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Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

| Nursery World

The price of holiday childcare has more than doubled in some areas of the country since 2010, according to an analysis by Labour.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

Opposition parties win childcare voucher extension

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The scrapping of childcare vouchers has been delayed, after Labour forced a vote on the issue in the House of Commons yesterday.

Tax-Free Childcare runs into problems

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

Two weeks after its launch, both childcare providers and parents are experiencing difficulties with the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government has spent more than £35m on implementing Tax-Free Childcare, which since its launch seven weeks ago has been plagued with problems.

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Friday, January 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Do you want to keep up to speed on the Government’s 30-hour childcare policy and what it means for your setting?

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

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Friday, August 12, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Conservatives pledge to double free childcare hours

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

| Nursery World

A Conservative Government would increase free early education for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week and boost hourly rates paid to providers.

Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

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Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents should continue to have the option of using childcare vouchers, say campaigners, who are calling on the Government to scrap plans to stop new users from being able to register for them.

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has suspended all routine inspections of early years providers, schools and further education colleges.

Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare

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Friday, August 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Thousands of parents who have missed out on Tax-Free Childcare due to technical problems with the Childcare Service website may be able to claim compensation from the Government.

Management round table: Understanding Universal Credit

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

| Nursery World

The phasing of Universal Credit will have significant implications for the finances of families using nurseries and for nursery staff themselves.

Working mum sacked for refusing to work weekends wins 'landmark' appeal

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Monday, June 28, 2021

| Nursery World

A 'landmark' ruling protecting women from indirect discrimination because of their childcare responsibilities has been won in an Employment Appeal Tribunal.

DfE parents' survey re-ignites fears over ratio changes

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Monday, October 28, 2013

| Nursery World

A new Department for Education survey asking parents for their opinions on staff:child ratios has raised concern among the sector that there will be a renewed push for a relaxation.

Childcare Survey suggests time is running out to find enough places for expanded offer

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

| Nursery World

With two weeks until the roll out of the 15 hours for two-year-olds, new survey findings show a continued decline in the availability of childcare as costs rise by 7 per cent.

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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Friday, May 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has launched a new parent campaign to highlight the cash value of early education places.

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

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Friday, March 12, 2021

| Nursery World

Using data to understand the movements and lifestyle habits of new parents so that it can inform new nursery openings, was one of the subjects that generated widespread interest at Nursery World’s Business Summit.

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

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Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

More than half of parents believe that nurseries should employ more staff to look after nursery age children, research by the Department for Education suggests.

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Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

Opposition parties win childcare voucher extension

Tax-Free Childcare runs into problems

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

Big issues: Follow the story

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

Conservatives pledge to double free childcare hours

Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare

Management round table: Understanding Universal Credit

Working mum sacked for refusing to work weekends wins 'landmark' appeal

DfE parents' survey re-ignites fears over ratio changes

Childcare Survey suggests time is running out to find enough places for expanded offer

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

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