The government has not recognised the early years and child care sector despite its vital role in keeping the UK economy moving. Without childcare, many working families cannot work, which will have a knock-on effect on many other aspects of everyday life. The updated test trace guidelines for the workplace
30 hours funding could cause school nurseries to close There are huge concerns that the increase in free funding from fifteen hours to thirty hours in 2017 could lead to the closure of many school nurseries and early years settings up and down the UK. There are an initial two years
The rate of providing the 30hrs free childcare has been revealed The hourly rate for 30hrs free childcare for 3 to 4 year olds has been revealed to be an average of £4.88 per hour. Do Early Years settings still think this is enough is the question. For many nurseries
Government will confirm 30hr funding review in two weeks The 30hrs free childcare funding review will be announced on the 25 November alongside the government spending review. Many nurseries over the summer were approached to share with government their costs of providing the free childcare places, however since reviewing the
The common inspection framework: education, skills and early years This document was last updated on the 28th August 2015 Framework for inspections carried out, respectively, under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 (as amended), section 109 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the Education and Inspections Act 2006,
Education Secretary calls on councils and childcare providers to come forward as first to deliver 30 hours free childcare in September 2016. Organisations who would like to register their interest can do so by sending an email saying “I’d like to be an early implementer” to [email protected] before midday on Monday 28
A new publication from Ofsted has been released, this document shares good practice in the Early Years – Teaching and play in the early years – a balancing act? This document contains eight practice reports, these reports demonstrate good practice in the early years. This publication will help nurseries to
Early Years Pupil Premium Q&A The purpose of this Q&A is to answer the most common questions about the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) which have been raised following the publication of the government response to the consultation on the EYPP in October. This Q&A is not intended to provide
What is the Common Inspection Framework? The Common Inspection framework is an attempt to ensure that parents, employers and children are able to compare providers that cater for similar age ranges, against the same judgements. The three key judgements used to judge the quality and standards in a setting have now
Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) is designed to help businesses comply with food hygiene regulations and it also gives guidance on food safety management procedures. Due to the increase of people suffering from allergies and this being young children aswell the importance of becoming more aware of allergies is highly important within the
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