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DfE launches consultation on £50m early years pupil premium

Thursday, June 26, 2014

| CYP Now

The new £50m early years pupil premium will amount to £300 for each child eligible for it, the government has confirmed.

Sector pinpoints early years funding as policy priority

News

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Providing greater investment in the early years should be a priority for the next government, key childcare organisations have said.

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

News

Friday, June 20, 2014

| CYP Now

The quality of care provided to disadvantaged two-year-olds is determined by the effectiveness of a setting's leadership not the qualifications of staff, a government adviser on childcare has said.

Labour estimates 60,000 shortfall in free childcare places

News

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly half of local authorities look set to have insufficient nursery places available to deliver free childcare for all eligible two-year-olds just months before the expansion of the scheme, new figures show.

Early years accounts for two-thirds of Ofsted complaints

News

Friday, June 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Two-thirds of all formal complaints made against Ofsted over the past year were from early years providers.

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

News

Friday, June 6, 2014

| CYP Now

The majority of early years professionals are opposed to a string of planned changes to childcare policy, according to a new report.

Childcare policy 'not fit for purpose', warns report

News

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| CYP Now

Decade-old childcare policy is affecting the quality of early years education for today's young children, a report concludes.

Early years sector slams Ofsted over inspection plans

News

Monday, June 2, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted's failure to bring childcare inspections back in-house mean it is treating the early years as a "second-class service", sector leaders have said.

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

Report calls for "safe houses" for young Londoners fleeing violence, children's home closed following antisocial behaviour reports, and youth charities encouraged to employ staff with criminal records, all in the news today.

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted will bring the management of all school and further education inspections back in-house, the inspectorate has confirmed.

Ofsted to bring childcare inspections back in-house

News

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted is set to announce plans to bring the inspection of early years settings back in-house, CYP Now can exclusively reveal.

Poor nursery provision fails disadvantaged children, report warns

News

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.

Dozens of nurseries opt out of EYFS

News

Friday, May 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Forty-three independent nursery providers have opted out of teaching the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has confirmed.

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

News

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

| CYP Now

The wellbeing of young children could be compromised if the government continues to advocate "developmentally inappropriate practice", a group of early years experts has warned.

Teachers' leader attacks government focus on early years testing

News

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

| CYP Now

An increasing focus on formal learning and assessment within the early years is putting "undue pressure" on young children, Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), has warned.

Quality of Ofsted early years inspectors under fire

News

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

Senior figures in the early years sector have told Ofsted that many of its inspectors lack the training and skills necessary to make fair judgments on settings.

Truss backs Ofsted vision for school-led early years system

News

Monday, April 7, 2014

| CYP Now

A teacher-led self-improving system for the early years would enhance outcomes for disadvantaged children, childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has said.

Early years providers hit back at Ofsted chief's 'misguided' attack on sector

News

Friday, April 4, 2014

| CYP Now

The early years sector has hit out at Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw for blaming providers for failing to adequately prepare disadvantaged children for school, calling the criticism unjust.

Ofsted chief blames early years providers for school readiness failings

News

Thursday, April 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has blamed early years providers for failing to adequately prepare disadvantaged children for school.

Good Practice: Ask The Experts - Making physical development fun

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Monday, March 31, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on physical activities, inappropriate sexual behaviour, funding applications and ensuring schools do well.

Schools set for separate early years rating

News

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Ofsted has launched a consultation on plans to introduce a separate rating covering early years care in schools.

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

News

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| CYP Now

A radical overhaul of the childcare system is needed if more parents are going to be able to afford to access early years support, a new report says.

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

News

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

A scheme providing free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds should be delivered by children's centres, the chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has said.

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

News

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.

Ofsted abandons complaint-driven inspections

News

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

Complaints against childcare providers will no longer automatically trigger inspections of settings, Ofsted has confirmed.

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DfE launches consultation on £50m early years pupil premium

Sector pinpoints early years funding as policy priority

Leadership trumps qualifications in ensuring quality childcare, says expert

Labour estimates 60,000 shortfall in free childcare places

Early years accounts for two-thirds of Ofsted complaints

Childcare sector slams 'misguided' government early years policies

Childcare policy 'not fit for purpose', warns report

Early years sector slams Ofsted over inspection plans

Daily roundup: Safe houses, antisocial behaviour, and criminal records

Ofsted to regain control of school and further education inspections

Ofsted to bring childcare inspections back in-house

Poor nursery provision fails disadvantaged children, report warns

Dozens of nurseries opt out of EYFS

Government early years policy undermines child wellbeing, experts warn

Teachers' leader attacks government focus on early years testing

Quality of Ofsted early years inspectors under fire

Truss backs Ofsted vision for school-led early years system

Early years providers hit back at Ofsted chief's 'misguided' attack on sector

Ofsted chief blames early years providers for school readiness failings

Good Practice: Ask The Experts - Making physical development fun

Schools set for separate early years rating

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

IPPR calls for 'economy-boosting' universal childcare offer

Ofsted abandons complaint-driven inspections

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