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Collaborate with private and voluntary sector or risk loss of childcare, councils warned

Friday, July 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Local authorities have been impelled to consult with private and voluntary early years providers before setting conditions on the delivery of the free entitlement, or risk seriously jeopardising childcare provision.

Childcare Commission must broaden parameters, urges NDNA

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Monday, July 23, 2012

| CYP Now

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.

More than a third of nurseries are unsatisfied with the level of council support

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Nursery providers have reported that levels of support offered by local authorities have fallen significantly over the past two years.

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| CYP Now

All staff should hold a relevant Level 3 qualification before being considered qualified to work in an early years setting, a government-commissioned review has claimed.

Early years chief says private sector cash has not replaced grant funding

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's ambition to encourage the private sector to fund early intervention services is unsustainable and has resulted in uncertainty for early years providers, according to the chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Government accelerates expansion of free childcare for two-year-olds

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

| CYP Now

Ten local authorities will offer 15 hours of free childcare to 1,000 of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds from this September, under government plans to accelerate the expansion of the early education programme.

MP calls for urgent overhaul of childcare regulation

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Monday, May 21, 2012

| CYP Now

The system for regulating childcare is in need of urgent reform to ease the financial burden on parents, a report by a Conservative MP has concluded.

Nearly two-thirds of nurseries want to deliver free places for two-year-olds

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Nurseries need extra support to reduce overheads, recruit qualified staff and access sufficient funding to deliver free childcare to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned, as a survey of members found 63 per cent want to deliver the offer.

Nurseries want right to pay for re-inspection

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Nurseries should have the option to pay for another inspection if they believe an Ofsted rating isn't a true reflection of the quality of service they provide, the National Day Nurseries Association has said.

Early years providers encouraged to take up loan offer

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's minister Sarah Teather has called on early years providers to take advantage of the government's loan scheme for smaller businesses in preparation for the increase in free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| CYP Now

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is to expand a programme of training to all its members in response to dwindling local authority support for professional development.

Childcare allowance 'fails to address regional differences'

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

| CYP Now

The childcare element of the universal credit must take account of the varied costs of formal provision across the country, so parents in London can afford to access local childcare, the London Assembly has warned.

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

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Friday, February 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Early years providers must receive the money allocated by government to deliver free childcare places through a ringfenced fund to make sure they can deliver the scheme successfully, nurseries have warned.

Nursery occupancy drops due to changing needs of parents

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Friday, December 16, 2011

| CYP Now

Almost two-thirds of nurseries have experienced a fall in their occupancy rates, according to the latest survey from the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

Call for more childcare support for parents in the capital

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents in London would benefit from local networks of out-of-hours childcare providers and a loan scheme to cover the upfront cost of provision, London Assembly members have been told.

Early years review chair seeks views on training

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Friday, October 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Early years professionals, parents and employers are being called upon to give their views on what training and qualifications staff working in childcare and early education need.

Safeguarding board seeks to allay parents' fears over York inquiry

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Monday, September 12, 2011

| CYP Now

York's safeguarding children board has attempted to allay parents' fears after six women were arrested in connection with a joint police, Ofsted and children's services investigation into the welfare of children at two private nurseries in the city.

Three-quarters of EYFS settings score good or outstanding

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Friday, September 9, 2011

| CYP Now

More than three-quarters of childcare settings delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage were judged as good or outstanding by Ofsted.

Graduates boost quality of childcare in nurseries

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

| CYP Now

Nurseries that employ graduate leaders provide better quality childcare provision compared to those that do not, a government-commissioned report has found.

Teather announces greater flexibility on early education entitlement

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents of three- and four-year-olds will be given more flexibility over how to use their free entitlement to early education under proposals announced by the children's minister.

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Collaborate with private and voluntary sector or risk loss of childcare, councils warned

Childcare Commission must broaden parameters, urges NDNA

More than a third of nurseries are unsatisfied with the level of council support

Nutbrown calls for all early years staff to hold Level 3 qualification

Early years chief says private sector cash has not replaced grant funding

Government accelerates expansion of free childcare for two-year-olds

MP calls for urgent overhaul of childcare regulation

Nearly two-thirds of nurseries want to deliver free places for two-year-olds

Nurseries want right to pay for re-inspection

Early years providers encouraged to take up loan offer

Alliance offers members training in lieu of local authority support

Childcare allowance 'fails to address regional differences'

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

Nursery occupancy drops due to changing needs of parents

Call for more childcare support for parents in the capital

Early years review chair seeks views on training

Safeguarding board seeks to allay parents' fears over York inquiry

Three-quarters of EYFS settings score good or outstanding

Graduates boost quality of childcare in nurseries

Teather announces greater flexibility on early education entitlement

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