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Government scraps GCSE requirement for level 3 practitioners

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Mar 3, 2017
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Functional skills will be accepted as an equivalent to GCSEs from 3 April onwards
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Level 3 practitioners will no longer need a GCSE in English and maths to count in early years ratios, following an...Read more

Families spend up to 45% of disposable income on childcare, report claims

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Mar 2, 2017
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Research from Family and Childcare Trust shows "soaring" cost of childcare

British parents are paying an average of 拢116 a week for childcare, according to new research from the Family and Childcare Trust.

The charity used...Read more

Many providers will not offer 30-hours, DfE statistics suggest

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Feb 23, 2017
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10,000 fewer providers plan to offer parents 30-hours compared to 15-hours according to DfE statistics
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The 30-hours of free childcare offer could cause a lack of childcare places, due to provider reluctance...Read more

NICE tells early years staff to look for 鈥渟oft鈥 signs of neglect

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Feb 23, 2017
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NICE drafts guidance for practitioners regarding symptoms of neglect or abuse
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Early years professional are being advised to look for 鈥渟oft鈥 signs of abuse, following draft guidelines released by the...Read more

31% of children begin school before reaching a good level of early development, report claims

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Feb 17, 2017
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Save the Children report asks government to invest 拢65 million in the early years
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Save the Children has called on the government to increase its investment in the early years to ensure that all settings...Read more

Caroline Dinenage suggests providers charge for extras to make 30-hours viable

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Feb 14, 2017
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Early years minister tells nursery owners to charge for additional services if funding doesn鈥檛 cover costs
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Early years minister Caroline Dinenage has suggested that childcare providers charge parents for...Read more

Graduate practitioners have a limited impact on child outcomes, study claims

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Feb 13, 2017
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Report from London School of Economics questions conventional methods for testing setting quality
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A new study from the London School of Economics has questioned the impact of graduate staff on the quality...Read more

Government funding rates based on 鈥渇limsy data鈥

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Feb 10, 2017
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DfE鈥檚 research into funding for the early years is criticised by the Alliance
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The research behind the government鈥檚 early years funding review听has been criticised by the Alliance following its release...Read more

53% of educators have no speech, language and communication training, survey finds听

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Feb 9, 2017
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70% of early years providers say that a lack of funds holds back CPD on speech and language skills
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The majority of people working with children and young people have not had any formal training to support...Read more

Local authorities confused over 30-hours offer

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Feb 8, 2017
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Half of councils are not sure if they will be able to extend the 15-hours offer in September
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More than half of local authorities are unsure if there will be enough childcare places available in their area...Read more

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