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Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

More than one in 10 settings will be forced to shut without more help to pay energy bills

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

More than one in 10 nurseries and pre-schools would be forced to close permanently if there is no further support once the Energy Bill Relief scheme ends in March 2023, suggest new findings.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| Nursery World

A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

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Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

What price are the most vulnerable children paying for the Government’s flagship childcare policy? Our FOI investigation reveals that nearly a fifth of councils have cut nursery places in the past year or are currently doing so.

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

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Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Brexit will undoubtedly have an impact in some form on early years, according to commentators.

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

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Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

A nursery chain which has defended a ‘general extras’ charge as necessary to subsidise government-funded places has published a new policy to help get around the problem.

Greening announces merger of education and skills funding

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| Nursery World

The Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency are merging to create one body, the education secretary announced in Parliament today.

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

An apprenticeship body has confirmed that Functional Skills will be accepted on the current early years apprenticeship framework.

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

| Nursery World

An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and diverse has been launched by the Scottish Government.

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

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Friday, July 29, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Low pay in the childcare sector could lead to a shortage in staff, warns a new report.

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Lancashire County Council has made a dramatic climbdown over its decision to ban nursery workers with related children in their nursery from claiming free hours funding.

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare providers across the country have been forced to borrow money to pay staff wages and bills because of local authorites' failure to pay the funding for the 30 hours on time.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs scheme to drive the take-up of funded two-year-old places across the capital.

PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) wants to hear from early years and childcare professionals in England and Wales for its annual sector-wide survey.

Disadvantaged two-year-olds missing out on early education, finds report

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The youngest, most disadvantaged children are the least likely to access early education, a new report from the OECD has found.

Childcare access falls in disadvantaged areas, new report reveals

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Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Ceeda's About Early Years Annual Report, published today, confirms funding challenges, workforce shortages and inequity of access to places.

Alliance blames lack of Government funding for closing fifth of settings

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has closed 23 nurseries since January, as a direct result of the longstanding Government under-funding of 15- and 30-hour childcare entitlements, Nursery World can reveal.

New intergenerational scheme to grow, cook and eat together

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

| Nursery World

A new lottery-funded programme aims to connect people of all ages and tackle loneliness and unhealthy eating.

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Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

More than one in 10 settings will be forced to shut without more help to pay energy bills

Early years action group to stage protest in March

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

Greening announces merger of education and skills funding

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

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

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

Disadvantaged two-year-olds missing out on early education, finds report

Childcare access falls in disadvantaged areas, new report reveals

Alliance blames lack of Government funding for closing fifth of settings

New intergenerational scheme to grow, cook and eat together

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