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Millions of children missing out on support

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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Half of the £8.6bn children’s services budget in England is currently being spent on just 73,000 children, meaning millions go without support, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

News

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Childminders in more than 100 local authority areas are being restricted or having funding for entitlement offers withheld after their agency's Ofsted inspection. By Katy Morton

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

News

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

News

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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A universal childcare guarantee for children up until the end of primary school, would create an extra £13 billion for the economy and boost parents’ wages, according to a new report by the IPPR and Save the Children.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

News

Monday, January 16, 2023

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A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

News

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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The Liberal Democrats have outlined their plans to provide families with ‘flexible, affordable and fair’ childcare, boost SEND support and give every child the best possible start in life.

Pilot childcare scheme to run in schools this summer

News

Friday, April 19, 2024

| Nursery World

Private, voluntary and independent nurseries will take part in a pilot of childcare in schools starting this summer.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

News

Monday, July 4, 2022

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As part of plans to lower the cost of childcare for parents and increase provision, the Government consultation launched today, plans to make it easier to become a childminder.

Working parents need flexible, fully-funded 30-hour offer

News

Monday, June 8, 2015

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The plan to double free childcare for working parents must be properly funded or risks making life more difficult for them, Citizens Advice says.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

News

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

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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.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

News

Thursday, March 29, 2018

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The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders face huge financial losses, analysis finds

News

Thursday, June 25, 2020

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Parents returning to work in the wake of the lockdown may struggle to find childcare places, as a new report reveals the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.

Crowdfunder aims to provide thousands of deprived children with waterproofs and wellies

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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A fundraising campaign hopes to tackle clothing poverty and enable primary school children to get outdoors more during the winter months of Covid.

Duchess of Cambridge launches early years research centre

News

Friday, June 18, 2021

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The Duchess of Cambridge has set up an early childhood research centre with the ambition of changing the way society thinks about the first five years of a child’s life, and transforming the lives of future generations.

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

News

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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A cross-sector coalition of education experts, charities, and businesses is calling on the Government to urgently reconsider its education recovery plans and provide more funding for children and young people.

Pupil premium extended to early years as tax-free childcare scheme expands

News

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

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The Government is to extend the Pupil Premium to disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds from 2015.

Tax-free childcare not the solution, argues new report

News

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

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Today’s Queen’s Speech is expected to include the Tax-Free Childcare Bill, the coalition Government’s answer to making childcare more affordable and flexible for working parents.

England’s broken childcare system is ‘falling behind the rest of the world’

News

Monday, April 15, 2024

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England’s childcare system is ‘dysfunctional, propped up by piecemeal policies, held back by a lack of vision and not fit for purpose or the future, argues a new report.

Estimate that the expanded offer will save families up to £6,500 is a 'far cry' from the truth

News

Monday, March 25, 2024

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Many families eligible for the new two-year-old funding will still struggle to afford their childcare bill, warns new research that finds a quarter of parents will save less than £100 a month.

Yvette Cooper calls for 'childcare revolution'

News

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Labour leader candidate Yvette Cooper wants to offer universal childcare for all pre-school children from the age of two.

Council invests £400,000 in children’s centre refurbishment

News

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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Tower Hamlets Council has invested more than £430,000 updating its Ocean Children’s Centre in Stepney, which has been offically re-opened.

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.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

News

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

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Millions of children missing out on support

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

Early years action group to stage protest in March

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

Pilot childcare scheme to run in schools this summer

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

Working parents need flexible, fully-funded 30-hour offer

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders face huge financial losses, analysis finds

Crowdfunder aims to provide thousands of deprived children with waterproofs and wellies

Duchess of Cambridge launches early years research centre

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

Pupil premium extended to early years as tax-free childcare scheme expands

Tax-free childcare not the solution, argues new report

England’s broken childcare system is ‘falling behind the rest of the world’

Estimate that the expanded offer will save families up to £6,500 is a 'far cry' from the truth

Yvette Cooper calls for 'childcare revolution'

Council invests £400,000 in children’s centre refurbishment

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

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

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