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Tax-Free Childcare error preventing parents' fees being paid to providers

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years providers have been left out of pocket due to an error with the Tax-Free Childcare scheme that has prevented payments from being transferred from parents’ accounts.

Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| Nursery World

As the Government’s childcare expansion for working parents of two-year-olds in England gets underway, sector organisations and nurseries continue to warn of the challenges facing the sector.

New book recommends against relying on private nurseries for the expanded offer

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

| Nursery World

A new book by Professor Helen Penn suggests rather than campaign for greater childcare funding, efforts should be focused on building local authority provision, while curbing the ‘activities of large nursery chains.

Kids Planet grows to 190 nurseries

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Kids Planet, the third largest nursery group in the UK, has bought two more nurseries, taking its total number of settings to 190.

Ashbourne Day Nurseries buys Harp Nurseries

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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Ashbourne Day Nurseries has acquired Harp Nurseries, bringing its total number of settings to 41.

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

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Monday, March 4, 2024

| Nursery World

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’.

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

| Nursery World

There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years providers will struggle to meet increased demand for funded places once the expanded offer comes in due to staffing and space shortages, suggest new findings.

Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

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Friday, February 16, 2024

| Nursery World

Job vacancies for early years practitioners have risen by 146 per cent since before the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals new data.

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

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Friday, February 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the DfE announces local authority rates, under new rules being brought in.

DfE introduces £1,000 sign-up bonus to encourage more people to work in the early years sector

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Friday, February 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years professionals joining or returning to the sector could receive a £1,000 sign on bonus under the Department for Education 's (DfE) 'Do Something Big' recruitment campaign, launched today (2 February).

Nursery Chains 2024: Childbase top of our league

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

| Nursery World

Childbase Partnership are top in our Nursery Chains’ 2024 table, which analyses the Ofsted reports of the 25 biggest groups in the UK.

Kids Planet grows to 182 nurseries

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

The third largest nursery group in the country has acquired its first nurseries in Wales, along with five settings in Greater Manchester.

LONG READ: Extended hours in chaos as councils leave settings in dark on rates

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Most local authorities have yet to tell providers how much they will receive for funded places, raising doubts over how many settings will be able to offer the entitlements. By Katy Morton

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Tax-Free Childcare error preventing parents' fees being paid to providers

Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

New book recommends against relying on private nurseries for the expanded offer

Kids Planet grows to 190 nurseries

Ashbourne Day Nurseries buys Harp Nurseries

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

DfE introduces £1,000 sign-up bonus to encourage more people to work in the early years sector

Nursery Chains 2024: Childbase top of our league

Kids Planet grows to 182 nurseries

LONG READ: Extended hours in chaos as councils leave settings in dark on rates

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