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Friday, March 8, 2013

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Tickets are selling fast for Nursery World's Two-year-Olds: Policy and Practice conference on 19 April, which features a fantastic line-up of early years experts all ready to share their knowledge and experience.

Scottish nurseries win end to business rates

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

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Day nurseries in Scotland will be exempt from paying business rates, in reforms to the country’s business rates system.

'Tragic' figures show more than 2,500 early years settings have closed

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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More than 2,500 childcare providers have closed in England this year, Ofsted figures released today (Tuesday) show.

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.

Sharp increase in nursery closures over the summer rings 'alarm bells' for the winter

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Around 65 per cent more nurseries have closed this term compared to the same time last year, according to new research.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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Friday, March 20, 2020

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More than 20 of the UK's leading nursery operators and early years organisations have formed a working group to co-ordinate responses and lobbying on the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: Three-quarters of nurseries will operate at a loss over the coming months

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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Three-quarters of nurseries expect to operate at a loss over the next three months, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association published today (2 June) reveals.

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.

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

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Friday, May 31, 2013

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The early years sector has slammed the Department for Education's (DfE) financial analysis of the ratio proposals as a 'fantasy'.

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Less than 2 per cent of nurseries say the Government funding they receive to provide universal childcare for three-and four-year-olds covers their delivery costs, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also found that closures have risen by 87 per cent.

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.

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.

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Have your say in our joint Nursery World and Ceeda survey

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Councils are being encouraged to transfer early entitlement funding between early years settings if it helps them to create enough childcare places for key worker children.

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

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Friday, March 27, 2015

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More details of how early years providers can apply for grants of up to £50,000 in social investment funding have been released.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

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.

DfE claims ratio plans could slash fees by more than a quarter

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Friday, May 24, 2013

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Proposals to increase staff: child ratios in early years settings could see nurseries increasing their revenue by more than 200,000 a year, according to a DfE analysis.

Welsh nurseries win exemption from business rates

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

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All nurseries in Wales will be exempt from business rates from April 2019 as part of plans to help the childcare sector to expand.

Business rates to remain unchanged for nurseries, Government confirms

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Friday, October 26, 2018

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The Government has confirmed it has no plans to scrap business rates for nurseries in England.

Almost two-fifths of providers think 30 hours will lead to their closure

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

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According to the Pre-school Learning Alliance survey, 38 per cent of providers think their business won't be sustainable in 12 months' time as a result of the 30 hours policy.

More than 11,000 childcare places lost through nursery closures - research

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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The number of nursery closures in England increased by more than a third during the height of the pandemic compared to the same period the previous year, new analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association reveals.

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

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More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Nurseries at risk of collapse due to 'large corporate takeovers'

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

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A new report warns the nursery sector is ‘at threat of being damaged’ as smaller settings get taken over by large corporate companies that are ‘profit-focused’.

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Bright Stars nursery group, formerly ICP Education, has had its childcare funding withdrawn for four of its sites in East Lothian.

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Scottish nurseries win end to business rates

'Tragic' figures show more than 2,500 early years settings have closed

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

Sharp increase in nursery closures over the summer rings 'alarm bells' for the winter

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

Coronavirus: Three-quarters of nurseries will operate at a loss over the coming months

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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

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

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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

DfE claims ratio plans could slash fees by more than a quarter

Welsh nurseries win exemption from business rates

Business rates to remain unchanged for nurseries, Government confirms

Almost two-fifths of providers think 30 hours will lead to their closure

More than 11,000 childcare places lost through nursery closures - research

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Nurseries at risk of collapse due to 'large corporate takeovers'

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

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