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Applications open for funded hours for nine-month-olds, but sector warns of difficulty finding a place

Monday, May 13, 2024

| Nursery World

As applications open for parents of nine-month-olds to apply for the 15- hour funding, concerns have been raised that early years providers won't be able to meet the increased demand.

Start for Life services – Ofsted and CQC report highlights positives alongside areas for improvement

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

| Nursery World

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission have released research analysing the success of Start for Life services in six areas of England.

Seven in 10 dads forced to cut their paternity leave short

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Friday, March 8, 2024

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Just over 70 per cent of dads have had to cut their paternity leave short as they couldn’t afford to stay off work that long, finds new research.

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

| Nursery World

The value of the Healthy Start scheme, which helps women with children under the age of four with the cost of food and milk, needs to increase by 20 per cent to cover the cost of essentials such as baby formula, finds new analysis.

'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

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Sunday, October 8, 2023

| Nursery World

‘Babies’ have been strapped to five out of 100 statues in Crosby today in a stunt to represent the 5 per cent of dads who access shared parental leave, a policy which the campaign group behind the event says has ‘failed on every measure’.

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrats have outlined their plans to provide families with ‘flexible, affordable and fair’ childcare, boost SEND support and give every child the best possible start in life.

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Scotland is to pilot funded early years education for children from the age of nine months, following in the footsteps of England.

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.

Ofsted and CQC to carry out review into family hubs

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Friday, July 28, 2023

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Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission are to carry out a joint review of support services for parents from conception to the age of two that are delivered through family hubs.

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

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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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.

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

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Friday, July 21, 2023

| Nursery World

The DfE has launched its consultation on its new proposed ‘fair funding formula’ for the delivery of the extension of the funded hours for children from nine months old, starting from April.

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Opinion

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Drawing on their new research on nursery closures for the Local Government Association, the director of isos Partnership, Jodie Reed, says there is a 'long distance to travel' for the extension of the 30 hours to become a reality.

Baby and toddler groups warn of mass closures due to cost-of-living crisis

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

One in five 'stay and play' groups are concerned they will have to permanently close their provision within the next year, reveals new research.

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales will today launch her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

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A total of 14 local authorities have been chosen as trailblazers of the Family Hubs programme to support 'fast-track' delivery of services that the Government said would benefit thousands of families.

Almost 2 million children could be 'trapped in poverty' as work is not the 'silver bullet'

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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Almost two million UK children could be ‘trapped in poverty’ as their parents face at least one major barrier to ‘working themselves out of hardship’, a new report from Action for Children reveals.

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

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Friday, August 26, 2022

| Nursery World

The DfE’s latest survey of parents reveals an increasing number want childcare to be made more affordable as families, particularly those on lower incomes, continue to find it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet the cost.

Rise in children of lone parents living in poverty

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Monday, July 4, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of children in lone parent families in relative poverty is almost double that of children living in two-parent families, reveals new research.

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

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The number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium has risen to 116,500, the highest on record, reveal national statistics.

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

| Nursery World

The prime minister has further agreed to widen the scope of the Covid inquiry to include the impact the pandemic has had on very young children.

Little progress made in closing the development gap in children over a decade - IFS

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

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Inequalities in early cognitive, social and emotional development of children in the UK have remained ‘stubbornly high’, according to a new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Opinion

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Sally Hogg of the Parent-Infant Foundation looks at the science behind early trauma and how practitioners can support children

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

News

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Most early years professionals understand that children’s earliest experiences are vital to their development, but more than 80 percent believe the Government is not doing enough to provide support to families, according to a survey ahead of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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Friday, May 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

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Applications open for funded hours for nine-month-olds, but sector warns of difficulty finding a place

Start for Life services – Ofsted and CQC report highlights positives alongside areas for improvement

Seven in 10 dads forced to cut their paternity leave short

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

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

Ofsted and CQC to carry out review into family hubs

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

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Baby and toddler groups warn of mass closures due to cost-of-living crisis

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Fourteen areas named as 'Trailblazer' Family Hubs

Almost 2 million children could be 'trapped in poverty' as work is not the 'silver bullet'

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

Rise in children of lone parents living in poverty

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

Little progress made in closing the development gap in children over a decade - IFS

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

Nine in 10 early years settings oppose Government plans to change childcare ratios

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