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30 hours take-up exceeds forecast in York, study shows

Monday, August 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Over 200 more places than anticipated were taken up by parents in the city-wide pilot of the 30 hours in York, according to an evaluation report.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

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Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

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

Early years funding: DfE unveils new minimum rate

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Councils will receive a new minimum rate of £4.30 an hour in the new early years funding formula, the early years minister has confirmed.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

SEND nursery may close after LA cutbacks

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Monday, March 18, 2019

| Nursery World

A charity that provides care and support for children with SEND and their families in Essex is at risk of closure due to withdrawal of local authority funding.

Zahawi dismisses funding concerns about 'successful' 30 hours

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s minister Nadhim Zahawi restates 30 hours' 'success story' to MPs in Parliament.

More children to be eligible for EYPP

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

| Nursery World

Around 50,000 more children could be eligible for free school meals, which is likely to increase the availability of the Early Years Pupil Premium, under an eligibility shake-up.

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

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries have called on the Government to set out dedicated measures to help them survive, saying they provide vital support to frontline workers and families.

Council rows back on top-slicing early years funding

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Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery owners in Surrey are challenging the local authority on how much early years funding should be held back for council costs.

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

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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Have your say in our joint Nursery World and Ceeda survey

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has this afternoon published guidance for the sector on early years and childcare closures due to Covid-19.

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Councils are being encouraged to transfer early entitlement funding between early years settings if it helps them to create enough childcare places for key worker children.

Two-year-olds: Survey of nurseries raises questions about viability of twos programme

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

More than a third of nurseries in England that are not currently involved in offering funded places for two-year-olds say that they are unlikely or unsure about getting involved in the future.

Nurseries invited to take part in National Living Wage survey

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has launched a survey to assess the impact the National Living Wage will have on providers.

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

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Friday, March 27, 2015

| Nursery World

More details of how early years providers can apply for grants of up to £50,000 in social investment funding have been released.

Study highlights barriers for childminders offering funded places

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

| Nursery World

More childminders would consider providing funded places for three- and four-year-olds if funding were increased, new research suggests.

Funding reforms ‘will result in fewer EY apprentices’

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Sector leaders are urging the Department for Education (DfE) to delay finalising its proposed funding reforms for early years apprenticeships in favour of a more ‘joined-up’ approach.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Early Years Pupil Premium: Can nurseries make the EYPP work?

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Monday, February 9, 2015

| Nursery World

The early years pupil premium comes into effect this April. But while the extra funding is welcome, the initiative looks likely to present some challenges for settings, as Charlotte Goddard explains.

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

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Friday, December 4, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.

EXCLUSIVE: Early years workforce 'will get less well qualified'

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The current workforce is facing a ‘ticking timebomb’ of staff shortages combined with falling qualifications levels and an increasing reliance on unpaid staff, the Education Policy Institute has found.

30 hours programme is hitting two-year-old places, finds report

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The most disadvantaged two-year-olds are losing out on childcare as an unintended consequence of the Government’s 30 hours policy, a report has found.

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30 hours take-up exceeds forecast in York, study shows

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

Early years funding: DfE unveils new minimum rate

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

SEND nursery may close after LA cutbacks

Zahawi dismisses funding concerns about 'successful' 30 hours

More children to be eligible for EYPP

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

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

Childcare sector slams Government for 'ignoring' them in coronavirus crisis

Council rows back on top-slicing early years funding

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

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

DfE publishes guidance for early years settings on coronavirus

Councils 'can transfer funding between settings' - new DfE guidance

Two-year-olds: Survey of nurseries raises questions about viability of twos programme

Nurseries invited to take part in National Living Wage survey

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

Study highlights barriers for childminders offering funded places

Funding reforms ‘will result in fewer EY apprentices’

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Early Years Pupil Premium: Can nurseries make the EYPP work?

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

EXCLUSIVE: Early years workforce 'will get less well qualified'

30 hours programme is hitting two-year-old places, finds report

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