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Scores of unemployed parents to become childminders

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 200 unemployed parents could register as childminders after completing a controversial government-backed course.

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

News

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

| CYP Now

Further investment is required to boost standards in the early years workforce if plans to boost provision of free childcare are to improve outcomes, campaigners have said.

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Fresh concerns have been raised about the viability of government plans to extend free childcare provision to 30 hours a week after it emerged that nurseries are struggling to recruit qualified staff.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Analysis

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

| CYP Now

Editor of a new book explains why now is the right time to develop a better early education system.

Sector leaders vow to oppose relaxation of childcare ratios

News

Monday, October 4, 2021

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have hit out at rumoured government plans to relax childcare ratios.

Free childcare expansion 'more difficult' in London

News

Friday, January 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Nurseries in London face a major challenge to extend free childcare to 30 hours each week in line with government proposals, experts have warned.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Major charity set to cease children's centres provision

News

Monday, February 15, 2016

| CYP Now

The Children's Society is set to stop running children's centres by the end of the year, it has emerged.

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

News

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

| CYP Now

Nurseries in one of the areas piloting 30 hours of free childcare have reversed a decision not to take part in the scheme after the government offered them more money.

Legal Update: Impact of EYFS reforms

Features

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Emma Goddard, membership and communications officer at Coram Family and Childcare, outlines the changes to early years standards and what the impact of these will be for providers and children.

Early years review chair seeks views on training

News

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.

Slimmed-down EYFS proposals win support across the sector

Other

Monday, April 4, 2011

| CYP Now

Dame Clare Tickell's call for evidence for her review into the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) attracted an overwhelming response, with more than 3,300 organisations, practitioners and parents eager to have their say.

Underfunding will see early years suffer, cautions NUT

News

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

| CYP Now

Insufficient funding for free nursery education will lead to an increase in less qualified early years staff, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has warned.

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

News

Thursday, September 22, 2016

| CYP Now

Early years groups have warned that government plans to offer 30 hours a week of free childcare from next year will only work if nurseries are allowed to levy charges on parents for using the entitlement.

Childcare campaigners achieve ratio petition target

News

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.

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

Other

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The government is to raise the pupil premium among primary school reforms, a government international comparison of childcare places the UK fourth, and almost three quarters of Neet young people cannot access apprenticeships.

Tax-free childcare plans ‘will benefit low-income families'

News

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to significantly reduce childcare costs could have a major benefit for low-income parents, a think-tank has said.

Children's centre to sue local authority

News

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

| CYP Now

A children's centre has confirmed it will take legal action against Blackburn with Darwen Council for providing inadequate funding.

MPs call for extension of 30 hours childcare to all children

News

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| CYP Now

The government's 30 hours free childcare initiative should be extended to all children as part of efforts to tackle social and economic inequalities, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.

Early years settings prepare for EYFS reforms

Other

Monday, April 16, 2012

| CYP Now

With the new framework due to be implemented in September, the coming weeks will be critical in assuring young children benefit from the changes

High-qualified early years workforce will benefit all

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Three Cs go to Professor Cathy Nutbrown's final report to the government on early years qualifications: it is clear, compelling and courageous.

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Other

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Health risks for Neets highlighted, council fined for losing children's data, and Too Much Too Soon campaign reaches parliament, all in the news today.

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

News

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

| CYP Now

A call by MPs to give out-of-work parents more help with childcare costs while undertaking training has been rejected by the government.

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Scores of unemployed parents to become childminders

Call for focus on quality as free childcare expansion looms

Recruitment concerns threaten 30-hour childcare pledge

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Sector leaders vow to oppose relaxation of childcare ratios

Free childcare expansion 'more difficult' in London

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Major charity set to cease children's centres provision

Nurseries U-turn on 30-hour childcare pilot

Legal Update: Impact of EYFS reforms

Early years review chair seeks views on training

Slimmed-down EYFS proposals win support across the sector

Underfunding will see early years suffer, cautions NUT

Childcare leaders reject 30-hour funding plans

Childcare campaigners achieve ratio petition target

Daily roundup: Pupil premium, childcare standards and youth apprenticeships

Tax-free childcare plans ‘will benefit low-income families'

Children's centre to sue local authority

MPs call for extension of 30 hours childcare to all children

Early years settings prepare for EYFS reforms

High-qualified early years workforce will benefit all

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Government rejects call to increase childcare support for out-of-work parents

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