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Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will pledge to roll out free breakfast clubs to all primary school children, invest in the childcare workforce, and oppose the Government's plan to change staff to child ratios in early years settings.

Kelly Tolhurst named the new minister for schools and childhood

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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The DfE’s new minister Kelly Tolhurst has been given the joint brief of schools and childcare, responsibilities that were previously split between two ministers.

Mini-Budget: Chancellor's comments highlight future childcare reforms

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Friday, September 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has signalled the Government's intention to focus on bringing forward reforms to improve access to affordable, flexible childcare.

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

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Friday, September 23, 2022

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Education unions, sector organisations, and children's charities have been reacting to the Chancellor’s mini-budget, which included the biggest tax cuts since 1972, and which will benefit wealthy taxpayers the most.

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

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The high cost of childcare means that thousands of mothers are effectively paying to return to work after having children, according to the IPPR, which is calling for universal pre-school to start at the end of parental leave.

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Bright Stars nursery group, formerly ICP Education, has had its childcare funding withdrawn for four of its sites in East Lothian.

Business energy prices to be cut by half under new Government support

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Energy bills for UK businesses will be cut by around half their expected level this winter under new emergency support from the Government to help those facing rising costs.

Early years settings will receive funding for bank holiday on day of Queen's funeral

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

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Early years settings that close for the Queen’s funeral on Monday will not lose out on funding for the 15- and 30-hour entitlements, Nursery World has learned.

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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A union body is calling for universal free childcare as nursery bills ‘skyrocket’ to over £1,000 a month across England and with costs predicted to rise to £2,000 a month by 2026.

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

On the day of her appointment as new Prime Minister (Monday 5 September), early years organisations have called on Liz Truss to make the sector a priority and put in place a plan to tackle the early years funding and recruitment crises to ‘avoid a catastrophe’.

Cost crisis, strike threat and staff shortage loom large in schools

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Schools are facing a triple-whammy of problems this autumn and beyond as concerns are raised about the potential knock-on effects on children. Meredith Jones Russell reports

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

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Friday, August 26, 2022

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The DfE’s latest survey of parents reveals an increasing number want childcare to be made more affordable as families, particularly those on lower incomes, continue to find it ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ to meet the cost.

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

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Friday, August 26, 2022

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Hillingdon Council has announced it will close all three of its early years centres by the end of the year, leaving 102 children without nursery places.

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

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Friday, August 12, 2022

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A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Scottish childcare settings in nearly half of local authorities don't know their new funding rate

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

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Nearly half of councils in Scotland have yet to make a decision on the hourly rates they will pay childcare providers from next week, reveals a FOI.

Local authorities with declining childcare places will be 'hit hardest' by proposed funding changes

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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Proposed changes to early years funding in England are likely to hit local authorities already struggling with declining childcare places – largely in northern England –suggests new research.

IFS warns of cuts to school budgets amid rising costs

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

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Schools spending per pupil in 2024 will be 3 per cent lower than 2010 in real terms, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

Happy Days nursery group secures multi-million pound investment to expand

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Friday, July 29, 2022

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Happy Days nursery group, which operates 18 settings, has secured funding from private equity firm Zetland Capital to grow to more than double its size.

Teaching unions to take action if 'landmark' pay rise for teachers is not increased amid record inflation

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Teaching unions have warned their members will be ready to strike if the Government does not increase the value of its new pay deal for teachers.

Think tank backs relaxing childcare ratios to address the cost-of-living crisis

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

| Nursery World

New research appears to support Government proposals to reduce staff to child ratios, as well as relaxing childcare regulations.

Staff at Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery praised for their swift action after a major fire broke out

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Parents have praised staff at Kiddi Caru’s Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes for keeping their children safe when a fire broke out in the vicinity of the setting on Tuesday due to the extreme heat.

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report from a coalition of charities reveals investment in early intervention support by English councils fell from £3.8bn in 2010/11 to £1.9bn in 2020/21.

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Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

Kelly Tolhurst named the new minister for schools and childhood

Mini-Budget: Chancellor's comments highlight future childcare reforms

Mini-Budget: reaction to the chancellor's plans

Call for universal pre-school funding at end of parental leave

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

Business energy prices to be cut by half under new Government support

Early years settings will receive funding for bank holiday on day of Queen's funeral

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

Cost crisis, strike threat and staff shortage loom large in schools

DfE survey of parents highlights need to make childcare more affordable

All council-run nurseries in Hillingdon to close

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

Scottish childcare settings in nearly half of local authorities don't know their new funding rate

Local authorities with declining childcare places will be 'hit hardest' by proposed funding changes

IFS warns of cuts to school budgets amid rising costs

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

Happy Days nursery group secures multi-million pound investment to expand

Teaching unions to take action if 'landmark' pay rise for teachers is not increased amid record inflation

Think tank backs relaxing childcare ratios to address the cost-of-living crisis

Staff at Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery praised for their swift action after a major fire broke out

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

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