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Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The parents of Oliver Steeper, who tragically died after choking on food at nursery in 2021, have vowed to overturn the Government’s decision to allow nurseries to relax childcare ratios for two-year-olds.

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years sector has raised concerns about children's safety following the announcement by the Chancellor today that settings will be able to operate at reduced childcare ratios.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged to increase the availability of childcare and reduce costs for parents in what he called the 'most significant improvement for childcare provision in a decade.'

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

Nurseries are facing a 40 per cent rise in business rates from April, according to research from the National Day Nurseries Association, which is calling on the Chancellor to make nurseries exempt from paying them.

Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

While the majority of councils claim they have sufficient early years places, less than one in six collect information on whether provision is meeting the needs of local families, reveals new research.

Chancellor reported to be planning childcare reforms and ratio changes

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Monday, March 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Jeremy Hunt is expected to go ahead with plans to relax staff to child ratios, raise funding for childcare entitlements, and give nursery staff a sign-up bonus, according to reports ahead of Wednesday’s Budget.

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

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Analysis by Labour of official DfE figures has found that the average cost of an hour of childcare for a two-year-old is now 14 per cent higher than in 2018, when the 30 hours was introduced.

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Parents spend on average a third of their hourly wage on childcare in England, according to research by think tank Nesta.

Bright Horizons nursery temporarily closed by Ofsted due to concerns over children's safety

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons’ Crouch End nursery in North London has had its registration temporarily suspended by Ofsted.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

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Monday, March 6, 2023

| Nursery World

The UK is losing 1 per cent of its GDP, equivalent to £27bn, due to a lack of suitable childcare, warns a new economic think tank report.

Ukrainian kindergartens secure generators following UK appeal

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

More than 300 generators have been sent to Ukrainian early years settings, schools and orphanages, following a successful appeal by UK to Ukraine, enabling more children to continue learning, despite Russian attacks.

SEND improvement plan – sector response

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Charities and sector organisations have responded to the publication of the Government’s SEND improvement plan. We look at what the plan says, and whether those on the frontline in supporting children and families think it measures up.

LEYF publishes sustainability strategy and encourages early years settings to get involved

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) invites children, parents and all early years settings to join it in its sustainability journey with the publication of its sustainability strategy.

SEND improvement plan: Government pledges to end postcode lottery for families and fund training for 5,000 early years SENCos

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

| Nursery World

Ministers have pledged to fund training for thousands of workers to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in the long-awaited SEND improvement plan for England, which will be published on Thursday.

Nursery Chains 2023 – N Family Club stays at number one

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

| Nursery World

N Family Club retains the top spot as in our Nursery Chains quality table, which analyses the Ofsted reports of the 25 biggest groups in the UK.

PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Nearly two out of three parents are reconsidering whether to have another child due to ‘spiralling’ childcare costs, finds new research.

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Childminders in more than 100 local authority areas are being restricted or having funding for entitlement offers withheld after their agency's Ofsted inspection. By Katy Morton

YMCA warns of nursery closures amid rising costs and below-inflation funding rates

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

| Nursery World

YMCA, the largest charity provider of childcare in the UK, is closing four nurseries at the end of the month, and warns more could close, as years of underfunding and rates for 2023-24 leave early years providers ‘buckling under the strain’.

All primary children in London to receive free school meals for a year

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Monday, February 20, 2023

| Nursery World

The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is providing emergency funding for a year to enable all primary school children in the capital to have access to free school meals.

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Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

Chancellor reported to be planning childcare reforms and ratio changes

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

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

Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

Bright Horizons nursery temporarily closed by Ofsted due to concerns over children's safety

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

Ukrainian kindergartens secure generators following UK appeal

SEND improvement plan – sector response

LEYF publishes sustainability strategy and encourages early years settings to get involved

SEND improvement plan: Government pledges to end postcode lottery for families and fund training for 5,000 early years SENCos

Nursery Chains 2023 – N Family Club stays at number one

PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

YMCA warns of nursery closures amid rising costs and below-inflation funding rates

All primary children in London to receive free school meals for a year

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