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Childminders should be wary of pilot agencies, warns early years expert

Friday, October 4, 2013

| CYP Now

An early years expert has warned childminders to be wary of signing up to agencies being piloted by the Department for Education.

Ofsted early years guidance needs more clarity, says Alliance

News

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| CYP Now

The weight given by inspectors to a nursery's complaints history in deciding its Ofsted grading needs to be clarified, says the chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Fifth of nurseries in deprived areas face closure

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

| CYP Now

Nearly one in five nurseries in deprived areas of England are facing closure within the next 12 months due to the early years funding shortfall.

Labour highlights extent of children's centre closures

News

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Analysis from Labour suggests that three Sure Start children's centres have closed every week and that childcare places have also fallen since the government came to power.

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

News

Thursday, November 28, 2013

| CYP Now

Durham County Council secured a stunning hat trick at the 2013 CYP Now Awards for its Pre-birth Intervention Service.

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

News

Monday, December 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years providers say tougher inspections will make it harder for the sector to provide all the nursery places needed to deliver the government's free childcare scheme.

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

News

Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Family Action is among more than 100 people, including youth workers, foster carers and health professionals, awarded a New Year's honour in recognition of their work with children and young people.

Childminder registration optional under agency plans

News

Thursday, January 23, 2014

| CYP Now

Childminders who sign up to local childminder agencies will not have to register with Ofsted, the inspectorate has confirmed.

Government proposes staff ratio changes for out-of-school care

News

Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

The National Day Nurseries Association has criticised government plans to lower staff ratios for five- to seven-year-olds in out-of-school care.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

News

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A radical overhaul of the childcare system is needed if more parents are going to be able to afford to access early years support, a new report says.

Pupil premium to be extended into the early years

News

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The pupil premium will be able to fund early years provision from next year as part of a package of government measures to boost childcare.

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Services for children and young people look set to bear the brunt of local authority funding cuts over the next two years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Ofsted to shift children's centre inspections from providers to councils

News

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted will scrap individual inspections of children's centres in favour of local authority-wide assessments, childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has said.

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted is looking at plans to merge its early years, schools and further education inspections under a single framework.

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Childminders should be wary of pilot agencies, warns early years expert

Ofsted early years guidance needs more clarity, says Alliance

Fifth of nurseries in deprived areas face closure

Labour highlights extent of children's centre closures

CYP Now 2013 Awards winners unveiled on memorable evening for children's services sector

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

New Year's Honours celebrate sector's work

Childminder registration optional under agency plans

Government proposes staff ratio changes for out-of-school care

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

Pupil premium to be extended into the early years

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

Ofsted to shift children's centre inspections from providers to councils

Ofsted considers merging early years, schools and FE inspections

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