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Early years research programme to plug 'analysis gap'

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Thousands of nurseries, pre-schools and childminders are being invited to take part in a new independent research programme, set up to address the perceived gap in robust analysis of the early years sector.

Exclusive: PACEY Workforce survey finds childminders more confident than nurseries about the future

News

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

While many nurseries are losing confidence in their financial prospects, childminders appear to be feeling more optimistic.

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Opinion

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Following a study claiming that graduate staff and Ofsted Outstandings have little impact on children’s outcomes, a group of early years academics take issue with its methods

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

News

Friday, February 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Newly registered childminders and childminder agencies can apply for grants of up to £1,000, if they are planning to offer the Government’s funded 30-hour childcare places.

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign group of childcare providers have lodged a complaint with the competition watchdog about the Government’s underfunding of the free hours.

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

News

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Higher-quality early years education does not involve ‘substantially higher cost’, according to new research commissioned by the DfE, which also found that maintained provision has higher delivery costs than the PVI sector.

A final farewell to our pre-school

Opinion

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Following the recent closure of Kirkgate Pre-School in Cumbria, former staff member Emmie Short remembers what made the setting so special, and explains why it was forced to shut down

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

News

Friday, January 20, 2017

| Nursery World

New research claims the Government has underestimated the take-up of the 30-hours by more than 100,000 places, saying that as many as 500,000 parents could be eligible, rather than the 390,000 cited by the Government.

Big issues: Follow the story

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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?

Settings close as financial pressure takes its toll

News

Monday, December 12, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries across the country are being hit by cuts to funding and increased costs, leading many to close ahead of the introduction of the 30 free hours.

Early years minister visits Swindon nursery trialling the 30 hours

News

Thursday, December 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Caroline Dinenage visited the Co-operative nursery in Swindon, the first in a series of visits to the area trialling the 30-hour childcare offer.

Scotland releases details of 30-hour pilots

News

Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has named the three local authorities that will trial delivery of its expanded early learning and childcare scheme next year.

30 Hours, Part 1: Hertfordshire - Free to work

Features

Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

In the first of a series looking at how the Government’s 30 hours offer of free childcare is being piloted, Charlotte Goddard explores a scheme that has places reserved for unemployed parents. Plus, James Hempsall comments

Government reduces restrictions on 30-hour provision

News

Sunday, November 13, 2016

| Nursery World

Fewer restrictions are to be placed on the delivery of the 30 free hours of childcare to better meet the needs of children, parents and providers.

Pilot settings put conditions on 30 free hours offer

News

Monday, September 5, 2016

| Nursery World

As the eight chosen areas begin to pilot the 30-hour free entitlement from this month, some settings are introducing new policies such as charges and limiting flexibility.

NDNA predicts impact of funding shake-up

News

Monday, August 22, 2016

| Nursery World

The potential winners and losers in the Government's national funding formula shake-up are detailed in new data analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), provided exclusively to Nursery World.

Much still to clarify on funding plan

News

Monday, August 22, 2016

| Nursery World

First reactions to the consultation for the proposed Early Years National Funding Formula highlight the fact that a number of unanswered questions remain.

Council nursery staff warn pay cuts will hit quality

News

Friday, August 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery workers in Brighton and Hove have warned children will receive poorer quality care if the council goes ahead with its plans to cut their pay and working hours.

Early Years National Funding Formula: DfE plans major shake-up of early years funding

News

Thursday, August 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Plans to change the way that childcare for three- and four-year-olds is funded to make the system fairer for all early years providers, wherever they are in the country, have been put out for consultation today.

Risk that poorer families could miss out on 30 hours childcare

News

Monday, June 20, 2016

| Nursery World

A leading multi-academy trust has warned that disadvantaged children could be pushed out of free childcare, as schools convert nursery class places for working parents.

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

News

Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in York have won their battle for more Government funding for the 30 hours’ childcare pilot.

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

News

Friday, May 20, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education is launching a tender process for a two-year contract to support the 30 hours free childcare scheme.

Nursery owners design ‘Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding’ cards

News

Friday, May 13, 2016

| Nursery World

Thousands of individually-designed cards opposing the Government’s policies on the free entitlement will be mailed out by campaigning nurseries on National Children’s Day.

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

News

Thursday, March 31, 2016

| Nursery World

The YouTube video has been launched by a group of nursery owners to campaign against the government’s policies on the free entitlement.

Poorer children could miss out on free childcare places, NAO warns

News

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Failure to get the funding right for the 30-hour childcare policy could lead to cuts to places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, the Government’s independent spending watchdog claims today.

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Early years research programme to plug 'analysis gap'

Exclusive: PACEY Workforce survey finds childminders more confident than nurseries about the future

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

A final farewell to our pre-school

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

Big issues: Follow the story

Settings close as financial pressure takes its toll

Early years minister visits Swindon nursery trialling the 30 hours

Scotland releases details of 30-hour pilots

30 Hours, Part 1: Hertfordshire - Free to work

Government reduces restrictions on 30-hour provision

Pilot settings put conditions on 30 free hours offer

NDNA predicts impact of funding shake-up

Much still to clarify on funding plan

Council nursery staff warn pay cuts will hit quality

Early Years National Funding Formula: DfE plans major shake-up of early years funding

Risk that poorer families could miss out on 30 hours childcare

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

Nursery owners design ‘Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding’ cards

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

Poorer children could miss out on free childcare places, NAO warns

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