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High cost of childcare cancels out benefits of working longer hours

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

| Nursery World

London parents on the minimum wage risk little gain from working extra hours due to the high-cost of childcare.

Two-year-olds Q&A: Determined to extend reach

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

With the Government planning to ramp up the two-year-olds programme for 2014, Karen Faux breaks down the facts and figures to ask what it means for the sector.

More children doing better at the end of the EYFS

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Friday, October 17, 2014

| Nursery World

More five-year-olds than ever are reaching a good level of development at the end of Reception, the latest statistics show.

Early years expert group's 12-point general election plan

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Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years experts are calling for a new dedicated early years framework for all children from birth to seven.

YoungMinds parents' helpline in funding crisis

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Friday, October 10, 2014

| Nursery World

The charity YoungMinds is searching for funding to keep its parents' helpline running, after losing Government funding.

Projects for disadvantage get share of £1m fund

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Six projects designed to raise the attainment of disadvantaged children from the age of two have been granted a share of £1m in funding.

Rise to national minimum wage threatens nurseries' survival

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report suggests that increases to minimum wage and national living wage rates will see childcare businesses failing and larger firms taking over.

Social mobility plan promises £50m for school nursery places

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

| Nursery World

A new Government plan to boost social mobility has pledged £50m to increase school-based nursery places and close the 'word gap'.

30 hours risks widening the gap with 'quantity over quality'

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30 hours childcare policy could widen the gap between poorer children and their better-off peers, and should be axed unless it is properly funded, a leading education charity says today.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

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Friday, May 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.

Early years funding fails to keep pace with inflation

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Friday, June 16, 2017

| Nursery World

More than a quarter of local authorities’ early years funding rates have seen real-terms cuts over the past five years, Pre-school Learning Alliance research reveals.

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would bring in a ring-fenced grant of £500m a year for children’s centres and offer universal early education for two-to four-year-olds.

Parents oppose 30 hour ‘extras’ charges

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Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents are increasingly unwilling to pay additional costs to take up the 30 hours offer, Nursery World has learned.

Fundraising appeal to develop care for all ages

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Monday, September 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Think-tank United for All Ages has set up a crowdfunding campaign to support the development of 500 intergenerational centres over the next five years.

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.

Autumn Budget 2018 branded 'a kick in the teeth for early years sector'

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The childcare and education sector has criticised the Chancellor for ignoring the funding crisis facing early years settings and schools in his Autumn Budget.

New £50m fund to create extra places and facilities for children with SEND

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| Nursery World

Local authorities will be able to access Government funding to improve facilities and create more school places for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities.

New childcare website to champion affordable childcare

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Childcare Champions, a campaign website, has launched three weeks before the Budget when a major Government announcement is expected on childcare funding.

Millions of children missing out on support

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Half of the £8.6bn children’s services budget in England is currently being spent on just 73,000 children, meaning millions go without support, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Tax-free childcare - 'A long wait and doesn't help the poorest'

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| Nursery World

Children's charities are concerned that families will have to wait for more than two years before the new tax-free childcare system is brought in and that not enough is being done to support families on the lowest incomes.

Cross-party support for Early Intervention Foundation launch

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation will be officially launched today by David Cameron.

Minister admits the £26m ‘funding boost’ for breakfast clubs is not new money

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

| Nursery World

The children and families minister has admitted that the £26 million for school breakfast clubs, promised last month, is funding previously pledged by the Government and not new money.

Children's health suffering from Government cuts

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Child health in England is being harmed by public sector cuts, a new report has warned.

Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

| Nursery World

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’.

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Childminders in more than 100 local authority areas are being restricted or having funding for entitlement offers withheld after their agency's Ofsted inspection. By Katy Morton

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High cost of childcare cancels out benefits of working longer hours

Two-year-olds Q&A: Determined to extend reach

More children doing better at the end of the EYFS

Early years expert group's 12-point general election plan

YoungMinds parents' helpline in funding crisis

Projects for disadvantage get share of £1m fund

Rise to national minimum wage threatens nurseries' survival

Social mobility plan promises £50m for school nursery places

30 hours risks widening the gap with 'quantity over quality'

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

Early years funding fails to keep pace with inflation

Labour promises £500m to reverse Sure Start cuts

Parents oppose 30 hour ‘extras’ charges

Fundraising appeal to develop care for all ages

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

Autumn Budget 2018 branded 'a kick in the teeth for early years sector'

New £50m fund to create extra places and facilities for children with SEND

New childcare website to champion affordable childcare

Millions of children missing out on support

Tax-free childcare - 'A long wait and doesn't help the poorest'

Cross-party support for Early Intervention Foundation launch

Minister admits the £26m ‘funding boost’ for breakfast clubs is not new money

Children's health suffering from Government cuts

Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

Agency's ‘ineffective’ grade puts childminders on alert

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