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30 hours scheme could ‘nationalise’ childcare, says thinktank

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Jan 26, 2016
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Government plans to extend the three- and four-year-old free entitlement for working families could help to “nationalise childcare”, a thinktank has claimed.

Time to Care, a report on the Childcare Bill published by Policy...Read more

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Jan 22, 2016
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Two-to-four year olds in the UK ‘not active enough to be healthy’

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Jan 20, 2016
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A recent report by The British Heart Foundation National Centre claims that 91% of two-to-four year olds in the UK are not active enough to be healthy.

UK physical activity guidelines state that children within this age group need at least...Read more

Government mulls Ofsted fee increase

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Jan 11, 2016
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The government are set to consult on proposed increases to Ofsted annual fees, childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed.

In a letter sent to early years organisations, the minister stated “…many providers have faced increases in...Read more

Ofsted publishes childminder agency inspection guidance

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Jan 11, 2016
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Childminder agencies will be rated as ‘effective’ or ‘ineffective’ rather than ‘outstanding’, ‘good’, ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’, Ofsted has confirmed.

According to the childminding agencies inspection handbook, published in...Read more

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