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Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

Thursday, June 24, 2021

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The Government has said it has no plans to review early years funding, in response to a parliamentary petition signed by thousands - however a cross-party committee of MPs has commissioned a survey of providers and parents to look at childcare costs.

Ex-education recovery tsar calls Government catch-up programme 'feeble'

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Former education recovery tsar, Sir Kevan Collins, has highlighted the underfunding in early years, and branded the Government’s £1.4 billion Covid catch-up plan for children as ‘feeble’.

Call on Government for long-term funding for maintained nursery schools

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

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Sector organisation Early Education with the unions NAHT, NEU and Unison have written a joint letter to the Chancellor and the Education Secretary to call for a long-term funding solution for maintained nursery schools, ahead of the autumn spending review.

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

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Early years sector organisations have reacted with alarm to more details of funding for the next three financial years, which confirms that the extra money announced for early years entitlements in the autumn budget is £320m less than was stated at the time.

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

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Monday, July 4, 2022

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The Government is pressing ahead with a consultation on changes to childcare ratios in England, despite widespread opposition from early years providers and parents to the plans.

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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Almost half of parents will have to take unpaid leave during the summer due to a lack of availability of childcare and ‘soaring’ costs as fees rise by 5 per cent in a year, reveals new research.

More Affordable Childcare: Plans for regulation shake-up for childcare set out

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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Proposals to make childcare more affordable and increase the provision of out-of-school childcare in schools have been set out today.

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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The Department of Health (DoH) has announced more than 5m of funding to encourage children and families to exercise more.

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

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Monday, April 20, 2015

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The ongoing issue of childminders being unable to claim early education funding has come under the spotlight again, after Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to stop the free entitlement for children related to nursery staff at their setting.

More primary children to receive universal free school meals

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

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Primary school pupils in Southwark and Tower Hamlets are to benefit from free school meals, regardless of their household income.

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

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Monday, December 14, 2015

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Following the announcements made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of research agency Ceeda, examines how providers will be affected financially

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

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Monday, January 8, 2018

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Early years organisations, childcare providers and unions share their new year wishes.

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

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The YouTube video has been launched by a group of nursery owners to campaign against the government’s policies on the free entitlement.

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

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Friday, May 27, 2016

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Nurseries and childminders in York have won their battle for more Government funding for the 30 hours’ childcare pilot.

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

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Friday, January 20, 2017

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New research claims the Government has underestimated the take-up of the 30-hours by more than 100,000 places, saying that as many as 500,000 parents could be eligible, rather than the 390,000 cited by the Government.

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Government dismisses childcare funding petition signed by 110,000

Ex-education recovery tsar calls Government catch-up programme 'feeble'

Call on Government for long-term funding for maintained nursery schools

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

More Affordable Childcare: Plans for regulation shake-up for childcare set out

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

More primary children to receive universal free school meals

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

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