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Practice

SHARING STORIES

Community

Young Leaders: How I got to the top

Management

Childcare Counsel: Ofsted complaints consultation, anything new?

Childcare Counsel
The survey highlights concerns among the sector that settings won't be able to meet increased demand for the extended 15 and 30 hours of early education, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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

Families
Ashbourne Day Nurseries has bought the New Ollerton setting from Harp Nurseries PHOTO: Ashbourne

Harp Nurseries sells fourth setting to Ashbourne Day Nurseries, amid rebrand of group

Provision
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Ofsted and CQC to carry out review into family hubs

Policy & Politics
Toad Hall is to open a new setting in September within a housing development, PHOTO: Toad Hall

Latest nursery deals - Just Childcare and Toad hall continue to expand

Provision
The DfE survey shows parents are increasingly struggling to pay for childcare or find flexible places, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

DfE parent survey highlights lack of flexible and affordable early years provision

Families
The Education Committee has put forward a number of recommendations to improve the childcare and early years system, PHOTO: Education Committee

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

Policy & Politics
LEYF has teamed up with City Harvest, using surplus food to raise money to provide funded nursery places, PHOTO: LEYF

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

Funding
The proposed new funding formula for the extension of the funded hours has been put out for consultation by the DfE

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

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