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Parents left without childcare after thousands of providers close

Parents are being left without childcare as thousands of providers close. The overall number of childcare providers in England dropped by around 4,000 between March 2021 and March 2022, the largest decline since 2016, according to figures from ...

15 Aug 2022 at 15:34

More than 90,000 pupils get post-pandemic early speech and language support

More than two-thirds of primary schools across England have signed up for targeted language support to help the youngest pupils catch up with communication skills post-pandemic. The news comes following concerns that early years pupils have ...

07 Mar 2022 at 01:25

What do the childcare reforms mean for families?

Jeremy Hunt has promised up to 30 hours a week of free childcare for working parents in England with children as young as nine months. The Chancellor hopes that the phased policy, which will be fully introduced by September 2025, will ...

15 Mar 2023 at 18:23

Parents who want free childcare may be left ‘disappointed’ if shortages remain

Parents who expect funded childcare places to be available could be left “disappointed” unless proper infrastructure is put in place, early years leaders have warned. Jeremy Hunt has pledged to expand childcare support to working ...

15 Mar 2023 at 19:36

Many childcare providers will struggle to meet demand for places, says charity

Many childcare providers in England will struggle to meet increased demand for funded places under the Government’s offer, early years leaders have said. Families who do manage to secure a place are likely to face increased fees ...

22 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Parents may ‘miss out’ on childcare offer in April due to funding uncertainty

Parents could “miss out” on the Government’s flagship childcare offer in April as many councils have not yet published the funding rates needed by settings, early years leaders have warned. Families are “in limbo” as many ...

24 Jan 2024 at 20:53

85,000 new childcare places needed for flagship offer, says Government

Around 85,000 new childcare places will be needed by September 2025 for the expansion of funded childcare for working parents in England, the Government has estimated. A pilot will start this summer which will explore ...

19 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Youngsters reduced to ‘numbers on spreadsheet’, says childcare leader

Children have been reduced to “numbers on a Treasury spreadsheet” amid Government plans which prioritise free childcare over supporting early learning or improving life chances, a conference has heard. The promise of ...

15 Jun 2023 at 18:50

Many childcare providers forced to limit Government-funded places, charity warns

Many childcare providers in England will be forced to limit the number of Government-funded places on offer to parents and increase prices due to financial pressures, a charity has warned. Early years settings face ...

13 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Proposed changes to space requirements in nurseries ‘could lead to overcrowding’

The Government’s proposals to change minimum space requirements in early years settings to help with the expansion of funded childcare could result in “overcrowding”, a charity has warned. The “quality of ...

12 May 2025 at 16:44

Number of registered childcare providers in England has fallen, says Ofsted

The number of registered childcare providers in England has fallen over the past year, figures from Ofsted suggest. The decline is mainly due to a continuing drop in the number of registered childminders,...

11 Jul 2024 at 11:54

Rachel Reeves’ Budget ‘a recipe for total disaster’ for nurseries, Tories claim

Rachel Reeves’ Budget is “a recipe for total disaster” with up to four in 10 early years providers expected to close as a result, the Conservatives have claimed. Shadow education minister Neil O’Brien ...

09 Dec 2024 at 16:36

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