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Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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With the autumn term under way, thousands of early years providers are already feeling the knock-on effect of the pandemic, as much lower numbers of children have returned or taken up new places.

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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Nurseries in England, Scotland and Wales are being urged to take part in a survey into their sustainability.

DfE axes childminder funding scheme

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Friday, November 23, 2018

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The Government has scrapped the only national Government funding scheme set up to help new childminders start their business, despite falling numbers in recent years.

Survey reveals falling confidence in 1,140 hour childcare scheme

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Monday, June 11, 2018

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Almost half of private nurseries in Scotland are unlikely to offer extended childcare, the NDNA annual survey suggests.

Mixed response to DfE's new model agreement

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Monday, March 6, 2017

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Early years settings will not be able to force parents to pay for extras as a condition of taking up a free childcare place, the Department for Education has reiterated in a model agreement.

Business organisation urges Government to invest and reform the childcare system

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Friday, February 10, 2023

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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the Chancellor to invest £8.9bn into the early years ahead of the Spring Budget next month (15 March).

LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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Katy Morton analyses changes coming down the track and garners opinion on the wider implications.

Birmingham Council to review the cost of living wage for nurseries

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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Birmingham Council has commissioned an independent review into the affordability for early years providers of paying staff the living wage.

Nursery group secures £8m to grow business

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Friday, February 17, 2017

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A south-east nursery group has secured multi-million pound investment to fund expansion to more than 20 sites.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

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Monday, July 17, 2017

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An evaluation of the 30-hour pilot areas concludes there is 'no specific reason' to believe that the policy will not be a success.

Rise in staff costs risks nursery 'casualties', warns NDNA

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Three-quarters of nurseries are facing a hike of between 5- to- 12 per cent to their staffing costs due to the rise in wages and pensions from 1 April.

Underfunding pushing up costs for parents, suggests new research

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

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A new DfE report on providers’ finances shows that the hourly fee charged by settings for three- and four-year-old places is on average 58p higher than what they receive in funding.

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

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The hourly funding rate paid by the Government to local authorities for the three-and four-year-old entitlements will rise by 17p an hour in most local authority areas in England from April, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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Friday, March 20, 2020

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More than 20 of the UK's leading nursery operators and early years organisations have formed a working group to co-ordinate responses and lobbying on the coronavirus crisis.

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

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

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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.

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Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

NDNA launches study into nurseries’ sustainability

DfE axes childminder funding scheme

Survey reveals falling confidence in 1,140 hour childcare scheme

Mixed response to DfE's new model agreement

Business organisation urges Government to invest and reform the childcare system

LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

Birmingham Council to review the cost of living wage for nurseries

Nursery group secures £8m to grow business

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

Rise in staff costs risks nursery 'casualties', warns NDNA

Underfunding pushing up costs for parents, suggests new research

Early years funding for three-and four-years-olds to rise by 17p an hour

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

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

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