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Alliance calls for comprehensive analysis of free places costs

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance is calling for an in-depth review of funded childcare, amid concerns that the Government has ‘severely under-costed’ its 30-hour plan.

4Children names early years head

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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The charity 4Children has appointed Sue Robb as head of early years, to lead the organisation's policy work on early years, including its new Government-funded Early Years Strategic Programme.

EYPS providers miss chance to bid for new course contract

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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More than 20 current Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) providers will be unable to bid to run the course from 2012 under the tendering process for the new three-year contract.

Conference to tackle gender imbalance in early years workforce

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

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A conference on engaging men in the early years will be held at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford later this month.

Extra £1.3bn for schools no long-term solution to funding crisis, say teachers

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

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Teaching unions have dismissed the £1.3 billion earmarked for schools by the education secretary as ‘smoke and mirrors’ and insufficient to make up losses.

EYFS REVIEW: Second consultation deadline is nearing

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Monday, January 9, 2012

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The early years sector has only until 19 January to respond to the Department for Education's second consultation on proposed changes to some of the learning and development requirements in the EYFS.

250 Sure Start children's centres at risk of closure

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Around 250 children's centres are at risk of closing this year and up to a thousand have warned staff that they are at risk of redundancy, new research has found.

Cuts Watch: What's happening to children's centres around the country

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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What's happening to children's centres around the country

Councils to publish what they spend on children's centres, children's minister confirms

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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Local authorities will have to publish information about how much money they are spending on children's centres as part of the Government's policy vision for Sure Start.

Cuts Watch: Hub and spoke plan for reduced centres

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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Plans to cut 1.7m from children's centres in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham have been put out for consultation by the council.

Comedy explores the pre-school world

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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A playwright who owned her own nursery for 13 years has turned the stresses and strains of an Ofsted inspection into a comedy, where yoghurt is banned because of health and safety fears.

Nursery groups must report on gender pay gap

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Friday, April 7, 2017

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All employers with 250 or more employees will now be required by law to publish figures on the gender pay gap.

DfE finds £50m more for 30 hours expansion

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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The early years sector is cautiously welcoming an extra £50 million cash injection for expanding nursery capacity and offering 30-hour places.

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Look back on progress

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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A year ago, I set out in these pages the new Coalition Government's vision for the early years and how we wanted every child to achieve their full potential regardless of their social background. Crucial to this was targeting support at the most disadvantaged families and recognising the critical role of parents.

Analysis: Alliance to win greater recognition for sector

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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The formation of a Government-funded partnership earlier this year ruffled a few feathers among the early years organisations left out. Here, the leading charity explains the project to Melanie Defries.

Fees to rise as ‘living wage’ hits hard

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Monday, January 25, 2016

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Nurseries are considering fee rises of up to seven per cent to help pay for the new ‘living wage’, according to property expert Courteney Donaldson.

Minister visits nursery in Worthing

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

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Children and families minister Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, visited Early Years Childcare's Worthing nursery in West Sussex last month to talk about the EYFS, the Code of Practice for the free entitlement, and the Early Years Single Funding Formula.

'Common sense' line on vetting and barring as review begins

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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A review of the Vetting and Barring scheme, the system of checks for those working with children and vulnerable adults was launched on Friday, following Government pledges to scale it back.

Ofsted to bring early years inspections in-house

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

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Early years organisations have unanimously welcomed Ofsted’s decision to bring early years inspections in-house from next year.

Sector warns that proposed rise to national wage will ‘inflict significant damage’

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Monday, January 1, 0001

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Early years organisations have warned that the plans to increase the minimum wage to £10.50 an hour, announced by the Chancellor yesterday, will lead to more nursery closures.

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Alliance calls for comprehensive analysis of free places costs

4Children names early years head

EYPS providers miss chance to bid for new course contract

Conference to tackle gender imbalance in early years workforce

Extra £1.3bn for schools no long-term solution to funding crisis, say teachers

EYFS REVIEW: Second consultation deadline is nearing

250 Sure Start children's centres at risk of closure

Cuts Watch: What's happening to children's centres around the country

Councils to publish what they spend on children's centres, children's minister confirms

Cuts Watch: Hub and spoke plan for reduced centres

Comedy explores the pre-school world

Nursery groups must report on gender pay gap

DfE finds £50m more for 30 hours expansion

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Look back on progress

Analysis: Alliance to win greater recognition for sector

Fees to rise as ‘living wage’ hits hard

Minister visits nursery in Worthing

'Common sense' line on vetting and barring as review begins

Ofsted to bring early years inspections in-house

Sector warns that proposed rise to national wage will ‘inflict significant damage’

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