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Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

A gender equality think tank is calling on the Chancellor to boost childcare funding by £1.7bn – the estimated shortfall – in the Spring Budget.

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years sector organisations have reacted with alarm to more details of funding for the next three financial years, which confirms that the extra money announced for early years entitlements in the autumn budget is £320m less than was stated at the time.

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

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The hourly funding rate paid by the Government to local authorities for the three-and four-year-old entitlements will rise by 17p an hour in most local authority areas in England from April, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

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A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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The Early Years Alliance has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Department for Education's refusal to release calculations to back up its claims that early years funding rates for 2021-22 do cover rising costs to staff wages.

Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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Early years settings in England are missing out on more than £55m in Government funding for childcare places, according to a Freedom of Information investigation by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Early years settings will receive just a 6p an hour increase per child for three-and four-year-olds next term, as the Department for Education reverts to pre-Covid funding rates.

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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The Government has extended the eligibility for 30-hour childcare and Tax-Free Childcare to enable working parents to continue to use the schemes, even if the number of hours they work drops during the pandemic.

Nursery Management: Funding - Make or break

Features

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

The sector is in crisis mode, with widespread underfunding, a workforce problem and rising costs. Just how bad will it become before it gets better? By Hannah Crown

Exclusive: Sector survey finds mixed views on 'free' childcare entitlements

News

Monday, March 2, 2020

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Opinion is divided on the future of childcare entitlements, according to the results of a survey by Ceeda Research, carried out jointly with Nursery World.

Millions of pounds of unspent early years funding used to plug council deficits

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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More than £63.5 million of Government money to deliver three- and four-year-old places was unspent by local authorities in 2018/19, with just 15 per cent of the funding returned to childcare providers, an FOI investigation has revealed.

Scottish government to launch childcare ad campaign

News

Friday, January 10, 2020

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The Scottish government is launching a nationwide public information campaign to encourage parents to enrol their children for the 1,140 hour childcare offer, ahead of the final rollout.

Parents in Wales benefiting from childcare offer but confusion over how scheme works

News

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Families on low-incomes in Wales are using funded childcare more than their better-off peers, research has found, but some have been landed with unexpected bills.

Nurseries pay for ad in national newspaper to highlight funding crisis

News

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

| Nursery World

More than 300 childcare providers have collectively raised thousands of pounds to pay for an advert in a national newspaper to highlight to families the impact of underfunding on the sector.

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

News

Thursday, September 12, 2019

| Nursery World

More nurseries are closing in the most deprived areas of the country than elsewhere, according to analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association.

30 hours policy 'entrenches inequality' says social mobility watchdog

News

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

| Nursery World

The Government should extend its 30 hours offer to those working eight hours per week and eventually to all unemployed parents, the Social Mobility Commission said today.

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

News

Monday, November 26, 2018

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Nearly nine in ten providers offering the 30 hours in Wales agree that the rate is viable, according to findings from research into the early implementer phase of the scheme.

Education Secretary questioned in Parliament over our 30 hours investigation

News

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

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A leading MP has called for the Government to better evaluate the impact of its policies after our investigation found that the 30 hours offer is penalising disadvantaged children.

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

News

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

What price are the most vulnerable children paying for the Government’s flagship childcare policy? Our FOI investigation reveals that nearly a fifth of councils have cut nursery places in the past year or are currently doing so.

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

Opinion

Friday, October 12, 2018

| Nursery World

With the upcoming Budget and Spending Review, ministers must argue for more funding on behalf of the whole early years sector - not just maintained nursery schools, says Neil Leitch

Foundations for change

Opinion

Monday, August 6, 2018

| Nursery World

At a recent Lobby Day in Parliament, early years providers voiced their concerns to those with the power to correct current policies

£60m to expand 30 hours provision in Wales

News

Friday, July 13, 2018

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government has committed £60m to develop more early years provision ahead of the introduction of the 30 hours.

Childcare providers to lobby MPs on 30 hours

News

Thursday, July 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Over 100 nursery owners and practitioners are to gather in Parliament on 18 July to lobby MPs on the 30 hours.

Zahawi dismisses funding concerns about 'successful' 30 hours

News

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi restates 30 hours' 'success story' to MPs in Parliament.

Councils can learn lessons from financial services on late payments

Opinion

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The scourge of late payments is completely unnecessary, argues Keith Appleyard, nursery treasurer and formerly Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance at American Express

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Chancellor urged to boost childcare funding by estimated shortfall

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals

Early years settings condemn Government for 'miniscule' funding rise

Coronavirus: Eligibility extended for 30 hours and Tax-Free Childcare for the second time

Nursery Management: Funding - Make or break

Exclusive: Sector survey finds mixed views on 'free' childcare entitlements

Millions of pounds of unspent early years funding used to plug council deficits

Scottish government to launch childcare ad campaign

Parents in Wales benefiting from childcare offer but confusion over how scheme works

Nurseries pay for ad in national newspaper to highlight funding crisis

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

30 hours policy 'entrenches inequality' says social mobility watchdog

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

Education Secretary questioned in Parliament over our 30 hours investigation

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

Foundations for change

£60m to expand 30 hours provision in Wales

Childcare providers to lobby MPs on 30 hours

Zahawi dismisses funding concerns about 'successful' 30 hours

Councils can learn lessons from financial services on late payments

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