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Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 6 - Adding it all up

Features

Monday, March 7, 2016

| Nursery World

The EYPP is a chance for settings to focus on numeracy, for both the children and the staff. Charlotte Goddard reports

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

News

Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

A nursery chain which has defended a ‘general extras’ charge as necessary to subsidise government-funded places has published a new policy to help get around the problem.

Greening announces merger of education and skills funding

News

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| Nursery World

The Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency are merging to create one body, the education secretary announced in Parliament today.

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

An apprenticeship body has confirmed that Functional Skills will be accepted on the current early years apprenticeship framework.

30 Hours, Part 6: Portsmouth pilot

Features

Monday, April 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Although concerns remain, some settings in Portsmouth report success so far with the 30 hours trial, writes Charlotte Goddard, while James Hempsall gives his take

Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 5 - Paying lip service

Features

Monday, February 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Many settings are spending EYPP money on communication and language schemes. Charlotte Goddard reports

Nursery Management: Capital Funding for two-year-olds - Logistical challenge

Features

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| Nursery World

Mary Evans finds out what level of support nurseries are receiving to help them to meet the target for twos in September.

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

| Nursery World

An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and diverse has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Happy Days nursery group secures multi-million pound investment to expand

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Friday, July 29, 2022

| Nursery World

Happy Days nursery group, which operates 18 settings, has secured funding from private equity firm Zetland Capital to grow to more than double its size.

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Low pay in the childcare sector could lead to a shortage in staff, warns a new report.

Fundraising - Find it for free

Features

Monday, September 7, 2015

| Nursery World

With the funding season about to start, education grants expert Caroline Voogd rounds up some places to look.

Nursery Management: 30 Hours - Do you agree?

Features

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

| Nursery World

The conditions governing delivery of the 30 hours are being set out in local agreements up and down the country, and there is significant variation, finds Charlotte Goddard

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Lancashire County Council has made a dramatic climbdown over its decision to ban nursery workers with related children in their nursery from claiming free hours funding.

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare providers across the country have been forced to borrow money to pay staff wages and bills because of local authorites' failure to pay the funding for the 30 hours on time.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs scheme to drive the take-up of funded two-year-old places across the capital.

PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) wants to hear from early years and childcare professionals in England and Wales for its annual sector-wide survey.

Universal Credit: Part 4 - An incentive to work?

Features

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Will Universal Credit make parents paying for childcare better or worse off if they increase their hours, asks David Finch at the Resolution Foundation

Disadvantaged two-year-olds missing out on early education, finds report

News

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The youngest, most disadvantaged children are the least likely to access early education, a new report from the OECD has found.

Childcare access falls in disadvantaged areas, new report reveals

News

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Ceeda's About Early Years Annual Report, published today, confirms funding challenges, workforce shortages and inequity of access to places.

Alliance blames lack of Government funding for closing fifth of settings

News

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has closed 23 nurseries since January, as a direct result of the longstanding Government under-funding of 15- and 30-hour childcare entitlements, Nursery World can reveal.

New intergenerational scheme to grow, cook and eat together

News

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

| Nursery World

A new lottery-funded programme aims to connect people of all ages and tackle loneliness and unhealthy eating.

Practitioners' views sought on SEND funding

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| Nursery World

A new survey into the impact of early years funding on SEND provision has been launched by the Early Years Alliance.

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

News

Friday, June 5, 2020

| Nursery World

The TUC is calling for an urgent ‘cash injection’ for the childcare sector, warning that without it there will not be enough places for working parents to return to their jobs, as the lockdown eases.

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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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?

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

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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.

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Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 6 - Adding it all up

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

Greening announces merger of education and skills funding

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

30 Hours, Part 6: Portsmouth pilot

Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 5 - Paying lip service

Nursery Management: Capital Funding for two-year-olds - Logistical challenge

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Happy Days nursery group secures multi-million pound investment to expand

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

Fundraising - Find it for free

Nursery Management: 30 Hours - Do you agree?

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

Universal Credit: Part 4 - An incentive to work?

Disadvantaged two-year-olds missing out on early education, finds report

Childcare access falls in disadvantaged areas, new report reveals

Alliance blames lack of Government funding for closing fifth of settings

New intergenerational scheme to grow, cook and eat together

Practitioners' views sought on SEND funding

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

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