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London Mayor's office launches toolkit for childcare providers wanting to set up their own Early Years Hub

Monday, December 20, 2021

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A new toolkit has been created for early years educators, local authorities and schools that are interested in setting up their own Early Years Hub.

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

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Monday, February 17, 2020

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Green Early Years Choices Champions Organisation has launched a petition calling for sustainability to be included in the EYFS reforms

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

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Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

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Monday, November 11, 2019

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Childcare providers are increasingly struggling to get parents to agree to pay a voluntary contribution to take up their 30-hours place.

Women vital to boosting UK economy

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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Extending childcare tax breaks and a business culture that 'embraces' flexible working for all are key recommendations from a report into maximising women's contribution to the economy.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

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The price of holiday childcare has more than doubled in some areas of the country since 2010, according to an analysis by Labour.

Parents save nursery in financial straits

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Monday, September 17, 2018

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A group of parents has banded together to save a nursery facing closure.

Annual survey shows rocketing cost of childcare

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Childcare is now 77 per cent more expensive in real terms than it was ten years ago, according to the latest Annual Childcare Costs Survey.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

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Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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Early years providers could be breaking the law if they ask for parents to pay full fees when lockdown measures are in place, the regulator has warned.

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

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Friday, October 15, 2021

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Half of mums that responded to a survey by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) and Mother Pukka said that their current employer had rejected, or only accepted part, of their flexible working request.

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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Friday, December 2, 2022

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A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

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Monday, June 12, 2017

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The Government has spent more than £35m on implementing Tax-Free Childcare, which since its launch seven weeks ago has been plagued with problems.

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

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Children 1st has secured a £1.6 million loan to support the business during the coronavirus crisis and keep nurseries open for key workers.

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

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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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.

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

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Friday, August 12, 2022

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A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Mini-Budget: the key points from the Chancellor

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Friday, September 23, 2022

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Unveiling his Mini-Budget this morning, the newly appointed chancellor Kwaski Kwarteng revealed plans to cut taxes and establish ‘low tax zones’ across the country, while confirming changes to the working hours threshold for universal credit claimants.

Parents warned they could struggle to find a funded place under new Govt offer

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Monday, July 31, 2023

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Early years providers are unsure whether they will offer the funded places for one and two-year-olds, while many that plan to will limit the number that are available, reveal new survey findings.

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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The social enterprise United for All Ages has warned that Britain's 21st century baby boom will led to a childcare crisis.

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London Mayor's office launches toolkit for childcare providers wanting to set up their own Early Years Hub

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

Women vital to boosting UK economy

Holiday childcare costs rise by 51 per cent since 2010

Parents save nursery in financial straits

Annual survey shows rocketing cost of childcare

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

Consumer watchdog issues advice to nurseries over lockdown fees

Call to make flexible working the 'norm' as thousands of mums' requests are denied

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

Nursery group secures £1.6m loan to support business during pandemic

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

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

Mini-Budget: the key points from the Chancellor

Parents warned they could struggle to find a funded place under new Govt offer

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

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