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'No real support' for early years in Government's levelling up white paper

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, charities and teaching unions have criticised the Government’s new package of measures to transform education for disadvantaged children.

Early years sector pays tribute to 'tireless, dedicated campaigner' Jack Dromey MP

News

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

| Nursery World

The early years sector has paid tribute to Jack Dromey, the Labour politician who died suddenly on Friday.

Coronavirus: DfE publishes update for early years settings

News

Friday, January 7, 2022

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has updated its Covid guidance for early years settings to reflect the latest changes to testing and self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

News

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Covid has seen professionals cut staff, use reserves and even sell belongings, but researchers say an early years education and care-led recovery is now vital, as Katy Morton reports

Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

News

Monday, March 7, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government has rejected MPs' recommendation to carry out an independent review of funding and affordability of childcare

Children and families minister posts Twitter video in response to ratios row

News

Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Will Quince, the minister for children and families, has posted a video on Twitter in response to widespread criticism of reports that the Government is planning to cut the number of staff required to care for children in early years settings.

Government to look at ways to reduce childcare costs

News

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

| Nursery World

The Prime Minister has revealed that Government is looking at ways to reduce childcare costs to further ease the financial ‘pressures’ on families.

Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

News

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Vitamin Angels UK extends partnership with NDNA as nurseries increase food donations and other support to struggling families and members of staff. Catherine Gaunt reports

Government policies have failed to improve early years workforce qualification levels

News

Friday, January 17, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government lacks a long-term strategy to develop the early years workforce, with falling qualification levels threatening to put the quality of children’s early years education at risk, new research claims.

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.

Reshuffle - New minister for children and families appointed

News

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Vicky Ford has been named as the new children and families minister following the Government reshuffle.

Evidence is mounting on early years workforce challenges

Opinion

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

New research shows that poor pay, an increasing workload and low status are combining to drive early years workers out of the sector, says Natalie Perera

Prime minister says he will 'make it easier to become a childminder'

News

Friday, June 10, 2022

| Nursery World

Boris Johnson has said he plans to cut childcare costs by making it easier to become a childminder.

Call for more focus on children's speech and language in Schools Bill

News

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

| Nursery World

Campaigners are calling for spoken language to be given importance to reading and writing in the Schools Bill.

Local authorities with declining childcare places will be 'hit hardest' by proposed funding changes

News

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

| Nursery World

Proposed changes to early years funding in England are likely to hit local authorities already struggling with declining childcare places – largely in northern England –suggests new research.

Mini-Budget: Chancellor's comments highlight future childcare reforms

News

Friday, September 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has signalled the Government's intention to focus on bringing forward reforms to improve access to affordable, flexible childcare.

Two-year-olds - We can meet twos' needs, say schools

News

Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Some specialists have warned that schools will struggle to give two-year-olds sufficient support, but headteachers already caring for twos say they are well placed to succeed. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Nursery education funding 'must be protected' to curb free places crisis

News

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector faces 'chronic underfunding', which threatens to put at risk the Government's plans to expand free nursery education places for two-year-olds.

Scotland launches its first national play strategy

News

Monday, June 24, 2013

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has launched the country's first play strategy, which recognises the vital role of play to children's well-being and development.

Parents could be charged to use childminder agencies

News

Thursday, July 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has suggested that parents who use childminder agencies will have to pay a fee.

More Affordable Childcare - a wake-up call for nursery businesses?

Opinion

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| Nursery World

More Affordable Childcare signals the Government's intention to deregulate the market, which will have huge implications for providers, says Gordon Beck

Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

News

Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Parents at Busy Bees nursery in Hammersmith have been visited by chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne to air their views on the Government's proposed changes to childcare vouchers.

Number of adoptions at record high

News

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The number of adoptions in England and Wales last year rose by 10 per cent, according to a report published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

News

Thursday, August 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Two more venues have been added for the early years sector's Ofsted Big Conversation weekend.

19m to support adopted children

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Play and music therapy will form part of a package of support to help adopted children bond with their families.

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'No real support' for early years in Government's levelling up white paper

Early years sector pays tribute to 'tireless, dedicated campaigner' Jack Dromey MP

Coronavirus: DfE publishes update for early years settings

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

Children and families minister posts Twitter video in response to ratios row

Government to look at ways to reduce childcare costs

Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

Government policies have failed to improve early years workforce qualification levels

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

Reshuffle - New minister for children and families appointed

Evidence is mounting on early years workforce challenges

Prime minister says he will 'make it easier to become a childminder'

Call for more focus on children's speech and language in Schools Bill

Local authorities with declining childcare places will be 'hit hardest' by proposed funding changes

Mini-Budget: Chancellor's comments highlight future childcare reforms

Two-year-olds - We can meet twos' needs, say schools

Nursery education funding 'must be protected' to curb free places crisis

Scotland launches its first national play strategy

Parents could be charged to use childminder agencies

More Affordable Childcare - a wake-up call for nursery businesses?

Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

Number of adoptions at record high

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

19m to support adopted children

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