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Low-earners’ bad deal

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 20, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Natalie Perera looks at the detail behind the Government's much-quoted £6 billion childcare spending figure

It's not 'free', it's funded!

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 14, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The Government needs to come clean to parents that 30 hours funding will force providers to charge for 'extra' services, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of Pre-school Learning Alliance

Not too much to ask for

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 15, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Neil Leitch says the delay in the early years funding consultation makes it impossible for the sector to prepare for the 30-hour offer

Provider goodwill is running out

    Opinion
  • Thursday, November 19, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Linda Symons, owner of Kidz Kabin, London, says the 30-hour policy is untenable, and parents should know the truth about the cost

Funding - the hard facts

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 24, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Pre-school Learning Alliance Chief Executive Neil Leitch says the Government must look at the evidence when revising free hours funding

Progress, or problem?

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 15, 2015
    • | Nursery World
On the face of it, the Government's policy of increasing 'free' childcare to 30 hours a week seems like a jolly good idea.

Still work to be done

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
    • | Nursery World
While the funding review is great news, Neil Leitch warns the sector to stay focussed.

A good investment?

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 17, 2014
    • | Nursery World
What are the implications of recent research for investment in childcare, ask Vidhya Alakeson

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 8, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.

The dangers of ditching vouchers

    Opinion
  • Thursday, March 20, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The way in which the Government has chosen to deliver the Tax-Free Childcare scheme could have implications for providers and parents, warns Fiona Shields.

Support existing childcarers to build expertise

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 13, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Moves to attract new childcare professionals mustn't obscure the need to develop the skills of those already working, says Liz Bayram, chief executive of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years

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