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Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

Monday, April 6, 2020

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The Welsh Government is launching a coronavirus childcare assistance scheme to support Wales’ critical workers, and suspending the childcare offer for Wales for three months.

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

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There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

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Monday, March 4, 2024

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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Co-op Childcare is offering free and subsidised childcare to parents who have been impacted by redundancy as a result of the pandemic.

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

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Busy Bees Childcare will open its new nursery in Nottingham next month.

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

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Families whose children attended Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes have been found alternative places within the group’s other nearby settings, after the nursery was devastated by fire on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

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Friday, March 27, 2020

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Fewer than half of childminders that have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic plan to re-open within the next year, findings from a survey of childminders and childcare providers suggests.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

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Friday, May 12, 2017

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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.

Fundraising appeal to develop care for all ages

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Monday, September 3, 2018

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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.

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

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Monday, January 16, 2023

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A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

The parent trap

Opinion

Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

We need a shift in the mindset of employers in the UK, so that flexible working is seen as the norm, not the exception, argues Sarah Jackson

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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Nurseries and pre-schools have spoken to Nursery World about the challenges of opening to more children in September, whether taking on new families or children who are returning for the first time since lockdown. So, what will the new normal look like in the autumn term?

UKHSA nursery run by Bright Horizons to close

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

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An on-site nursery for employees of a Government-run health security agency has announced that it will be closing in the summer due to the ‘significant investment’ needed to refurbish the building.

Nursery offers Thomas Cook staff free childcare

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Friday, September 27, 2019

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A Peterborough nursery group is offering former Thomas Cook employees free childcare, so that they can attend job interviews.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project, looking at the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

New nursery comparison service to launch

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

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A new nursery comparison service for parents has been created by the former chairman of Treetops Nurseries Alan Proto.

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.

Cost-of-living crisis impacts settings' abilities to provide healthy meals

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Sunday, January 29, 2023

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Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders are struggling to provide healthy and nutritious meals due to rising food costs, warns new research from the Early Years Alliance (EYA) and LEYF.

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.

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

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Monday, December 7, 2015

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Childcare providers will be able to ask schools if they can use their premises to run before and after-school and holiday childcare when they are not using them.

London Mayor's office launches toolkit for childcare providers wanting to set up their own Early Years Hub

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Monday, December 20, 2021

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A new toolkit has been created for early years educators, local authorities and schools that are interested in setting up their own Early Years Hub.

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

News

Monday, February 17, 2020

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Green Early Years Choices Champions Organisation has launched a petition calling for sustainability to be included in the EYFS reforms

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

News

Thursday, September 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

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Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are increasingly struggling to get parents to agree to pay a voluntary contribution to take up their 30-hours place.

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Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

Fundraising appeal to develop care for all ages

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Early years action group to stage protest in March

The parent trap

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

UKHSA nursery run by Bright Horizons to close

Nursery offers Thomas Cook staff free childcare

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

New nursery comparison service to launch

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

Cost-of-living crisis impacts settings' abilities to provide healthy meals

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

Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision

London Mayor's office launches toolkit for childcare providers wanting to set up their own Early Years Hub

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

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