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The DfE Pulse survey highlights early years provider's issues around places, staffing and funding, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 22 April

Sector raises concern as survey shows most early years providers haven't increased their places

Business

NS&I has confirmed there is a problem processing Tax-Free Childcare payments, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 5 April

Tax-Free Childcare error preventing parents' fees being paid to providers

Management

As of 1 April, working parents of two-year-olds in England are entitled to 15 hours of funded childcare a week during term time PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 2 April

Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

Policy & Politics

Professor Helen Penn has written a new book that recommends expanding local authority provision to make the childcare system fairer

News 28 March

New book recommends against relying on private nurseries for the expanded offer

Provision

Nurture Me Nursery is Kids Planet's latest acquisition, PHOTO: Kids Planet

News 27 March

Kids Planet grows to 190 nurseries

Business

Ashbourne Day Nurseries has bought Harp Nurseries, a group of seven settings, PHOTO: Ashbourne

News 12 March

Ashbourne Day Nurseries buys Harp Nurseries

Business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt dismissed Labour's claims and said that the Government is 'on track' with the expansion of childcare PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 4 March

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

Policy & Politics

PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 27 February

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

Analysis

The Early Years Alliance's survey highlights challenges with the delivery of the expanded offer

News 22 February

Concerns the expanded offer isn't 'workable in practice' due to limited space and providers capping places

Funding

The Women's Budget Group estimates a £5bn funding shortfall to deliver the extended entitlements next year, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 22 February

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Provision

New data shows a huge increase in active job vacancies for early years staff, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 16 February

Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

Business

New-starters and returners to the sector could receive £1,000 after securing a position in an early years setting, under a new initiative by the DfE, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 2 February

DfE introduces £1,000 sign-up bonus to encourage more people to work in the early years sector

Management

The time local authorities have to tell providers their funding rates is to be shortened, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 2 February

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

Funding

Childbase Partnership has more than half of its nurseries graded Outstanding PHOTO Childbase Partnership

News 31 January

Nursery Chains 2024: Childbase top of our league

Management

PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 30 January

LONG READ: Extended hours in chaos as councils leave settings in dark on rates

Analysis

Kids Planet's new setting in Sale was opened by the Mayor of Trafford, PHOTO: Kids Planet

News 30 January

Kids Planet grows to 182 nurseries

Management

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