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The NDNA's analysis shows many providers are not seeing much of an increase to their hourly funding rate, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Government urged to publish funding rates for extended 30 hours to give settings time to plan

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LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

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The NDNA's analysis shows many providers are not seeing much of an increase to their hourly funding rate, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Providers getting just 32p extra in hourly funding despite Govt claims of 'substantially uplifted' rates

Funding
New research suggests the extended 30 hours could be at risk without solving retention and recruit issues amid increased demand for childcare places, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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30 hours expansion will be nothing more than a 'pipe dream' without action on staff exodus

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A petition has been launched calling on the Government to set up a new support grant and make VAT zero rated for early years settings PHOTO: Screengrab
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Petition calls on Government to make VAT zero-rated for early years settings

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Features

Nursery Management Supplement 2023: Pursuit for quality settings leads M&A activity

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Purnima Tankuku, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, speaking at the Wellcome Centre in London on Tuesday PHOTO NDNA
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NDNA to launch Institute of Early Years Education

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The EYA has put forward a number of recommendations for the next government
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Alliance calls for a 'comprehensive long-term plan' for the sector to be made a priority by the next government

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The shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson outlined Labour priorities for early years and education, PHOTO: Labour Party
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Labour pledges to carry out a 'major' review of the early years

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Opinion

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Provision
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced plans to increase the national living wage next year, PHOTO: GOV.UK
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Increasing minimum wage to £11ph would be the 'final nail in the coffin' for early years

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There were 216 nursery closures in England compared with 144 during 2021-22, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Nursery closures increased by 50 per cent in a year

Provision
Pro Bono Economics said the growing number of legal challenges about how to support children with additional needs was ‘deeply worrying’ PHOTO Adobe Stock
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£60m wasted in SEND tribunals disputing EHCP plans – research

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Liberal Democrat spokesperson for education, Munira Wilson, PHOTO: X/Twitter
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Liberal Democrats party conference: Childcare and education priorities

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News

The Big Debate – Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure?

The Big Debate
The IFS report highlights underfunding of the early years entitlement, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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The poorest children will be locked out of the extended entitlement

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