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Government seeks views on who should run tax-free childcare

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The Treasury has launched a further five-week consultation on Tax-Free Childcare in the face of a legal challenge from childcare voucher companies.

Ofsted drops brought-forward complaints inspections

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that it will no longer bring forward full inspections when a complaint is made against a provider.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

News

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published its new Childminder agency handbook, along with the application forms that people will need if they wish to apply to become an agency.

Consultation on the draft 10-year plan for the early years, childcare and play workforce in Wales

Other

Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The draft plan outlines the Welsh Government's goals for the early years, childcare and play workforce and sets out how it proposes to support this agenda.

Helping to improve early years provision

Opinion

Friday, September 26, 2014

| Nursery World

Nick Hudson, Ofsted early years director, explains priorities for quality improvement in the coming months

Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Education officials have slammed a council’s plans to stop children related to nursery staff from claiming free early education funding in the setting where they work.

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

News

Friday, May 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A Government body racked up a £30,000 legal bill trying to avoid changing controversial rules over apprenticeships – and then tried to get a training company to pay it.

Eligibility for the free early years entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit

Other

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is inviting views on proposals for the free early years entitlement eligibility criteria for two-year-olds under Universal Credit.

Level 2 early years assistant consultation

Other

Thursday, December 7, 2017

| Nursery World

A consultation on the criteria for the new Level 2 early education qualifications has been launched by the Department for Education.

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

News

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has urged caution over plans to introduce childminding agencies, as set out in the Children and Families Bill.

Childminders overwhelmingly reject ratio changes

News

Thursday, May 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of childminders would refuse to take more children if ratios are relaxed, reveals a new survey.

Truss confirms ratio plans scrapped

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has now officially confirmed that plans to increase staff to child ratios in early years settings have been ditched.

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

News

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would increase provider funding to £7.35 an hour for free hours, introduce a national pay scale, and move towards a graduate-led workforce.

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

News

Monday, June 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE has confirmed that the early years T-Level will provide students with a licence to practice upon completion.

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

News

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government is urging the early years sector to respond to an online consultation which will inform its review of how regulation for childcare providers is enforced.

Spring statement: apprenticeships, T-levels and business rates

News

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

In the spring statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that he was announcing £80m to support small businesses in engaging apprenticeships.

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

News

Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Brexit will undoubtedly have an impact in some form on early years, according to commentators.

Training: Exclusive - The end of an era for EYE?

Features

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

| Nursery World

T-levels – the Level 3 programmes of study that will come in from 2020 – look set to replace the Early Years Educator qualification. Hannah Crown has an update

Childcare workers: changes to disqualification arrangements

Other

Friday, May 6, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government is seeking views on proposals to make changes to the childcare disqualification arrangements in England.

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

News

Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

A nursery chain which has defended a ‘general extras’ charge as necessary to subsidise government-funded places has published a new policy to help get around the problem.

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Government seeks views on who should run tax-free childcare

Ofsted drops brought-forward complaints inspections

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

Consultation on the draft 10-year plan for the early years, childcare and play workforce in Wales

Helping to improve early years provision

Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

Eligibility for the free early years entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit

Level 2 early years assistant consultation

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

Childminders overwhelmingly reject ratio changes

Truss confirms ratio plans scrapped

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

Spring statement: apprenticeships, T-levels and business rates

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

Training: Exclusive - The end of an era for EYE?

Childcare workers: changes to disqualification arrangements

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

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