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Government funding impacts childminders' Universal Credit payments

Monday, January 15, 2024

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Childminders claiming Universal Credit (UC) who receive funding from their local authority termly or in two lump sums, rather than monthly, are being stripped of the benefit, leaving them short of money and struggling to cover bills, finds a new report.

Extended hours: New funding rates fail to meet 10 per cent rise to minimum wage, analysis shows

Thursday, November 30, 2023

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Many local authorities won’t receive the headline funding rates the DfE is promising providers from April, with rises well short of the minimum wage increase, according to the NDNA.

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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The DfE has announced national average hourly funding rates of £11.22 for under-twos, £8.28 for two-year-olds and £5.88 for three and four-year-olds from April when the first phase of the extended offer comes in.

Government urged to publish funding rates for extended 30 hours to give settings time to plan

Thursday, November 23, 2023

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The Early Years Alliance has written an open letter to the Chancellor, education secretary and children’s minister urging them to publish the funding rates for the extended entitlement without further delay.

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

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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

Providers getting just 32p extra in hourly funding despite Govt claims of 'substantially uplifted' rates

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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Despite the Government’s claim funding would significantly increase from September, childcare providers are receiving an average of just 32p extra per hour to deliver the three and four-year-old places.

30 hours expansion will be nothing more than a 'pipe dream' without action on staff exodus

Monday, November 6, 2023

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New research warns the expansion of the funded hours is at risk as 57 per cent of nursery staff and 38 per cent of childminders are considering leaving the sector in the next 12 months.

Petition calls on Government to make VAT zero-rated for early years settings

Friday, November 3, 2023

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An early years consultant has launched a petition calling on the Government to make VAT zero rated for early years settings and replace funding for places with a new ‘support grant’.

NDNA to launch Institute of Early Years Education

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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The National Day Nurseries Association is in the process of developing an Institute of Early Years Education, an independent membership body for the early years workforce.

Alliance calls for a 'comprehensive long-term plan' for the sector to be made a priority by the next government

Monday, October 16, 2023

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The Early Years Alliance is calling on the next government to provide an emergency financial rescue package for early years providers before carrying out a wholesale review and ‘overhaul’ of the current childcare system.

Labour pledges to carry out a 'major' review of the early years

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

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Labour has announced plans to carry out a major review of the early years, which would include looking at ways to widen ‘childcare eligibility’ and increase school-based nursery provision, if it was to gain power in the next election.

Increasing minimum wage to £11ph would be the 'final nail in the coffin' for early years

Monday, October 2, 2023

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The sector has warned that the Conservative party’s plans to increase the national living wage to £11 an hour will be a ‘recipe for disaster’ without more funding.

Nursery closures increased by 50 per cent in a year

Friday, September 29, 2023

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There were 50 per cent more nursery closures in the 2022-23 academic year, compared to the previous year, according to new research.

Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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The Liberal Democrats have outlined their plans to provide families with ‘flexible, affordable and fair’ childcare, boost SEND support and give every child the best possible start in life.

£60m wasted in SEND tribunals disputing EHCP plans – research

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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Councils wasted £60m in unsuccessful court disputes in SEND tribunals, which could have been used to fund specialist support for children with special educational needs, according to new research.

The Big Debate – Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure?

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

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Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure? We asked two experts in the sector to share their views

The poorest children will be locked out of the extended entitlement

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

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The poorest third of families will see almost no direct benefit from the extended early years entitlement, according to new analysis.

Scotland's first minister announces funded childcare expansion

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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Scotland is to pilot funded early years education for children from the age of nine months, following in the footsteps of England.

Oliver Steeper's parents launch fundraiser to pay for anti-choking devices for all nurseries

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

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The parents of Oliver Steeper have launched a Go Fund Me page to raise £5,000 to pay for non- invasive anti-choking devices to be installed in childcare settings across the UK.

New childcare coalition aims to help shape early years policy

Monday, August 21, 2023

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A coalition of early years and childcare organisations and charities have come together to challenge the Government to invest in an early education system that works for all.

Parents warned they could struggle to find a funded place under new Govt offer

Monday, July 31, 2023

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Early years providers are unsure whether they will offer the funded places for one and two-year-olds, while many that plan to will limit the number that are available, reveal new survey findings.

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

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.

More disadvantaged children to receive free nursery hours thanks to LEYF and food charity partnership

Friday, July 21, 2023

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A partnership between LEYF and food charity, City Harvest, which provides surplus food to the social enterprises’ settings to fund additional hours for disadvantaged children, is being expanded.

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

Friday, July 21, 2023

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The DfE has launched its consultation on its new proposed ‘fair funding formula’ for the delivery of the extension of the funded hours for children from nine months old, starting from April.

Iconic nursery school Coram faces closure amid rent hike and accuses namesake charity of abandoning it

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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One of England’s oldest and most renowned nursery schools is facing closure because the charity that originally helped to set it up plans to double its rent and cut its provision in half.

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