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Recruitment of early years staff is falling fast as a result of the planned introduction of tougher qualification standards, prompting many experts to call for them to be scrapped or face a shortage in childcare places.

Government increases funding for 30-hour childcare pilots

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Friday, May 27, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has announced that additional funding will be handed to providers taking part in 30-hour free childcare trials.

Fall in number of registered childminders

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The number of childminders has continued to fall, according to latest Ofsted figures.

Nursery survey reveals 'chronic' underfunding

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| CYP Now

Nurseries are struggling to deal with a "chronic" underfunding of the government's flagship childcare scheme, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

Labour's childcare pledge to cost £1.6bn, claims Gyimah

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour's plans to increase free childcare would cost double the amount cited by the party, childcare minister Sam Gyimah has claimed.

Schools to link up with nurseries to boost standards

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Friday, January 30, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 60 teaching schools across the country will partner up with local nurseries in an effort to improve the quality of early years education for young children.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

| CYP Now

More five-year-olds are reaching expected levels of development than ever before, the Department for Education (DfE) has said.

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.

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Parents who pay for childcare could be forced to leave their jobs because nurseries are diverting provision towards government-funded free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds, the first national director of Sure Start has warned.

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.

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.

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

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Friday, February 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A leading think-tank has reignited its call to the government to fund universal childcare delivered by children's centres, claiming the move could boost the economy by £1.5bn.

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| CYP Now

Families face a struggle to find affordable childcare provision due to a hike in prices and lack of 30 hours free entitlement places, an annual survey of councils has revealed.

Poor nursery provision fails disadvantaged children, report warns

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds are missing out on high-quality childcare because nurseries in deprived areas offer a poorer standard of early years provision than those in wealthier boroughs, new research has found.

Morgan reveals council powers to tackle extremism in childcare

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Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are to be given powers to stop funding for early years providers with links to extremism, the Education Secretary has announced.

Daily roundup: Runaways, court petition and free school meals

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| CYP Now

MPs warn of exploitation risk for runaway children at railway stations; NSPCC chief hands government child abuse court petition; and Deputy Prime Minister gets free school meals grilling by nine-year-old, all in the news today.

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to fast-track legislation to double free universal childcare entitlement to 30 hours a week.

Childcare expansion ‘risks reduction in school nursery places'

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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Government plans to extend free childcare could result in less provision in school nurseries, it has been claimed.

Gyimah praises council for high take-up of free childcare

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| CYP Now

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has singled out a local authority for praise after it achieved the highest take-up of free early years placements for disadvantaged two-year-olds in England.

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years providers' funding problems could be eased by becoming more efficient in the number of staff they use, the Department for Education has said.

Free childcare expansion could see deprived two-year-olds 'lose out'

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged two-year-olds could lose out if government plans to expand free childcare entitlement to 30 hours are not properly funded, it has been claimed.

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Conference tackles lack of men in childcare

Labour appoints new shadow childcare minister

Children's centres consultation to launch in summer

Childcare recruitment crisis risks creating shortage of placements

Government increases funding for 30-hour childcare pilots

Fall in number of registered childminders

Nursery survey reveals 'chronic' underfunding

Labour's childcare pledge to cost £1.6bn, claims Gyimah

Schools to link up with nurseries to boost standards

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

More five-year-olds achieve good level of development

Truss defends ratio plans in face of cross-party opposition

Free childcare offer could force paying parents to give up work

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

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

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

Families face lack of affordable childcare places

Poor nursery provision fails disadvantaged children, report warns

Morgan reveals council powers to tackle extremism in childcare

Daily roundup: Runaways, court petition and free school meals

Government plans to fast-track 30-hour childcare pledge

Childcare expansion ‘risks reduction in school nursery places'

Gyimah praises council for high take-up of free childcare

'Stick to ratios to save money' DfE tells childcare providers

Free childcare expansion could see deprived two-year-olds 'lose out'

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