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Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders call for more support to ensure survival of settings

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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Childcare providers and early years organisations are urgently calling on the Government to offer more support for settings affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Doctors call for more funding for nurseries caring for key worker children

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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Nurseries that are continuing to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic to support frontline workers need financial support now to keep sustainable, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and British Medical Association (BMA) have jointly stated.

Coronavirus: Children must be at the ‘forefront’ of Covid-19 planning

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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Children ‘must be put at the heart of planning’ for future lockdowns, England’s Children’s Commissioner says.

Government survey reveals half of nurseries and childminders fear closure

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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Around half of England’s childcare providers told the Department for Education in the summer they would be unable to survive financially for another year, a survey on the impact of Covid-19 shows.

Coronavirus: Chancellor extends furlough scheme until March

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

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The Chancellor has announced the extension of the furlough scheme until March 2021 to protect jobs and the economy.

Childcare During Covid-19 project seeks managers and practitioners

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

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A large-scale research project led by the University of Leeds is looking to speak to nursery managers and childcare practitioners to help understand the impact of the pandemic on the childcare sector in England and Wales and influence future policy.

Coronavirus: DfE tells local authorities to fund children temporarily absent from nurseries

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Friday, January 15, 2021

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Children not currently attending an early years setting due to coronavirus, but that are registered with one, should be included in next week’s early years census, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Nurseries have 'third fewer children than normal' - survey

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Nurseries have a third fewer children compared to this time last year, a snapshot poll by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) claims.

London Mayor calls for Government to step in to support capital's 'struggling' nurseries

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Monday, February 15, 2021

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Two-thirds of London’s nurseries report that they are on the verge of closure, with those in the most deprived areas being at the greatest disadvantage, a report for City Hall has found.

Labour launches 'big conversation' on early years

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Friday, April 23, 2021

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Labour is launching a programme of early years events, as part of what it is calling ‘a big conversation’ to talk to childcare providers and families.

Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

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Friday, June 25, 2021

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The early years sector should be given the same level of catch-up support as the schools sector, the House of Lords Covid-19 Committee has said.

Call for ‘urgent bailout’ of the early years sector

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Delegates attending the Labour Party Women’s conference have voted for an urgent conditional bailout of the sector to save settings and make childcare more affordable.

Most parents think the Government does not provide enough childcare support

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Monday, September 13, 2021

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Findings from a Mumsnet survey reveal that the cost of childcare is 'causing a huge problem for families' and suggests parents are ready for a 'radical shake-up' of the system.

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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Wage increases, uncertainty over local authority payments for funded hours and the return of business rates, amid other costs, dampen the funding announcement. By Catherine Gaunt

Government reveals £2.4 billion underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

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Friday, November 26, 2021

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New data from the Treasury shows a difference of £2.4bn between the amount of money allocated for Tax-Free Childcare and actual spending on the scheme since its launch in 2017.

Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

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Monday, March 7, 2022

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

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

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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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.

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

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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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

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Friday, September 23, 2022

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

Parents could be charged to use childminder agencies

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

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

Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

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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.

19m to support adopted children

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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

Settings warn their viability is at risk under 30 hours

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Monday, September 4, 2017

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Close to two-fifths of childcare providers think the 30 hours policy could put them out of business.

Childcare providers raise concerns over future funding of two-year-old scheme

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Friday, June 14, 2013

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Some providers fear that the existing levels of funding they receive through local authorities for the two-year-old entitlement will reduce when the programme expands beyond 2014.

Settings face cuts after council overspend

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Monday, April 1, 2019

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Childcare providers in Northamptonshire may be forced to get rid of staff, resources or reduce their own salaries if the county council goes ahead with plans to cut early years funding from April.

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Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders call for more support to ensure survival of settings

Doctors call for more funding for nurseries caring for key worker children

Coronavirus: Children must be at the ‘forefront’ of Covid-19 planning

Government survey reveals half of nurseries and childminders fear closure

Coronavirus: Chancellor extends furlough scheme until March

Childcare During Covid-19 project seeks managers and practitioners

Coronavirus: DfE tells local authorities to fund children temporarily absent from nurseries

Nurseries have 'third fewer children than normal' - survey

London Mayor calls for Government to step in to support capital's 'struggling' nurseries

Labour launches 'big conversation' on early years

Peers call on Government for better support for babies and young children

Call for ‘urgent bailout’ of the early years sector

Most parents think the Government does not provide enough childcare support

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

Government reveals £2.4 billion underspend on Tax-Free Childcare

Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

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

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

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

Parents could be charged to use childminder agencies

Parents discuss concerns about Tax-Free Childcare with chancellor

19m to support adopted children

Settings warn their viability is at risk under 30 hours

Childcare providers raise concerns over future funding of two-year-old scheme

Settings face cuts after council overspend

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