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Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Education officials have slammed a council’s plans to stop children related to nursery staff from claiming free early education funding in the setting where they work.

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

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Friday, May 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A Government body racked up a £30,000 legal bill trying to avoid changing controversial rules over apprenticeships – and then tried to get a training company to pay it.

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has urged caution over plans to introduce childminding agencies, as set out in the Children and Families Bill.

Childminders overwhelmingly reject ratio changes

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of childminders would refuse to take more children if ratios are relaxed, reveals a new survey.

Truss confirms ratio plans scrapped

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has now officially confirmed that plans to increase staff to child ratios in early years settings have been ditched.

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would increase provider funding to £7.35 an hour for free hours, introduce a national pay scale, and move towards a graduate-led workforce.

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

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Monday, June 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE has confirmed that the early years T-Level will provide students with a licence to practice upon completion.

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government is urging the early years sector to respond to an online consultation which will inform its review of how regulation for childcare providers is enforced.

Spring statement: apprenticeships, T-levels and business rates

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

In the spring statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that he was announcing £80m to support small businesses in engaging apprenticeships.

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

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Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Brexit will undoubtedly have an impact in some form on early years, according to commentators.

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

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Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

A nursery chain which has defended a ‘general extras’ charge as necessary to subsidise government-funded places has published a new policy to help get around the problem.

Removal of LAs' early years quality role raises alarm

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Local authorities will no longer have a role to improve quality in early years settings, leaving the future of the work of early years authority advisers and their teams unclear.

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

An apprenticeship body has confirmed that Functional Skills will be accepted on the current early years apprenticeship framework.

Majority of early years sector oppose reforms

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

A survey by the National Children's Bureau reveals the extent to which the early years sector is opposed to the reforms in More Great Childcare, with the majority claiming they will have a detrimental effect on children, particularly disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Ratios made more flexible for childminders with 30-hours children

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Childminders may be able to operate outside ratios if they are providing wraparound care for children taking up the 30 hours in England.

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Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

Childminders overwhelmingly reject ratio changes

Truss confirms ratio plans scrapped

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

Spring statement: apprenticeships, T-levels and business rates

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

Removal of LAs' early years quality role raises alarm

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

Majority of early years sector oppose reforms

Ratios made more flexible for childminders with 30-hours children

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