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Council to close more than 20 children's centres

Thursday, January 19, 2017

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A council where children's services staff are set to strike next week has rubberstamped plans to close more than 20 children's centres.

DfE rejects call to change free childcare eligibility

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Friday, February 26, 2016

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The government has revealed it has no plans to change childcare rules so that three-year-olds become eligible for free provision on their birthday.

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

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Monday, June 6, 2016

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The government should invest the money saved from the tax-free childcare scheme delay in improving the flexibility of childcare, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Wilshaw committed to bringing early years inspections in-house

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has told MPs he is "committed" to bringing early years inspections in-house.

Free childcare expansion faces £1bn funding gap, claims think-tank

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Monday, October 5, 2015

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Flagship government plans to increase free childcare for three- and four-year-olds to 30-hours a week are facing a £1bn funding shortfall it has been claimed.

Areas to pilot free childcare for two-year-olds revealed

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Friday, April 1, 2011

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The government has announced the 15 local authorities that will share 4m funding to provide free early learning and childcare to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Use empty tube and rail buildings for childcare, Sadiq Khan urged

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Friday, January 6, 2017

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Empty buildings above underground and railway stations should be freed up by London Mayor Sadiq Khan for additional nursery provision, a campaign group has said.

Pre-school champion calls for more early years support

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Friday, June 17, 2011

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The founder of the Pre-school Learning Alliance has decried the status afforded to early years practitioners, saying they are the "most important people in the world" as the organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Childcare reforms based on outdated models, say critics

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Early years academics have criticised the government's approach to childcare reforms, saying it is drawing on outdated models for inspiration.

Peer-to-peer support boosts early years services

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

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A government-funded early years support programme has helped practitioners improve services for children and families, according to research.

Experts warn against witch hunt of male childcarers

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

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Childcare experts have urged early years practitioners to not focus on gender when learning lessons from the Little Stars Nursery child abuse case.

Teachers' leader attacks government focus on early years testing

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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An increasing focus on formal learning and assessment within the early years is putting "undue pressure" on young children, Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), has warned.

Early years sector slams Ofsted over inspection plans

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Monday, June 2, 2014

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Ofsted's failure to bring childcare inspections back in-house mean it is treating the early years as a "second-class service", sector leaders have said.

Childcare policy 'not fit for purpose', warns report

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

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Decade-old childcare policy is affecting the quality of early years education for today's young children, a report concludes.

Sector pinpoints early years funding as policy priority

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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Providing greater investment in the early years should be a priority for the next government, key childcare organisations have said.

Government U-turn on early years qualification entry requirements

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

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The government has backtracked on plans to require applicants to have at least a GCSE grade C in English and maths before they can begin an early years apprenticeship.

Former government adviser issues early years pupil premium warning

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Friday, August 22, 2014

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The £300 early years pupil premium (EYPP) will fail to incentivise the best settings to reach out to disadvantaged children unless it is increased, a former government adviser has warned.

Early years premium needs London weighting, councils warn

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Friday, August 29, 2014

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Disadvantaged children in London could miss out on up to £1.1m of funding unless the £300 early years pupil premium is amended to reflect the capital's higher living costs, councils have warned.

Childcare Commission must broaden parameters, urges NDNA

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Monday, July 23, 2012

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The early years funding system and policy changes including the welfare reforms must be central to the debate on the future of childcare in England, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

Shortage of early years teachers 'risks developmental delay' for 800,000 children

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Friday, February 17, 2017

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As many as 800,000 children are at risk of starting school behind their peers in literacy and numeracy because of a shortage of early years teachers, a charity has warned.

Free childcare expansion pilot councils announced

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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A group of eight councils have been handed £13m to pilot the government's flagship 30-hour free childcare initiative.

Poorer children less likely to receive formal childcare

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Friday, March 4, 2016

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Children from deprived backgrounds are less likely to receive formal childcare, a government study has found.

Lack of childcare awareness affects life chances, commission warns

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Monday, March 7, 2016

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A lack of awareness among working-class parents about what early years and childcare support is available to them is affecting their children's life chances, the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has warned.

Councils prioritise reception classes over early years care

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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Children could miss out on their entitlement to free early years care as local authorities prioritise primary school places to meet a rise in demand, an education union has warned.

Dozens of nurseries opt out of EYFS

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Friday, May 16, 2014

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Forty-three independent nursery providers have opted out of teaching the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has confirmed.

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Council to close more than 20 children's centres

DfE rejects call to change free childcare eligibility

Invest tax-free childcare delay savings into flexible childcare, charity says

Wilshaw committed to bringing early years inspections in-house

Free childcare expansion faces £1bn funding gap, claims think-tank

Areas to pilot free childcare for two-year-olds revealed

Use empty tube and rail buildings for childcare, Sadiq Khan urged

Pre-school champion calls for more early years support

Childcare reforms based on outdated models, say critics

Peer-to-peer support boosts early years services

Experts warn against witch hunt of male childcarers

Teachers' leader attacks government focus on early years testing

Early years sector slams Ofsted over inspection plans

Childcare policy 'not fit for purpose', warns report

Sector pinpoints early years funding as policy priority

Government U-turn on early years qualification entry requirements

Former government adviser issues early years pupil premium warning

Early years premium needs London weighting, councils warn

Childcare Commission must broaden parameters, urges NDNA

Shortage of early years teachers 'risks developmental delay' for 800,000 children

Free childcare expansion pilot councils announced

Poorer children less likely to receive formal childcare

Lack of childcare awareness affects life chances, commission warns

Councils prioritise reception classes over early years care

Dozens of nurseries opt out of EYFS

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