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

Thursday, March 9, 2023

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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.

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Cross-party MPs are warning the Government has more work to do with its incoming childcare policies to ensure children benefit from high-quality affordable early years education to help parents and providers.

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Have your say in our joint Nursery World and Ceeda survey

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Councils are being encouraged to transfer early entitlement funding between early years settings if it helps them to create enough childcare places for key worker children.

Nurseries invited to take part in National Living Wage survey

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Friday, July 17, 2015

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The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has launched a survey to assess the impact the National Living Wage will have on providers.

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

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Friday, March 27, 2015

| Nursery World

More details of how early years providers can apply for grants of up to £50,000 in social investment funding have been released.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Portsmouth nurseries get maximum pilot funding

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Portsmouth pilot settings are to receive an hourly rate of £4.88 for the 30 hours – the maximum available.

Nursery closures rise 66 per cent since 30 hours began

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Monday, September 17, 2018

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Nursery closures have increased by two-thirds since the 30 hours funded childcare was introduced a year ago, reveals new research.

Welsh nurseries win exemption from business rates

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

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All nurseries in Wales will be exempt from business rates from April 2019 as part of plans to help the childcare sector to expand.

Voucher companies call for scheme to be re-opened

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare voucher providers are ramping up their campaign to re-open the scheme to parents.

Apprenticeship providers rail against Level 3 impasse

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

| Nursery World

Training providers say they have lost faith in the Government to deliver the Level 3 apprenticeship standard – which has still not been produced five years after work on it started.

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

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Friday, March 26, 2021

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With new findings revealing settings have been heavily reliant on the furlough scheme, there are fears nurseries would struggle with a sudden rise in demand for places.

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Bright Stars nursery group, formerly ICP Education, has had its childcare funding withdrawn for four of its sites in East Lothian.

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Nursery closures in England rose by 50 per cent in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, with many settings in the most deprived parts of the country forced to shut.

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

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Friday, February 2, 2024

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Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the DfE announces local authority rates, under new rules being brought in.

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has expressed concerned about the impact of the withdrawal of Government financial support, including the closure of the furlough scheme, on small businesses.

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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Early years minister Caroline Dinenage has told private nursery owners that they must charge parents for additional services if their viability is threatened by 30 hours funding rates that are less than the fees they charge outside the free entitlement.

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

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

Nurseries invited to take part in National Living Wage survey

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Portsmouth nurseries get maximum pilot funding

Nursery closures rise 66 per cent since 30 hours began

Welsh nurseries win exemption from business rates

Voucher companies call for scheme to be re-opened

Apprenticeship providers rail against Level 3 impasse

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

Small businesses face a challenging autumn, warns business organisation

Charge for extras to make 30 hours viable, Minister tells nurseries

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