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Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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The Childcare Bill, which will entitle parents to 30 hours of free childcare a week, has had its first reading in the House of Lords.

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

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Monday, June 1, 2015

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David Cameron will today unveil plans for a funding review to start ‘before the summer’ in advance of a pilot of 30 hours of free childcare from September 2016.

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

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Monday, April 20, 2015

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The ongoing issue of childminders being unable to claim early education funding has come under the spotlight again, after Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to stop the free entitlement for children related to nursery staff at their setting.

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

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The number of nurseries and childminders rated good and outstanding increased in the last inspection period.

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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The new common inspection framework applies to all education inspections and will come into force from September 2015.

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

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Local authorities will be given a financial incentive to encourage them to offer business rate relief to nurseries.

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

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Monday, January 12, 2015

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The latest Ofsted results for children's centres suggest that performance is poor in comparison to other types of childcare provision. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates the facts behind the figures.

Fears that PVI settings could lose children under new Schools Admissions Code

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Monday, December 15, 2014

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Early years organisations have voiced concerns that the move to allow schools to give priority places to disadvantaged children who attend school nurseries will discriminate against parents who wish to send their children to private, voluntary and independent settings.

Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

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Monday, December 1, 2014

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Nursery owners have stressed that paid-for inspections, while welcome, must not divert Ofsted from inspecting settings within the set timescales.

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

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Friday, October 17, 2014

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The National Day Nurseries Association has raised concerns that schools providing two-year-old provision will not be scrutinised against early years quality assurance by Ofsted.

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

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Friday, October 10, 2014

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Leading early years organisations have given a positive response to plans for a single inspection framework, but urged Ofsted to ensure that inspections are designed for the early education sector.

Early years settings, schools and colleges will share common inspection framework

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Early years settings will be inspected under a new common inspection framework alongside schools and further education colleges, in plans put out for consultation by Ofsted today.

Sector criticises Ofsted move to potential 30-month wait for first inspection

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Monday, October 6, 2014

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The early years sector has given a mixed reaction to changes to inspections set out by Ofsted early years director Nick Hudson and revealed on Nursery World online.

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

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Friday, September 26, 2014

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Ofsted’s own in-house inspectors will take on responsibility for re-inspecting 'requires improvement 'nurseries in place of outside contractors Prospects and Tribal, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

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The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

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Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

Nurseries and childminders do better in inspections

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

Fears that PVI settings could lose children under new Schools Admissions Code

Sector voices concerns over paid-for inspections

NDNA says inspection of schools' twos provision will lack early years focus

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

Early years settings, schools and colleges will share common inspection framework

Sector criticises Ofsted move to potential 30-month wait for first inspection

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

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