’s apprenticeship levy consultation after a leading training provider warned that ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts are in store.

Funding - Missing pieces in the 30-hour funding review

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s Review of childcare costs is supposed to set the sector’s mind at rest – but it only muddies the water further, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance

Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 7 - Hi-tech tools

Monday, April 4, 2016

| Nursery World

In the seventh part of our EYPP series, Charlotte Goddard visits some settings to discover how technology can raise outcomes

Early years entrepreneurs urged to apply for start-up grant

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Budding nursery owners and childminders are encouraged to apply for a share of £1m in Government funding to help with their start-up costs.

Crowdfunding for Childcare - Working the crowd

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

With bank lending falling since the financial crisis and cuts to local authority budgets taking hold, early years providers are beginning to turn to crowdfunding as a way of raising cash. Katy Morton reports.

Consultation opens on changes to way LAs fund providers