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A new report suggests a ‘bleak future’ for school breakfast clubs as more than four in ten teachers say their club will close in the next three years.

Primaries to get £3,500 minimum per pupil, under new formula

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

| Nursery World

Under the new National Funding Formula (NFF), published today, a new minimum per pupil funding level will be introduced.

New baseline check for Reception and revised early learning goals

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

| Nursery World

Education secretary Justine Greening has confirmed that there will be a new baseline measure brought into Reception from 2020, and early learning goals will be made 'clearer'.

World's largest early years setting opens

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

| Nursery World

The world’s largest early years setting has opened in Singapore with more than 2,000 childcare places.

Scottish nurseries win end to business rates

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Day nurseries in Scotland will be exempt from paying business rates, in reforms to the country’s business rates system.

Vulnerable children missing out on vital support

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Financial pressures on local authorities are raising the thresholds which qualify vulnerable children for support and early help, social workers say.

Schools accused of exploiting apprenticeships for cheap labour

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Schools are advertising teaching assistant apprentice jobs at just £3.50 an hour, according to new analysis.

The content of Functional Skills qualifications

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

| Nursery World

This consultation seeks views on proposed subject content for reformed Functional Skills qualifications in English and mathematics.

DfE consults on improving Functional Skills qualifications

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking views on proposed subject content for reformed Functional Skills qualifications in English and mathematics.

UK parents spend more on childcare than in other OECD countries

News

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Early education spending in the UK relies more heavily on private funding than in most other countries, according to a major survey from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Parents still struggling to access 30-hours places

News

Friday, September 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Nearly one in three codes issued to parents for the 30 hours by the end of August have not been validated by providers or local authorities.

Society's technological drive at odds with child development

Opinion

Friday, September 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Cuts to services are not the only reason children are not 'ready' for school, says Sally Goddard-Blythe.

Call for early years teachers to lead nurseries in poorer areas

News

Thursday, September 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery groups in deprived areas should be led by an early years teacher or equivalent by 2020, a new report by a coalition of more than 80 organisations recommends.

Tulip Siddiq named chair of early years APPG

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

| Nursery World

The former shadow early years minister Tulip Siddiq has been appointed as chair of the new Childcare and Early Education All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).

Kiddi Caru sold to European childcare provider

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery group Kiddi Caru has been bought by Les Petits Chaperons Rouges, a European nursery chain.

Delivery of 30 hours 'challenging' for biggest nursery groups

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Busy Bees and The Co-operative Childcare say they are placing restrictions on 30-hour places and charging for extras to make delivering the offer sustainable.

Shortage of funding barrier to school readiness

News

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Lack of early years funding is leaving children less ready for school than five years ago, according to a new survey of school leaders.

Early years language training boosts children's skills

News

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| Nursery World

An early years speech, language and communication training programme has been shown to speed up children’s development by five months, an independent evaluation has found.

Childcare challenge for shift workers

News

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

| Nursery World

Low-paid young parents, especially those working shifts and zero-hours contracts, struggle to manage childcare, according to research by the TUC.

Thousands of parents do not understand Tax-Free Childcare

News

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of 17,000 parents suggests that more than 60 per cent are 'unprepared' for the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

Tackling recruitment shortfalls as 30 hours comes in

Opinion

Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Extra free childcare hours – music to the ears of parents up and down the country, but recruitment challenges mean the delivery might not be so straightforward, warns Ms Gray.

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