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Local authority funding rates confirmed for early years entitlement expansion

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Nov 29, 2023
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The Department for Education today confirmed long-awaited council funding rates for the early years entitlement expansion, due to come into effect in April 2024Read more

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Proposals given go ahead after Ofsted public consultation response

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Nov 28, 2023
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Ofsted has stated that four proposals put forward in a public consultation about its post-inspection arrangements will be implemented throughout 2024Read more
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Alliance CEO pens open letter criticising government delays in confirming early years funding rates

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Nov 24, 2023
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Government delays in confirming the upcoming funding rates for the new one- and two-year-old early entitlement offers are “putting the entire policy at riskâ€Read more

Ongoing early years staffing challenge highlighted in Ofsted’s annual report

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Nov 24, 2023
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Ofsted's latest annual report states that the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in the early years sector are putting the quality of early years provision at...Read more

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Sharp rise in national living wage heightens fears over fate of early years settings

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Nov 23, 2023
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the national living wage will increase from £10.42 to £11.44 in April 2024 – a near 10% increase – and extend to 21- and 22-year-oldsRead more

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