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Sector cautiously welcomes Labour pledge to provide free breakfast clubs

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Education providers and organisations have responded to the Labour Party's pledge to introduce free breakfast clubs for all English primary schools with cautious optimism.

DfE names Kelly Tolhurst as minister for schools and childhood

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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Kelly Tolhurst has been named as the new minister for schools and childhood at the Department for Education.

Concern over Kwarteng's pledge to ‘move forward’ with controversial childcare reforms

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Friday, September 23, 2022

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng has announced plans to “bring forward reforms to improve access to affordable, flexible childcare”, in his first mini budget, sparking concern among the early years sector.

Childcare ratios: sector responds to government consultation

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Friday, September 23, 2022

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Sector responses to the government’s consultation on proposed changes to childcare regulation warn that plans to relax staff to child ratios could be “catastrophic” for providers.

Childcare settings ‘must be classed as vulnerable’ under new energy plan, say providers

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Childcare providers must be classed as “vulnerable businesses” in order to receive enough government funding to keep settings open amid the cost-of-living crisis, sector leaders have said.

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

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Kit Malthouse has been named as the new Education Secretary in Prime Minister Liz Truss’s first cabinet.

EEF granted £200m for work to narrow disadvantage gap

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has been granted £200m of Covid recovery funding from the government to deliver initiatives aimed at closing the disadvantage gap.

Cost-of-living crisis threatens ‘devastating’ impact on vulnerable children

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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Organisations working with families have warned of the “devastating” consequences the cost-of-living crisis is having on children’s health, education and wellbeing.

Children’s sector lays out priorities for new Prime Minister Liz Truss

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Monday, September 5, 2022

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Leaders and organisations from across the children and young people’s sector have laid out the key challenges they would like to see new Prime Minister Liz Truss prioritise as she replaces Boris Johnson.

Guide to creating sustainable childcare settings launches

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

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A childminding agency has launched new resources to encourage providers to create more sustainable settings.

Warning of 'catastrophic' winter for nurseries amid record closures

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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The early years sector could see a “catastrophic reduction” in the number of childcare places this winter following a sharp increase in nursery closures over the summer term, providers have warned.

Plan to extend funded childcare to more families without access to benefits

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Access to funded childcare for two-year-olds could be extended to disadvantaged families who do not qualify for government benefits because of their immigration status.

Childcare boss calls on government to raise funding rates

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

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An early years leader has warned the government that the sector needs “proper funding” if it is to survive the financial crisis caused by the rising cost of living.

Third of low-income families struggling to access early years help

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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More than a third of low-income parents with pre-school aged children are facing a battle to access early years support, sector leaders have warned.

Early years leader Jan Dubiel joins Hempsall's as project director

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Monday, August 22, 2022

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Early years specialist Jan Dubiel has joined childcare consultancy Hempsall's as a project director, working on a new platform for providers.

Early years providers 'struggling to keep costs down' amid record inflation

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

| CYP Now

Supporting early years providers to keep nurseries open and costs down for parents as inflation reaches a record high “needs to be at the heart of our political agenda”, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

DfE amends press release over ‘flawed’ early years ratio calculations

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

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The Department for Education has amended a press release which claimed relaxing childcare ratios could save parents £40 per week following a complaint from sector leaders.

Attainment gap 'unchanged after 20 years'

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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The attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers has seen “virtually no change” over the last two decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic “significantly worsening” outcomes for all children, a new report finds.

National Children’s Bureau to run Covid recovery early years practice hubs

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Monday, August 15, 2022

| CYP Now

The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been appointed by the government to run its Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme.

Areas with fewer childcare places hardest hit by funding changes

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Changes to how childcare is funded in England will hit areas that are already struggling with a lack of places the hardest, early years leaders have warned.

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Sector cautiously welcomes Labour pledge to provide free breakfast clubs

DfE names Kelly Tolhurst as minister for schools and childhood

Concern over Kwarteng's pledge to ‘move forward’ with controversial childcare reforms

Childcare ratios: sector responds to government consultation

Childcare settings ‘must be classed as vulnerable’ under new energy plan, say providers

Kit Malthouse appointed as Education Secretary

EEF granted £200m for work to narrow disadvantage gap

Cost-of-living crisis threatens ‘devastating’ impact on vulnerable children

Children’s sector lays out priorities for new Prime Minister Liz Truss

Guide to creating sustainable childcare settings launches

Warning of 'catastrophic' winter for nurseries amid record closures

Plan to extend funded childcare to more families without access to benefits

Childcare boss calls on government to raise funding rates

Third of low-income families struggling to access early years help

Early years leader Jan Dubiel joins Hempsall's as project director

Early years providers 'struggling to keep costs down' amid record inflation

DfE amends press release over ‘flawed’ early years ratio calculations

Attainment gap 'unchanged after 20 years'

National Children’s Bureau to run Covid recovery early years practice hubs

Areas with fewer childcare places hardest hit by funding changes

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