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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.

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.

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.

Sid wears his pyjamas to support Children's Trust

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

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Former CBEEBIES presenter Sid Sloane is supporting The Children's Trust this year in the popular Humphrey's Pyjama Week.

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.

Childminders raise questions over funding for care of a related child

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Monday, January 13, 2014

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Childminders have expressed concern over announcements by some local authorities that they are to stop providing early education funding for care of a related child.

Interview: Merle Davies, Director for the Centre of Early Child Development

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Monday, November 2, 2015

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Ms Davies has been appointed to lead part of Blackpool's Better Start project

Hard facts of funding gap revealed

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Monday, November 17, 2014

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The true scale of the funding shortfall for childcare places in the early years sector is revealed in new research from the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Ruth Thomson takes a look at the numbers.

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.

Early years research programme seeks settings to join panel

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Monday, May 22, 2017

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Research programme About Early Years (AEY), run by Ceeda, is calling on settings to sign up for its panel to contribute to data collection.

Extra £1.3bn for schools no long-term solution to funding crisis, say teachers

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

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Teaching unions have dismissed the £1.3 billion earmarked for schools by the education secretary as ‘smoke and mirrors’ and insufficient to make up losses.

'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.

30 hours: local authorities to bid for capital funding

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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Councils will be able to bid for capital grants to drive the Government’s expansion of the 30 hours entitlement.

DfE finds £50m more for 30 hours expansion

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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The early years sector is cautiously welcoming an extra £50 million cash injection for expanding nursery capacity and offering 30-hour places.

Nursery campaigners to meet children's minister

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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Representatives of the campaign to save Salford’s five local authority nurseries have been invited to meet children and families minister Nadhim Zahawi today (Wednesday 16 May).?

Spending on Sure Start cut by two-thirds in nine years

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Monday, September 17, 2018

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Investment in Sure Start has further declined with the Government spending just over £576 million on children's centres in 2017-18, compared with £1.8 billion in 2009-10.

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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

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

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

Sid wears his pyjamas to support Children's Trust

19m to support adopted children

Childminders raise questions over funding for care of a related child

Interview: Merle Davies, Director for the Centre of Early Child Development

Hard facts of funding gap revealed

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

Early years research programme seeks settings to join panel

Extra £1.3bn for schools no long-term solution to funding crisis, say teachers

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

30 hours: local authorities to bid for capital funding

DfE finds £50m more for 30 hours expansion

Nursery campaigners to meet children's minister

Spending on Sure Start cut by two-thirds in nine years

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