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Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Directors of children's services (DCSs) are among sector leaders to be recognised in King Charles III first New Year's Honours list.

Intergenerational co-located care, Japan

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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CYP Now has teamed up with the Churchill Fellowship to publish a series of articles summarising key findings from studies undertaken worldwide by Churchill Fellows (see below). This is an abridged version of "Intergenerational Co-located Child and Eldercare: Tackling disadvantage through an assets-based approach to eldercare and childcare services" by Jacqueline Cassidy.

Inspections Clinic: Early education – key questions

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Ofsted has published the first in a series of research reports on early years education. Lee Owston, deputy director for cross remit education, discusses the findings and what they mean in practice.

Sector concerns over reports Rishi Sunak will postpone childcare reforms

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Early years experts are urging the Prime Minister to deliver “urgently needed” childcare reforms, following reports that Rishi Sunak will shelve plans to overhaul the childcare system.

Father of deaf children calls for increased access to specialist therapy programme

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

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A father of two young deaf children met with MP Victoria Prentis to push for “life-changing” auditory verbal therapy to be made widely available to deaf children across the UK.

Children’s commissioner calls for greater distribution of family hubs

Monday, December 19, 2022

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Increased numbers of family hubs and improvements to the government’s Start for Life scheme are among calls made by the children’s commissioner for England to improve family life for children.

Early years funding uplift branded ‘insufficient’

Friday, December 16, 2022

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A Department for Education funding increase for childcare places has been branded “insufficient” by early years leaders who say it will amount to “just pennies in practice”.

Health visitor shortage 'poses risk' to children with SEND, Ofsted director says

Friday, December 16, 2022

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A shortage of health visitors poses a risk to vulnerable children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and victims of domestic violence, who would benefit from early intervention or support, warned Ofsted's director for social care.

MPs to investigate childcare costs

Thursday, December 15, 2022

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The House of Commons education committee has launched an inquiry to investigate why early years education and childcare “has become too expensive for a growing proportion of young families”.

Early years registrations at six-year low, Ofsted reports

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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This year has seen the largest annual decrease in the number of childcare providers registered with Ofsted since 2015/16, the inspectorate's annual report finds.

Strep A: Guidance for early years providers amid rise in infections

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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Early years leaders have issued guidance for professionals, parents and carers after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned of an increase in Strep A infections affecting children across the country.

Universal free childcare could boost UK economy by £13bn per year, says report

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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Providing free childcare for all families until the end of primary school could boost the UK economy by £13bn per year, according to a new report.

Nursery group secures funding to double free childcare hours for vulnerable children

Monday, December 5, 2022

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A social enterprise nursery group based in London has secured funding for the disadvantaged children in its care to receive an additional 15 hours of funded childcare each week.

Childcare training programme to help identify SEND needs sooner

Thursday, December 1, 2022

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Everyone in the early years sector is acutely aware of increasing demands for specialist support.

Early years providers slam government ‘failure’ over thousands of setting closures

Thursday, December 1, 2022

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Early years providers have accused the government of “failing” the sector as new Ofsted figures reveal the closures of thousands of childminders and nurseries over the last year.

Funded childcare: debate over charging

Thursday, December 1, 2022

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Case of nursery imposing extra charges highlights challenges for councils and early years providers in meeting free entitlement rules.

How I Got Here: Rebecca de Vyea, specialist speech therapist

Thursday, December 1, 2022

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Rebecca de Vyea is a specialist speech and language therapist at charity Auditory Verbal UK.

Concerns raised as government delays SEND review plan until 2023

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

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Early years leaders have raised concerns about further delays in improving support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), after the government confirmed it will not respond to the SEND review until early next year.

CYP Now Awards winners revealed on night of celebration

Friday, November 25, 2022

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The winners of the 2022 Children and Young People Now Awards were unveiled at a glittering ceremony in London.

Attainment gap wider than pre-pandemic, study finds

Thursday, November 24, 2022

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The attainment gap between young children from poorer families and their classmates from more affluent backgrounds is wider than before the Covid-19 pandemic, research is warning.

Petition urges government to increase funding for early years settings

Thursday, November 24, 2022

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A petition is urging the government to increase funding for childcare settings, following a backlash from providers who said the autumn statement "neglected" the early years sector.

Autumn statement: Wage increase without extra funding 'could force nurseries to close'

Friday, November 18, 2022

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Childcare providers have warned that without increased funding for early years education, the national minimum wage increase proposed in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement will “wreak havoc” on the sector and force nurseries across the UK to close.

Autumn statement: Jeremy Hunt announces funding for schools and children’s social care

Thursday, November 17, 2022

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has pledged annual funding of £2.3bn for schools over the next two years alongside a combined multi-billion-pound uplift for children and adult’s social care in his autumn statement.

Ombudsman criticises council’s failure to oversee nursery fees

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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Nottinghamshire County Council has been criticised by the local government and social care ombudsman (LGO) for failures to oversee fees charged by a nursery.

Robin Walker elected as education select committee chair

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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Former education minister Robin Walker has been named as chair of the education select committee.

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