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Tops Bearwood. The nursery was officially opened by Michael Tomlinson MP in 2022 PHOTO Tops
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Getting the funding rates right will 'make or break' nurseries

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Atherton House nursery group is to offer all staff with children from nine months old 30 hours of subsidised childcare from next month, PHOTO: Atherton House
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Nursery group to offer 30 hours funded childcare to all staff from next month

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Nurseries say they have received lots of calls from parents enquiring about the new funded hours PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Nurseries 'overwhelmed' with phone calls from parents about funded one and two-year-old places

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Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

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Claire Coutinho: 'I am always struck by the positivity and commitment of staff members'
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Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

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Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

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The Chancellor wants to boost female employment by increasing childcare to 30 hours from the age of nine months
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Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

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Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

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Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding

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Childminding organisations and agencies had hoped for more support for existing childminders within the Chancellor's Budget, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

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The Government is going ahead with plans to increase the number of two-year-olds nursery and pre-school staff can care for to 1 to 5
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Seven in ten nurseries would not change staff: child ratios for two-year-olds, Government consultation finds

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The Chancellor is expected to announce 30-hour funding for parents of one-and two-year-olds, but will the numbers add up for early years providers? PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivering his budget speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday Photo Screengrab from the BBC
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Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

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New research by the EYA highlights a lack of data held by councils on whether parents can access childcare to suit their needs, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

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Nurseries in England face an average 40 per cent rise in business rates from April 2023 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

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Maggie Bolger: 'There are a number of viable solutions that will have far greater impact than a quick fix, headline grabbing £500 sign-on bonus'
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Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

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