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Nurseries to charge parents and restrict places for 30 hours offer
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- Friday, August 11, 2017 | CYP Now
Most nurseries planning to offer 30 hours free childcare will only do so by charging parents and restricting numbers, due to concerns over the level of funding on offer, a survey has revealed.
Busy Bees acquires third largest early years group
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- Friday, August 24, 2012 | CYP Now
Busy Bees has strengthened its dominance in the nursery sector after acquiring the UK's third largest early years group.
MP calls for urgent overhaul of childcare regulation
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- Monday, May 21, 2012 | CYP Now
The system for regulating childcare is in need of urgent reform to ease the financial burden on parents, a report by a Conservative MP has concluded.
Early years providers 'underrepresented' on funding panels
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- Monday, June 12, 2017 | CYP Now
Local authorities are making "unfair and unbalanced" early years funding decisions because the sector is underrepresented on official decision-making forums, a childcare organisation has claimed.
More than a third of nurseries are unsatisfied with the level of council support
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- Thursday, June 21, 2012 | CYP Now
Nursery providers have reported that levels of support offered by local authorities have fallen significantly over the past two years.
Birmingham providers forced to pay 'living wage' to retain childcare funding
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- Wednesday, May 7, 2014 | CYP Now
Nursery owners in Birmingham have been told they will be stripped of funding to deliver the government's free childcare schemes unless they pay staff enhanced wages.
Early years accounts for two-thirds of Ofsted complaints
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- Friday, June 13, 2014 | CYP Now
Two-thirds of all formal complaints made against Ofsted over the past year were from early years providers.
Professionals fear reforms will jeopardise quality of childcare
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- Tuesday, February 5, 2013 | CYP Now
Reforms to improve the quality, standards and status of the early years workforce, while relaxing regulations around staff-to-child ratios are dividing opinion in the early years sector
DfE data reveals 10,000 fewer childcare providers plan to offer 30-hour places
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- Thursday, February 23, 2017 | CYP Now
More than 10,000 fewer childcare providers are planning to offer 30 hours of free childcare provision than offer the current 15 hours, it has emerged.
Glitch left thousands of families 'at risk of missing out' on free childcare
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- Wednesday, January 17, 2018 | CYP Now
The government has said it will take action to address a technical issue that campaigners have claimed left thousands of low-income families at risk of missing out on free childcare entitlements.
London childcare providers feel the strain of parents not paying fees
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- Monday, June 27, 2011 | CYP Now
Parents' inability to pay childcare fees has topped the list of concerns for providers in London, the Daycare Trust has found.
Three-quarters of EYFS settings score good or outstanding
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- Friday, September 9, 2011 | CYP Now
More than three-quarters of childcare settings delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage were judged as good or outstanding by Ofsted.
Behind the Inspection Rating: Farm setting key to nursery success
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- Monday, April 27, 2015 | CYP Now
The Farmyard Nursery, Ashburnham - early years inspection - January 2015.
Ask The Experts - Involve young people in interviews
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- Monday, July 6, 2015 | CYP Now
Our panel offers advice on engaging young people in recruitment, appealing Ofsted ratings, theme park visits and retaining nursery staff.
Skills for the Job: Producing healthy nursery meals
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- Monday, August 3, 2015 | CYP Now
The early years is a crucial time in a child's development to establish healthy eating habits that are essential to living a long life.
Spending Review: Family hubs ‘no replacement’ for Sure Start, critics say
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- Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | CYP Now
An £82m investment to create 75 family hubs in England is “no replacement” for Sure Start and the closure of thousands of children’s centres, critics have said.
Ofsted to take back responsibility for early years inspections
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- Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | CYP Now
Inspections of early years settings will be conducted directly by Ofsted from next year, it has been announced.
Ask the Experts: Explore British values with toddlers
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- Thursday, March 24, 2016 | CYP Now
Our panel offers advice on British values at nursery, reducing child trafficking, teenage cannabis use and tidying young people's rooms.
Fifth of nurseries reject 30-hour expansion
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- Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | CYP Now
One in five nurseries will not be offering the expanded free childcare entitlement, a survey of providers suggests.
Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children
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- Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | CYP Now
Our panel offers advice on the future of DCSs, helping children of substance misusers, improving speech skills and conflict resolution.
DfE orders councils to take action on free childcare charging
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- Wednesday, May 11, 2016 | CYP Now
The Department for Education has called on councils to intervene if they become aware of any nursery providers trying to charge parents for free childcare provision.
Early years pilot improves outcomes for disadvantaged children
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- Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | CYP Now
An early years initiative that supports staff to improve quality of care has boosted outcomes for disadvantaged children.
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