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£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Thursday, February 22, 2024

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There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

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Monday, March 4, 2024

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Co-op Childcare is offering free and subsidised childcare to parents who have been impacted by redundancy as a result of the pandemic.

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

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Busy Bees Childcare will open its new nursery in Nottingham next month.

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

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Families whose children attended Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes have been found alternative places within the group’s other nearby settings, after the nursery was devastated by fire on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Fewer than half of childminders that have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic plan to re-open within the next year, findings from a survey of childminders and childcare providers suggests.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

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Friday, May 12, 2017

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The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

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Monday, January 16, 2023

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A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

UKHSA nursery run by Bright Horizons to close

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

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An on-site nursery for employees of a Government-run health security agency has announced that it will be closing in the summer due to the ‘significant investment’ needed to refurbish the building.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project, looking at the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

New nursery comparison service to launch

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

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A new nursery comparison service for parents has been created by the former chairman of Treetops Nurseries Alan Proto.

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the past year, with just half of local authorities reporting sufficiency of places for children under two.

Cost-of-living crisis impacts settings' abilities to provide healthy meals

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Sunday, January 29, 2023

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Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders are struggling to provide healthy and nutritious meals due to rising food costs, warns new research from the Early Years Alliance (EYA) and LEYF.

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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Cross-party MPs are warning the Government has more work to do with its incoming childcare policies to ensure children benefit from high-quality affordable early years education to help parents and providers.

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

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Monday, December 7, 2015

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Childcare providers will be able to ask schools if they can use their premises to run before and after-school and holiday childcare when they are not using them.

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

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Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

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Monday, November 11, 2019

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Childcare providers are increasingly struggling to get parents to agree to pay a voluntary contribution to take up their 30-hours place.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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The price of holiday childcare has more than doubled in some areas of the country since 2010, according to an analysis by Labour.

Annual survey shows rocketing cost of childcare

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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Childcare is now 77 per cent more expensive in real terms than it was ten years ago, according to the latest Annual Childcare Costs Survey.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

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Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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Friday, December 2, 2022

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A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

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Children 1st has secured a £1.6 million loan to support the business during the coronavirus crisis and keep nurseries open for key workers.

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Friday, January 13, 2017

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£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Early years action group to stage protest in March

UKHSA nursery run by Bright Horizons to close

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

New nursery comparison service to launch

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

Cost-of-living crisis impacts settings' abilities to provide healthy meals

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

Annual survey shows rocketing cost of childcare

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

Big issues: Follow the story

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