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Ofsted launches new childcare registration system 'to boost workforce’

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

| CYP Now

Ofsted has launched its new online registration system for childcare workers amid concerns over dwindling workforce numbers.

Budget: Government ‘failing a generation’ over early years

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have slammed a “total lack” of focus on early years education and childcare in the government’s latest Budget.

Coronavirus: LEYF opens 25 emergency childcare hubs across London

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened 25 of its nurseries to provide emergency care for the children of frontline workers during the coronavirus outbreak.

Early years sector 'in jeopardy' after government U-turn on furlough funding

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Monday, April 20, 2020

| CYP Now

Sector leaders warn “there may not be a childcare sector left” following the coronavirus crisis, after the government pulled a “shock” U-turn on plans for furlough funding.

Key findings from the latest ONS data on impact of Covid-19

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Monday, May 4, 2020

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have warned that new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) could indicate a new “child poverty and mental health emergency” in the UK.

Surge in early years closures before lockdown, Ofsted figures show

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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The number of childcare providers hit by closure soared before the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, latest Ofsted figures show, sparking renewed fears over the sector's future as lockdown measures lift.

Out of school and holiday clubs to resume from 4 July

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| CYP Now

Out of school clubs, including holiday clubs, will resume from 4 July as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease, the Prime Minister has announced.

Ofsted adds early years regulation to role of national director for social care

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Monday, July 13, 2020

| CYP Now

Ofsted has expanded the role of its national director for social care, Yvette Stanley, by giving her responsibility for the regulation of childcare and childcare policy.

Top charities launch coronavirus emergency fund for vulnerable children

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

| CYP Now

High profile charities have come together to form a £5m coronavirus emergency response fund to support vulnerable children and families.

Education Endowment Foundation launches new research over widening attainment gap

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

| CYP Now

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has announced three new studies aimed at analysing the impact of support made available by schools during closures and the widening attainment gap.

No limit on size of informal 'childcare bubbles' amid second lockdown, DfE confirms

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

| CYP Now

There is no size limit on the number of children and adults that can meet up as part of an informal "childcare bubble" during the second lockdown, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Services for children with SEND ‘seriously affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| CYP Now

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have regressed in their development due to lack of available services during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ofsted has said.

Early years leaders hit out at contradictory government advice on home testing

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| CYP Now

Childcare sector leaders have criticised a Department for Education official’s "incorrect" claims that all early years workers will have access to home testing kits.

Contingency measures for free childcare funding ‘risks providers going bust’

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Monday, January 25, 2021

| CYP Now

Government proposals to predict likely funding requirements for early years providers this year risks leaving otherwise viable settings without enough money to operate, a think tank has warned.

Budget 2023: Early years sector cautiously welcomes investment

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have cautiously welcomed increased investment for providers and parents, announced as part of Jeremy Hunt's latest Budget, but fear measures "will not go far enough" to address challenges facing the sector.

In the new edition of CYP Now: Innovation in delivering 30-hour free childcare

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The eight councils set to pilot the government's flagship extended free childcare entitlement later this year have revealed details of their innovative plans for reaching more parents.

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Almost half of local authorities in England do not have enough childcare places for working parents, it has emerged.

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

| CYP Now

Concerns have been raised over the potential safety implications of an ongoing suspension of Ofsted inspections of children's centres.

Childcare to be available from 6am

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Monday, April 4, 2016

| CYP Now

Childcare providers will be required to offer places between 6am and 8pm when the government extends free provision to 30 hours each week, it has been announced.

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities will be able to apply for government cash to expand childcare provision, it has been announced.

Council outlines cuts to children and young people's services

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Monday, April 18, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has announced plans to cut £350,000 from services for children and young people.??

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has set out plans to reform children's social care through a Children and Social Work Bill, with the proposals being broadly well received by the sector.

'Ban eating on public transport' to tackle childhood obesity, says chief medical officer

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

| CYP Now

The chief medical officer has called for tougher action on childhood obesity - such as banning eating and drinking on public transport.

Early years inequality gap grows

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

| CYP Now

Early years development has continued to improve, but the gap between the lowest achievers and their peers is still growing, government figures show.

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.

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Ofsted launches new childcare registration system 'to boost workforce’

Budget: Government ‘failing a generation’ over early years

Coronavirus: LEYF opens 25 emergency childcare hubs across London

Early years sector 'in jeopardy' after government U-turn on furlough funding

Key findings from the latest ONS data on impact of Covid-19

Surge in early years closures before lockdown, Ofsted figures show

Out of school and holiday clubs to resume from 4 July

Ofsted adds early years regulation to role of national director for social care

Top charities launch coronavirus emergency fund for vulnerable children

Education Endowment Foundation launches new research over widening attainment gap

No limit on size of informal 'childcare bubbles' amid second lockdown, DfE confirms

Services for children with SEND ‘seriously affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

Early years leaders hit out at contradictory government advice on home testing

Contingency measures for free childcare funding ‘risks providers going bust’

Budget 2023: Early years sector cautiously welcomes investment

In the new edition of CYP Now: Innovation in delivering 30-hour free childcare

Study highlights shortage of childcare places

Safeguarding fears raised over suspension of Ofsted inspections

Childcare to be available from 6am

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

Council outlines cuts to children and young people's services

Queen's Speech: Sector welcomes Children and Social Work Bill

'Ban eating on public transport' to tackle childhood obesity, says chief medical officer

Early years inequality gap grows

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

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