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Government announces beneficiaries of £50m childcare scheme

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Education Secretary announces grant scheme to fund childcare places
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The Government has revealed details of the winning bids for its £50 million capital funding scheme, designed to support the 30-hour...Read more

Focus on ethnic groups to boost mobility, early years told

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The Social Mobility Commission highlights inequality in new report
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Early years practitioners have been encouraged to focus on the needs of ethnic minority groups in a bid to fight social inequality....Read more

Paid-for re-inspection discussions to be revisited, government confirms

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The Department for Education (DfE) and Ofsted will revisit joint discussions on the issue of paid-for re-inspections next year, the government has confirmed in its response to the Cutting red tape review.
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early years funding and delivery guide - updated

Free guide to early years changes published

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The Pre-school Learning Â黨ӰÊÓhas published a free guide to early years funding and delivery changes.
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The guide,which is available to download atÌý...Read more

Children’s centre closures on the rise, government figures reveal

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The number of children’s centres almost doubled between 2014 and 2015, new government figures have revealed.
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Responding to a parliamentary question submitted by Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, early...Read more

Government confirms no plans for annual review of early years funding

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There are no plans to review early years funding annually, the government has confirmed.
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During a House of Lords debate on Monday, the Earl of Listowel, a crossbench peer, asked if the government is "planning to...Read more

Government announces minimum early years funding rate for councils

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The government has announced a minimum hourly funding rate of £4.30 for all local authorities in its response to the consultation on early years funding changes.
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The move, which cost the Department for Education (...Read more

Ofsted annual report issues early years capacity warning

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The number of early years places is not increasing in line with the growth in the child population, Ofsted has warned in this year's annual report.
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The report highlights that while there are now more than 240,000...Read more

Ofsted clarifies ‘nominated individual’ requirements

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Early years providers can appoint someone who is not a member of their governing body to act as their nominated individual under certain circumstances, Ofsted has confirmed.
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Nominated individuals, who act as primary...Read more

National living and minimum wages to rise next year

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The 'national living wage' (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) are both set to rise next year, the government confirmed at last week's autumn statement.
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The NLW, which currently stands at £7.20 an hour, will...Read more

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