Parents set to struggle to access ‘free childcare’ places through the new government offer as providers warn of limited capacity, new Alliance survey finds
Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England will be unable to provide enough early years places to match the increased demand caused by the upcoming expansion of the early entitlement offer, research from leading membership...
Largest ever expansion of free childcare in England backed by fair funding for all age groups
Nurseries and childminders are a step closer today to rolling out the government’s largest ever expansion of free childcare, as a fair funding formula is set out for the extension of free childcare to cover all ages from nine months to the start of school.
£204 million cash boost given to nurseries to support the expansion of childcare places
Nurseries are set to receive a £204 million cash boost as part of the Government’s promise to deliver the largest ever investment in childcare.
The plans, which were announced in the Spring Budget, are designed to remove significant barriers to support parents to return to work and help to grow...
Tax-Free Childcare could save families money on their childcare costs during the Easter school holidays .
With the Easter school holidays nearly here, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding families not to miss out on government help to pay for childcare.
Tax-Free Childcare can pay for any approved childcare for children aged 11 or under, or 16 if the child has a disability. More...
If you and your partner are able to find jobs that have shift work then you may be able to work your shifts around each other to minimise the amount of childcare you will need.
2 . Try and job share with a friend or family member
You may find that your friends or family are in a similar situation to you, so you may be able to buddy up with another family and share the...
The government’s underfunding of childcare places in England has led to an 87% increase in nursery closures, with the average setting losing more than £32,000 a year just for their 15-hour funded places for three and four-year-olds.
This figure can be doubled for nurseries with children on the 30-hour offer, which National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) says is just not sustainable for any...
COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: Parents facing soaring early years costs while a third of nurseries, pre-schools and childminders warn of likely closure in the next year, new Alliance survey reveals
“The early years sector in this country is in crisis. As our survey findings clearly show, current levels of government funding are nowhere near enough to support the delivery of affordable, sustainable...
Almost one in five Scottish local authorities will not be increasing their hourly early learning and childcare funding rates for three to five-year-olds once the 1140 hours policy is mandatory from August.
NDNA Scotland put out an FOI to all Scottish local authorities asking what they will be paying childcare providers for the 1140 hour places which must be in place from the autumn...
