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Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

Thursday, January 27, 2022

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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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.

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

Thursday, September 12, 2019

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

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

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.

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

Friday, October 12, 2018

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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

£60m to expand 30 hours provision in Wales

Friday, July 13, 2018

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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

Thursday, July 5, 2018

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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

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

Friday, April 13, 2018

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The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

Councils receive Government grants to help providers offer the 30 hours

Thursday, March 8, 2018

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Nearly all local authorities in England have received a share of £7.7 million to support delivery of the 30 hours in 2017-18.

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

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Childcare providers across the country have been forced to borrow money to pay staff wages and bills because of local authorites' failure to pay the funding for the 30 hours on time.

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