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NW Business Summit: No plans to remove the word 'free' from the 15 and 30 hours, says children's minister

Monday, February 5, 2024

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The Department for Education has no plans to remove the word ‘free’ when describing and advertising the funded entitlements, the children and families minister David Johnston told delegates at Nursery World’s Business Summit on Friday (2 February).

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

Friday, February 2, 2024

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Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the DfE announces local authority rates, under new rules being brought in.

Tens of thousands of children waiting months or years for autism support

Friday, February 2, 2024

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Tens of thousands of children are waiting months, or even years, for autism support, reveals a new report, which calls for more assessments to take place in nurseries.

Parents re-launch campaign to save Hackney children's centres that are under threat for a second time

Thursday, February 1, 2024

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Hackney parents have launched a campaign against the proposed closure and restructuring of four of the borough’s children’s centres by the council in a bid to make £4m in savings within the next three years.

Foundations launches framework to support councils to develop Family Hubs

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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Foundations has launched the Family Hubs Planning Framework to provide evidence-based information for local authorities.

Early years settings encouraged to 'take silly seriously' this Red Nose Day

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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Children are being urged to ‘get reddy to let loose’ and do something funny for money this Red Nose Day (Friday 15 March).

LONG READ: Extended hours in chaos as councils leave settings in dark on rates

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

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Most local authorities have yet to tell providers how much they will receive for funded places, raising doubts over how many settings will be able to offer the entitlements. By Katy Morton

Local authorities concerned there won't be enough places for the expanded offer

Thursday, January 25, 2024

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The majority of local authorities do not think they will have enough places to meet demand for the expanded offer, according to new research by Coram Family and Childcare.

Calls to change SEND funding system to increase 'scandalously low' number of early years places

Thursday, January 25, 2024

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A charity is calling for immediate action on the current system of funding for children with SEND, who, due to ‘unnecessarily complex application processes’, are being turned away by early years settings.

Attainment gap ‘at risk of widening’ in current policy outlook, experts warn

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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The early years sector is increasingly moving towards ‘childcare at the expense of high-quality education’, the Sutton Trust warns.

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

Monday, January 22, 2024

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Ministers have actioned a last-minute ‘workaround’ to ensure that thousands of parents of two year-olds can get their codes to take-up a funded place.

Ofsted pledges to always act with 'professionalism, empathy and respect' following the death of Ruth Perry

Friday, January 19, 2024

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Ofsted has commited to taking a more compassionate approach to inspections within its response to the Coroner's report following the inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

DfE to review Ofsted judgements for schools graded inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds

Friday, January 19, 2024

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Schools that are found to be inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds, will receive no further intervention if they can prove the safeguarding issues have been resolved quickly, the DfE has said today (19 January).

'Overstretched' local authorities struggling to meet demand for 'wrap-a-round' care

Thursday, January 18, 2024

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Local authorities are struggling to meet increased demand for wraparound childcare, amid ‘significant’ funding challenges and difficulties recruiting staff, finds new research.

London Mayor urged to take action on early years funding

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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The Mayor of London is being urged to lobby the Government to review funding rates for early years places.

Survey into early years providers' costs and staffing pressures

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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Early years providers are being invited to take part in a survey analysing the impact of rising costs and funding challenges on the sector.

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

Monday, January 15, 2024

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Thousands of parents are struggling to get their code to take up the extended hours and to find a setting that is offering funded places.

Government funding impacts childminders' Universal Credit payments

Monday, January 15, 2024

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Childminders claiming Universal Credit (UC) who receive funding from their local authority termly or in two lump sums, rather than monthly, are being stripped of the benefit, leaving them short of money and struggling to cover bills, finds a new report.

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

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Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery operators and a continued loss of capacity as a result of smaller settings closing, in market predictions for the year ahead.

Tops Day Nurseries features game meat on the menu

Thursday, January 11, 2024

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Tops nursery group has introduced wild meat to their menus to extend children’s taste buds and help protect diverse species in their natural environment.

Government's long-awaited Family Hubs now open to families in 75 areas

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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The Government’s Family Hubs, first announced in 2021, are now open across 75 local authorities, while the DfE has launched a new campaign to support parents with their child's development.

New Year: The sector reveals its hopes and ambitions for 2024

Monday, January 8, 2024

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Early years professionals explain what they want the sector, and their own operations, to achieve in the year ahead, against the backdrop of ongoing challenges

New childminder EYFS introduced

Friday, January 5, 2024

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A new childminder-specific EYFS came into force on Thursday (4 January), as part of changes to regulations in the early years sector.

Nursery groups Just Childcare and All About Children merge under ownership of Partou

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Two of the country’s largest nursery groups, owned by the largest Dutch nursery group Partou, are to merge under the Partou brand, making them one of the top five groups in the UK by size.

Ofsted puts school inspections on hold for mental health training for inspectors, but early years inspections will continue

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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The new chief inspector of Ofsted has halted routine Ofsted inspections in schools until later in January to allow all inspectors to attend mental health training – however in a move criticised by the sector, early years inspections will continue.

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