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Test ratios in 'real-life nursery', urges NDNA chief

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| CYP Now

The government should base its childcare reforms on "real-life nursery situations" and not on a "paper exercise", the head of an early years charity has argued.

NDNA and DfE to trial early years ratios

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| CYP Now

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is to trial rarely used maximum child-to-staff ratios in early years settings as part of a Department for Education-funded project.

Childcare reforms based on outdated models, say critics

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years academics have criticised the government's approach to childcare reforms, saying it is drawing on outdated models for inspiration.

4Children unveils plans for community childcare hubs

News

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare provision in six communities across England is to be supported by a system of hubs as part of a government-funded trial.

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has defended its proposals to change the ratio of childcare professionals to children despite demands from all three political parties to drop the plans.

Councils prioritise reception classes over early years care

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| CYP Now

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.

Bradford two-year-olds face childcare shortfall

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Friday, May 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A shortage of capacity may leave thousands of disadvantaged two-year-olds in Bradford unable to receive free childcare next year.

Childcare campaigners achieve ratio petition target

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Campaigners fighting plans to reduce staff-to-child ratios in childcare have gained enough backing to trigger an official response from the government.

Childcare start-up grants open to applications

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

| CYP Now

Government grants intended to encourage women to start up childminding or nursery businesses are now open for applications.

Nursery leaders round on Truss criticism

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have accused childcare minister Elizabeth Truss of failing to understand education, after she branded UK nurseries "chaotic".

Bright Horizons buys Kidsunlimited

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Friday, April 12, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years chain Bright Horizons has acquired Kidsunlimited's 64 nurseries and childcare voucher operation.

Unemployed parents to be turned into childminders

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Out-of-work parents will be trained to become childminders under a new government-funded programme, CYP Now can reveal.

Half of councils to hold back childcare cash

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost half of councils plan to withhold money earmarked for free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds from early years providers, CYP Now has discovered.

Conference tackles lack of men in childcare

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Elizabeth Truss is among those set to join what organisers say is the first event of its kind.

Ratios campaigners urge public to continue opposition

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years campaigners have called on parents and practitioners to keep voicing their opposition to government plans to revise childcare ratios, despite the end of the consultation on the proposals yesterday.

Pressure mounts over changes to childcare ratios

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| CYP Now

The UK's largest childcare provider has said it will not be taking advantage of government plans to relax childcare ratios amid growing opposition to the proposal.

Nutbrown scorns government childcare changes

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The author of the government's childcare review has issued a withering attack on the coalition's plans to reform early years.

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

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Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The trade union that represents staff at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is calling on the authority to reverse its decision to close its eight staff nurseries across the UK.

Busy Bees acquires third largest early years group

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Friday, August 24, 2012

| CYP Now

Busy Bees has strengthened its dominance in the nursery sector after acquiring the UK's third largest early years group.

Conflict between cost and quality puts strain on childcare providers, Montessori chair claims

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Friday, August 10, 2012

| CYP Now

The conflict between delivering high quality services at an increasingly low cost is causing anxiety among childcare providers, according to the chair of the Montessori Schools Association.

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Test ratios in 'real-life nursery', urges NDNA chief

NDNA and DfE to trial early years ratios

Childcare reforms based on outdated models, say critics

4Children unveils plans for community childcare hubs

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

Councils prioritise reception classes over early years care

Bradford two-year-olds face childcare shortfall

Childcare campaigners achieve ratio petition target

Childcare start-up grants open to applications

Nursery leaders round on Truss criticism

Bright Horizons buys Kidsunlimited

Unemployed parents to be turned into childminders

Half of councils to hold back childcare cash

Conference tackles lack of men in childcare

Ratios campaigners urge public to continue opposition

Pressure mounts over changes to childcare ratios

Nutbrown scorns government childcare changes

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

Busy Bees acquires third largest early years group

Conflict between cost and quality puts strain on childcare providers, Montessori chair claims

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