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Greening announces merger of education and skills funding

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

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The Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency are merging to create one body, the education secretary announced in Parliament today.

'30 hours at risk of not living up to parents' expectations'

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

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New research from the Family and Childcare Trust raises concerns over the availability and quality of childcare when the 30 hours starts in September.

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

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Friday, November 11, 2016

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The Welsh Government has announced further developments to its 30-hours free childcare pledge, as well as a funded package of courses to upskill its early years workforce.

£3m Childcare Works programme launches to support 30 hours policy

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Saturday, November 5, 2016

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The Government has awarded a £3m contract to ensure settings and councils ‘work closely together’ to create enough childcare to implement the 30 hours policy.

An early years teacher needed in 'every setting in deprived areas'

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

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A nationwide shortage of ‘10,000 trained nursery teachers’ is putting a quarter of a million children at risk of falling behind, a charity claims.

Early Years Pay and Conditions survey: stagnation triggers brain drain fears

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Monday, October 17, 2016

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Early years wages remain significantly below the national average and out of line with inflation, exclusive research by Nursery World and the Pre-school Learning Alliance reveals.

Funding reforms ‘will result in fewer EY apprentices’

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Monday, September 19, 2016

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Sector leaders are urging the Department for Education (DfE) to delay finalising its proposed funding reforms for early years apprenticeships in favour of a more ‘joined-up’ approach.

Nursery Management: CPD - On course

Features

Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

In an austerity landscape, extensive free training is being replaced by more innovative councils with everything from partially subsidised to full profit-making models. Annette Rawstrone reports

Graduate-led sector made 'pipe-dream' by new funding formula

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Friday, September 16, 2016

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The Government’s dreams of a childcare sector led by graduates could remain just that if proposals to strip town halls of powers to pay ‘quality supplements’ get the go ahead, sector leaders have warned.

Nursery staff share best practice through Erasmus

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

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A nursery group's continental connections are blossoming in spite of Brexit with a ‘culturally immersive' childcare exchange.

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

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Settings are urged to air their views in the Government’s apprenticeship levy consultation after a leading training provider warned that ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts are in store.

Training Today: Apprenticeships - Time to move forward again

Features

Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

From the new standards to latest developments on GCSEs and funding, we have compiled a roundup of the latest developments to hit early years apprenticeships

Sector responds to cutting red tape review

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

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The sector has responded boldly to the Government’s review of the red tape burdening early years provision, amid fears of a ‘tipping point’.

Council aims to narrow gap with 'fun phonics'

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

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Oxfordshire early years providers are being offered free 'letters and sounds’ training after EYFS Profile scores revealed the county’s most disadvantaged children were getting left behind.

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

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The DfE has extended the bursary scheme for graduate entry to Early Years Teacher Status courses to those with 2.2 degrees for 2016/17.

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

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Monday, February 8, 2016

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Following the Government’s review of childcare costs, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of Ceeda, asks if more use of ‘variable staffing models’ is feasible

Research programme seeks 'Maths Champions'

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Monday, February 1, 2016

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Nursery children are to receive a maths boost in return for taking part in early years research.

Learn how best to spend the EYPP at the Nursery World Show

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

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Nurseries and childminders will have to show Ofsted that they are using the Early Years Pupil Premium to best effect.

More than a quarter of FE colleges face financial meltdown

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

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Further education colleges face a ‘looming financial crisis’, a committee of MPs has warned.

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

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Friday, December 4, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.

Don't miss Nursery Chains Autumn 2015

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Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Our annual Nursery Chains supplement is out now, free with the latest issue of Nursery World.

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Delivering Budget 2016, Ireland’s ministers announced €85m in new childcare funding to improve the country’s provision.

Calls for the Irish Government to address early years ‘crisis’

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

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Ahead of next month's budget, early years organisation Start Strong is urging the government to invest in quality care for young children.

Childminder quality highlighted in landmark study

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Friday, September 11, 2015

| Nursery World

High adult-to-child ratios, regular support and training, and the length of time in the job are key factors for good quality childminding, a new study finds.

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

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Friday, July 31, 2015

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The requirement for those taking standalone Level 3 Early Years Educator courses to have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above before starting the qualification has been removed just before the new funding year begins on 1 August.

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Greening announces merger of education and skills funding

'30 hours at risk of not living up to parents' expectations'

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

£3m Childcare Works programme launches to support 30 hours policy

An early years teacher needed in 'every setting in deprived areas'

Early Years Pay and Conditions survey: stagnation triggers brain drain fears

Funding reforms ‘will result in fewer EY apprentices’

Nursery Management: CPD - On course

Graduate-led sector made 'pipe-dream' by new funding formula

Nursery staff share best practice through Erasmus

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

Training Today: Apprenticeships - Time to move forward again

Sector responds to cutting red tape review

Council aims to narrow gap with 'fun phonics'

More graduates eligible for Early Years Teacher training bursaries

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

Research programme seeks 'Maths Champions'

Learn how best to spend the EYPP at the Nursery World Show

More than a quarter of FE colleges face financial meltdown

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

Don't miss Nursery Chains Autumn 2015

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

Calls for the Irish Government to address early years ‘crisis’

Childminder quality highlighted in landmark study

GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

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