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Childminder numbers fall by 3 per cent in three months

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Early years organisation PACEY has commissioned research into the decline in childminding and the reasons for it, as the latest Ofsted statistics show a fall of 1,000 childminders in a three-month period.

Ofsted annual report: Top marks for large groups

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Sunday, December 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools operating in large groups have a greater proportion of Outstanding grades, Ofsted’s annual report shows.

Childminder numbers drop by 600 in three months

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted statistics show the number of childminders registered with Ofsted has continued to decrease.

Nursery group closed over safeguarding fears

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Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Four nurseries in Devon are to be permanently closed, leaving more than 400 children without childcare and 100 members of staff without jobs.

Ofsted statistics show an increase in providers exiting the sector since introduction of the 30 hours

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| Nursery World

The first Ofsted figures on childcare providers and inspections since the introduction of the 30 hours, reveal there are 468 fewer nurseries and childminders than at the end of August 2017.

Nearly 1,000 children's centres not inspected

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Monday, January 22, 2018

| Nursery World

Action for Children says the Government is 'letting families down' as it finds that four in ten children's centres have not been inspected for over five years.

Childminders continue to exit the early years sector

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of childminders registered with Ofsted is continuing to fall, but the number of nurseries increased slightly on the previous period's figures.

Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

An organisation of independent childcare providers in Ireland is calling for a temporary relaxation of the rules that all childcare staff be qualified to alleviate the sector ‘recruitment crisis’.

Childcare places on the rise in 30-hour pilot areas

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| Nursery World

There has been an increase to the number of places in the 30-hour pilot areas the latest Ofsted figures show.

Ofsted statistics show continuing drop in childminder numbers

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| Nursery World

There were 500 fewer childminders registered with Ofsted in the last quarter, continuing the trend of steep decline.

Ofsted statistics show further decline in childminders

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of childminders has continued to fall, with 730 fewer operating in the last quarter and a total drop of 23 per cent since 2012.

Graduate settings have little impact on children's outcomes

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

New research finds that attending an outstanding nursery, or one with graduate staff, has a limited benefit to children's educational attainment.

Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

| Nursery World

The gap between the quality of early years provision in poorer areas of the country and the more affluent has narrowed during Sir Michael Wilshaw's time as chief inspector.

Early years providers graded highest ever by Ofsted

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

| Nursery World

The proportion of nurseries and childminders judged Good or Outstanding at their latest inspection now stands at 91 per cent - the best ever recorded.