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Exclusive: To the Point - Making 30 hours work

Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Robert Goodwill, the new Minister for Children and Families, reflects on his first six weeks in post since the General Election

Early 30 hours codes for two-year-olds lead to confusion

News

Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents of two-year-olds are being issued with eligibility codes for 30 hours childcare several months before they will qualify for the entitlement, which nursery owners say is leading to confusion.

Parents offered compensation over troubled Tax-Free Childcare

News

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.

Nurseries plan to restrict 30 hour places and charge parents

News

Thursday, August 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Many nurseries that plan to offer 30 hour childcare from next month can only do so by limiting places, raising concerns that thousands of working parents could miss out.

30 hours take-up exceeds forecast in York, study shows

News

Monday, August 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Over 200 more places than anticipated were taken up by parents in the city-wide pilot of the 30 hours in York, according to an evaluation report.

New research finds childcare has poor record on minimum wage

News

Thursday, August 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare bosses are among the most likely not to pay the minimum wage, two recent reports have found.

Analysis: 30 hours pilot study predicts success but flags up 'risks'

News

Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Following the publication of the evaluation of the 30-hour pilots, we take an in-depth look at the findings.

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

Opinion

Friday, July 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30-hours scheme is heading for failure if problems raised in the pilot evaluation are glossed over instead of tackled, argues Neil Leitch

Extra £1.3bn for schools no long-term solution to funding crisis, say teachers

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

| Nursery World

Teaching unions have dismissed the £1.3 billion earmarked for schools by the education secretary as ‘smoke and mirrors’ and insufficient to make up losses.

Sector slams DfE for failing to address 30-hour childcare challenges

News

Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years sector organisations have warned that the Government is putting the 30-hour childcare policy in jeopardy by failing to listen to providers’ concerns.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

News

Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the 30-hour pilot areas concludes there is 'no specific reason' to believe that the policy will not be a success.

Fundraising - Apply yourself

Features

Monday, July 10, 2017

| Nursery World

There’s a plethora of grants out there, if you know where to find them. Caroline Voogd goes on the hunt

NDNA survey: 'Crunch time for nurseries'

News

Friday, June 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in England will receive just 40p extra an hour on average to offer the free 30 hours to working families, according to new research by the National Day Nurseries Association.

PVI sector's voice not heard on schools forums

News

Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is calling for a shake-up of the way local authority education funding decisions are made.

30 Hours: Management - A tangled web

Features

Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

What do childcare providers need to know when it comes to helping parents with the 30-hours computer application system? Hannah Crown tries to plug the gaps

Early years research programme seeks settings to join panel

News

Monday, May 22, 2017

| Nursery World

Research programme About Early Years (AEY), run by Ceeda, is calling on settings to sign up for its panel to contribute to data collection.

Tax-Free Childcare runs into problems

News

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.

30 Hours, Part 7: Working in Wigan

Features

Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents in Wigan have been encouraged to get a job or take on more work because of the 30 hours, finds Charlotte Goddard

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

News

Friday, May 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.