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Childminders to benefit from free mentor programme

Friday, August 4, 2023

| CYP Now

Applications have opened for the next round of the Department for Education’s childminder mentor programme, designed to support practitioners to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on young children.

Early years leaders criticise 'offensive' government blog on funded childcare expansion

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have hit out at a government blog justifying plans to expand funded childcare hours, with Early Years Alliance (EYA) chief executive Neil Leitch branding its claims as “simply not true” and a “gross insult” to settings.

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of parents say their child’s social and emotional skills worsened during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

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Monday, July 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Family hub support services for parents with infants under two years old are set to be reviewed by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Early years providers urge government to 'wake up' to sector crisis after inquiry

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

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Providers are urging the government to “wake up” to the challenges facing early years providers, following the publication of an education select committee inquiry into support for the sector.

Lack of access to outdoor spaces prevents play, finds research

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of parents said their children do not have a place to play near their home, according to new data.

Robin Walker: Government must 'do better' for childcare reforms to succeed

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The government must “do better” for childcare reforms to succeed long-term, the chair of the education select committee has said following the publication of a cross-party inquiry into support for the sector.

Charity partnership expands to fund more childcare hours for disadvantaged children

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Monday, July 24, 2023

| CYP Now

A London nursery group has expanded a charity partnership to fund additional childcare hours for disadvantaged children across the capital.

Consultation on funding formula for childcare expansion launches

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Friday, July 21, 2023

| CYP Now

The government has launched a public consultation on the planned funding formula for the expansion of hourly childcare entitlements set to be introduced from April next year.

Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

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The proportion of councils with enough childcare in their area to meet the needs of children with disabilities during the school summer holidays is falling, a survey has found.

Address eligibility criteria to offer world-leading early years support, research finds

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

England could be among the world’s leading systems for access to early years if disparities around eligibility for children from the poorest families are addressed, according to new research from the Sutton Trust.

Maths training for early years staff can cut attainment gap, research suggests

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Training early years practitioners in maths skills could reduce the attainment gap among disadvantaged young children and their peers, evaluation of a teaching programme suggests.

Newborn tests ‘not fit for purpose’ for minority ethnic babies

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Newborn medical tests, including an assessment developed more than 70 years ago, are “not fit for purpose” to deal with the health needs of black, Asian and minority ethnic babies, research has found.

Guarantee equal access to early years services, Prime Minister told

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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More than 80 charities, early years experts and celebrities are urging the government to commit to a national baby and toddler guarantee to ensure equal access to early childhood services, in an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Two-year-old funding rate to rise by a third from September

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Friday, July 7, 2023

| CYP Now

The government is to increase by a third the rate it pays early years providers to deliver two-year-old places as it prepares to expand the funded childcare offer next year.

Early years capacity warning ahead of free hours expansion

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| CYP Now

Councils are warning that an escalation of nursery closures linked to the cost-of-living crisis “will undermine capacity” ahead of government plans to extend free childcare.

Healthy Start benefit fails to cover formula costs as prices rise

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The Healthy Start allowance fails to cover the cost of any available first infant formula milk as prices continue to rise, new research from the Food Foundation reveals.

One in five baby and toddler groups face closure amid cost-of-living fears

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

| CYP Now

One in five baby and toddler groups warn they could be forced to permanently close within the next year due to the cost-of-living crisis, a survey has found.

Deprived areas worst hit by 50 per cent rise in nursery closures, research finds

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Nursery closure rates have increased by 50 per cent since last year with deprived areas being worst hit, new research from the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has found.

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

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Monday, June 19, 2023

| CYP Now

Children’s social care, youth work and early years leaders are among those recognised in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list.

Early years policy blighted by 'ignorant and disrespectful narrative', warns alliance chief

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Government policy to relax early years staffing ratios and boost free hours for families is part of an “ignorant and disrespectful narrative” that sees professionals in the sector as “formal baby sitters”, according to Early Years Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch.

Family hubs to roll out infant training for parents

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

| CYP Now

A national parenting programme has won an NHS contract to deliver an infant parenting course across all 75 family hubs and start for life areas, giving thousands of parents access to support in their child’s first year.

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

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Monday, June 12, 2023

| CYP Now

Schools that have been graded “inadequate” by Ofsted due to concerns over safeguarding will be reinspected within three months of the initial visit, the inspectorate has announced as part of a series of changes to its work.

DfE consults on changes to early years qualification framework

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has launched a consultation over proposed changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, which sets standards and outcomes for providers.

Nearly half of childcare providers struggling to cover costs, DfE finds

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Nearly half of early years providers say that their current income is not sufficient to cover the cost of delivering childcare in their setting, a report from the Department for Education has found.

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Childminders to benefit from free mentor programme

Early years leaders criticise 'offensive' government blog on funded childcare expansion

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

Early years providers urge government to 'wake up' to sector crisis after inquiry

Lack of access to outdoor spaces prevents play, finds research

Robin Walker: Government must 'do better' for childcare reforms to succeed

Charity partnership expands to fund more childcare hours for disadvantaged children

Consultation on funding formula for childcare expansion launches

Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns

Address eligibility criteria to offer world-leading early years support, research finds

Maths training for early years staff can cut attainment gap, research suggests

Newborn tests ‘not fit for purpose’ for minority ethnic babies

Guarantee equal access to early years services, Prime Minister told

Two-year-old funding rate to rise by a third from September

Early years capacity warning ahead of free hours expansion

Healthy Start benefit fails to cover formula costs as prices rise

One in five baby and toddler groups face closure amid cost-of-living fears

Deprived areas worst hit by 50 per cent rise in nursery closures, research finds

Children’s sector leaders recognised in King’s first birthday honours

Early years policy blighted by 'ignorant and disrespectful narrative', warns alliance chief

Family hubs to roll out infant training for parents

Ofsted announces plans to reinspect schools with ‘ineffective’ safeguarding

DfE consults on changes to early years qualification framework

Nearly half of childcare providers struggling to cover costs, DfE finds

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