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Nursery group to offer 30 hours funded childcare to all staff from next month

Monday, March 27, 2023

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A nursery group of five settings across the North-West is to offer 30 hours of subsidised childcare for staff with children aged over nine months from April.

Ofsted's chief inspector puts out statement following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has put out a statement in reaction to the death of a headteacher who took her life after her school was downgraded by inspectors.

Nurseries 'overwhelmed' with phone calls from parents about funded one and two-year-old places

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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Nurseries have been inundated with calls from parents asking about the new funded entitlements for one- and two-year-olds despite the offer not being phased in until 2024.

Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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Children's minister Claire Couthino says that national average hourly funding rate for two-year-olds will rise to £8 this September and to £5.50 for three-to-four-year-olds. When the offer of 15 hours for children aged nine months and above is launched in September 2024, hourly funding is expected to be around £11 – with promises of ‘more to come’.

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

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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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.

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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Sector leaders and experts have welcomed the Chancellor’s focus on childcare reform in the Budget, but warn the funding promised will not solve the current crisis, and there is no detail as yet on funding rates for providers of the expanded 30-hour offer.

Seven in ten nurseries would not change staff: child ratios for two-year-olds, Government consultation finds

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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Most respondents to the Department for Education's consultation on changes to staff: child ratios for two-year-olds are against the plans, which the Government says will start in September.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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The parents of Oliver Steeper, who tragically died after choking on food at nursery in 2021, have vowed to overturn the Government’s decision to allow nurseries to relax childcare ratios for two-year-olds.

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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The early years sector has raised concerns about children's safety following the announcement by the Chancellor today that settings will be able to operate at reduced childcare ratios.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged to increase the availability of childcare and reduce costs for parents in what he called the 'most significant improvement for childcare provision in a decade.'

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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Nurseries are facing a 40 per cent rise in business rates from April, according to research from the National Day Nurseries Association, which is calling on the Chancellor to make nurseries exempt from paying them.

Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

While the majority of councils claim they have sufficient early years places, less than one in six collect information on whether provision is meeting the needs of local families, reveals new research.

Chancellor reported to be planning childcare reforms and ratio changes

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Monday, March 13, 2023

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Jeremy Hunt is expected to go ahead with plans to relax staff to child ratios, raise funding for childcare entitlements, and give nursery staff a sign-up bonus, according to reports ahead of Wednesday’s Budget.

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Less than 2 per cent of nurseries say the Government funding they receive to provide universal childcare for three-and four-year-olds covers their delivery costs, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also found that closures have risen by 87 per cent.

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

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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.

Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Analysis by Labour of official DfE figures has found that the average cost of an hour of childcare for a two-year-old is now 14 per cent higher than in 2018, when the 30 hours was introduced.

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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Parents spend on average a third of their hourly wage on childcare in England, according to research by think tank Nesta.

Bright Horizons nursery temporarily closed by Ofsted due to concerns over children's safety

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons’ Crouch End nursery in North London has had its registration temporarily suspended by Ofsted.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

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Monday, March 6, 2023

| Nursery World

The UK is losing 1 per cent of its GDP, equivalent to £27bn, due to a lack of suitable childcare, warns a new economic think tank report.

Ukrainian kindergartens secure generators following UK appeal

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

More than 300 generators have been sent to Ukrainian early years settings, schools and orphanages, following a successful appeal by UK to Ukraine, enabling more children to continue learning, despite Russian attacks.

SEND improvement plan – sector response

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Friday, March 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Charities and sector organisations have responded to the publication of the Government’s SEND improvement plan. We look at what the plan says, and whether those on the frontline in supporting children and families think it measures up.

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Nursery group to offer 30 hours funded childcare to all staff from next month

Ofsted's chief inspector puts out statement following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Nurseries 'overwhelmed' with phone calls from parents about funded one and two-year-old places

Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

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

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

Seven in ten nurseries would not change staff: child ratios for two-year-olds, Government consultation finds

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

Chancellor reported to be planning childcare reforms and ratio changes

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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

Labour analysis shows growing cost of childcare for parents

Parents could be spending up to 80 per cent of take-home pay on childcare – study

Bright Horizons nursery temporarily closed by Ofsted due to concerns over children's safety

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

Ukrainian kindergartens secure generators following UK appeal

SEND improvement plan – sector response

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