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Robin Walker elected as education select committee chair

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

| CYP Now

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

Autumn statement: Cross-party MPs support free school meal extension

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

| CYP Now

Two thirds of MPs are backing calls for government to extend free school meal (FSM) eligibility to include all pupils from families receiving universal credit in the autumn statement, a survey has revealed.

MP debate proves 'no case to change ratios', early years leaders say

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

| CYP Now

MPs have laid out sector concerns around government plans to relax childcare staffing ratios during a parliamentary debate, with experts saying the arguments show a clear opposition to the proposal.

Core funding rates for three- and four-year-olds to fall by 10p an hour, research warns

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Monday, November 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Inflation will see early years hit by an eight per cent fall in real-terms funding next year, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found.

MPs to debate relaxation of childcare ratios

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Monday, November 14, 2022

| CYP Now

MPs will debate government plans to relax childcare staffing ratios in parliament today (14 November), following a successful petition against the proposal.

Teaching assistants quitting to find ‘better paid supermarket jobs’

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Teaching assistants are among a raft of low paid education and health workers quitting in favour of roles in the retail sector with better wages, Unison is warning.

Claire Coutinho: New children’s minister pledges commitment to social care reforms in first speech

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

| CYP Now

Claire Coutinho has pledged the government's commitment to making “ambitious” changes to children’s social care in her first speech after being named as minister for children, families and wellbeing.

Providers reject proposals for childminder agencies

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Monday, November 7, 2022

| CYP Now

More than three-quarters of Ofsted-registered childminders would leave the profession if it became compulsory to join an agency, new research reveals.

Relaxation of childcare ratios to be debated in parliament

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Friday, October 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Government plans to relax childcare staffing ratios will be debated in parliament after a petition against the proposals gathered more than 100,000 signatures.

Tolhurst quits as schools and childhood minister

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Friday, October 28, 2022

| CYP Now

Kelly Tolhurst has quit as minister for schools and childhood after just one month in the role.

Case for expanding school-led childcare

Analysis

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Panel of experts assess the children’s commissioner for England’s proposals for early education to be run by schools and childminders.

Childcare experts urge MPs to address recruitment crisis

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years experts and researchers have asked a group of cross-party MPs to address a recruitment and retention crisis facing the sector, reporting high staff turnover due to low morale, high workloads and low wages.

Kit Malthouse out as Education Secretary

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Kit Malthouse is out as Education Secretary as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appoints his new cabinet.

Gillian Keegan appointed fifth Education Secretary in four months

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Gillian Keegan has been appointed as the government’s fifth Education Secretary in just four months.

Childcare ratios: ‘No date planned’ for publication of DfE response to consultation

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has not yet made a decision on when to publish its response to a consultation into the relaxation of childcare ratios.

Commissioner's plans for schools to provide childcare labelled ‘misguided’

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| CYP Now

The children’s commissioner for England has suggested early years provision be handed over to schools and childminders, branding the future of private and voluntary settings “unsustainable”.

One in five children behind in speech and language, new research finds

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| CYP Now

Some 1.7 million children are now estimated to be behind with talking and understanding words following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Call for childcare consultation amid reports funded places to be scrapped

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders are urging the government to carry out a “full consultation” with the sector ahead of any changes to funding or regulation amid reports Prime Minister Liz Truss is now considering scrapping funded childcare places.

Resources to support childcare providers through winter challenges

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

| CYP Now

The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has launched a series of free resources to help childcare providers and families to navigate seasonal and financial challenges this winter.