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Ofsted chief blames early years providers for school readiness failings

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.

Daily roundup: Youth sport, smartphones, and children's centres

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Economic cost of inactivity among young people put at £53bn, warning on dangers of smartphones, and seven children's centres in Stoke told to improve, all in the news today.

Schools set for separate early years rating

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| CYP Now

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

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

News

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Government should pick up the tab for much of the cost of accessing childcare for working people on low incomes, 4Children has said.

Daily roundup: Alcohol abuse, nursery inspections, and classroom behaviour

Other

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Council seeks compensation for looked-after child affected by mother's drinking; third of early years providers rated less than good; and teacher suspended for taping noisy pupils' mouths shut, all in the news today.

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

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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.

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

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Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Young people struggle for basics after benefits wrongly stopped; early years bodies create policy guidance for party leaders; and poor working families miss out on childcare support, all in the news today.

Two-year-old offer costs nurseries £7,000 a year

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Early years settings providing free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds are losing on average nearly £7,000 a year because of underfunding of the scheme, research suggests.

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

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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

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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.

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.

30,000 two-year-olds missing out on free childcare places

News

Monday, February 17, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 30,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds are missing out on free childcare places with take-up especially patchy in London, according to research.

Daily roundup: Benefits cap, female genital mutilation, and smoking in cars

Other

Friday, February 7, 2014

| CYP Now

Latest figures on households affected by the benefits cap published; government makes FGM declaration, and health experts call on politicians to ban smoking in cars, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Classroom behaviour, Ofsted leadership, and school readiness

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Monday, February 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Advice issued for teachers on how to discipline misbehaving pupils; coalition split over removal of Ofsted chair; and many nurseries don't have a policy on child incontinence, all in the news today.

Nursery overturns Ofsted rating downgrade

News

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

| CYP Now

A Gloucestershire nursery has become one of the first settings in England to have a complaint-driven inspection result overturned by Ofsted.

Participation in Action: Teens work with toddlers to gain skills and shine

Other

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| CYP Now

A programme first launched in California in the 1970s is achieving impressive results by helping troubled teenagers volunteer in nurseries.

Funding for free childcare insufficient, sector warns

News

Friday, December 20, 2013

| CYP Now

A government scheme delivering free childcare places to disadvantaged two-year-olds is not financially viable, early years experts say.

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

News

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities will receive £755m to deliver free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds from next September, the government has announced.

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

News

Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

A universal childcare model delivered by children's centres could boost the economy by £1.5bn, according to a new report.

£8m fund to tackle London's childcare shortage

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has given a funding boost to early years services in London after figures show only half of the capital's councils have enough nursery places available to provide free childcare for all disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Free childcare helps reduce depression risk, finds research

News

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

| CYP Now

The provision of government-funded childcare enables single mothers to achieve a positive work-life balance, which in turn reduces the risk of depression, according to new research.

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

News

Monday, December 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years providers say tougher inspections will make it harder for the sector to provide all the nursery places needed to deliver the government's free childcare scheme.

Complained-about childcare settings face greater downgrade risk, data shows

News

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Early years settings that receive a complaint are nearly twice as likely to have their Ofsted rating downgraded as those that do not, new analysis suggests.

DfE doubles early years apprenticeship bursary

News

Monday, November 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A government bursary scheme designed to encourage more people to become childcare professionals has been doubled to £3,000.

Third of councils lack free childcare places

News

Thursday, November 21, 2013

| CYP Now

One in three local authorities do not have enough nursery places available to provide free childcare for all disadvantaged two-year-olds, new figures show.

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Ofsted chief blames early years providers for school readiness failings

Daily roundup: Youth sport, smartphones, and children's centres

Schools set for separate early years rating

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

Daily roundup: Alcohol abuse, nursery inspections, and classroom behaviour

Trust calls for end to high childcare costs

Daily roundup: Benefit sanctions, early years, and childcare support

Two-year-old offer costs nurseries £7,000 a year

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

30,000 two-year-olds missing out on free childcare places

Daily roundup: Benefits cap, female genital mutilation, and smoking in cars

Daily roundup: Classroom behaviour, Ofsted leadership, and school readiness

Nursery overturns Ofsted rating downgrade

Participation in Action: Teens work with toddlers to gain skills and shine

Funding for free childcare insufficient, sector warns

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

£8m fund to tackle London's childcare shortage

Free childcare helps reduce depression risk, finds research

Rating downgrades 'threaten free childcare scheme'

Complained-about childcare settings face greater downgrade risk, data shows

DfE doubles early years apprenticeship bursary

Third of councils lack free childcare places

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