Local authorities cut childcare training by 40% in 2011/2012

Local authority spending on childcare training has fallen by over 40% in the last financial year, representing a drop of £37 million, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

11 Jan 2013

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Childcare tax breaks announced by the coalition government

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have held a joint press release to celebrate their achievements in a mid-term review, and to outline new policy proposals for the rest of the parliamentary term and beyond 2015. In their announcements, new measures on childcare were at the forefront of their plans for the future.

10 Jan 2013

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Do you know of any educational settings who have benefited from funding from the UK Business Funding Centre? Are there any other known avenues which offer educational financial support for start-up businesses in the PVI sector?

7 Dec 2012

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I am interested in doing EYPS. Can you tell me where I can get funding for this?

5 Dec 2012

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We are thinking of providing places for disadvantaged two-year-olds in our nursery but we are concerned about the practicalities involved, in particular the funding we will receive if we join the scheme and whether or not we will have enough space.

4 Dec 2012

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Tax credits and subsidies for Early Years provision

Early Years providers will receive revenue from a variety of schemes that are funded privately and publicly.

3 May 2013

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The Early Years Single Funding Formula

The Early Years Single Funding Formula (EYSFF) is a calculation that local authorities use to set an hourly rate of payment for providing early years education.

10 Jul 2012

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Early Intervention Grants

Local authorities are allocated funds – called Early Intervention Grants (EIGs) – that they can distribute among programmes, activities and specialist services for children, young people and families.

12 Jul 2012

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The predicted future cuts in early years funding

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published its findings on predicted government spending on education in a briefing note Trends in Education and Schools Spending. The report does not make comfortable reading for foundation years practitioners.

5 Dec 2011

Early Years Hub

Funding free nursery provision

As part of last year's Comprehensive Spending Review, the government announced that the free entitlement to 15 hours of early education per week will be gradually extended to every disadvantaged two-year-old over the next three years

4 Aug 2011

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Local authorities cut childcare training by 40% in 2011/2012

Childcare tax breaks announced by the coalition government

Do you know of any educational settings who have benefited from funding from the UK Business Funding Centre? Are there any other known avenues which offer educational financial support for start-up businesses in the PVI sector?

I am interested in doing EYPS. Can you tell me where I can get funding for this?

We are thinking of providing places for disadvantaged two-year-olds in our nursery but we are concerned about the practicalities involved, in particular the funding we will receive if we join the scheme and whether or not we will have enough space.

Tax credits and subsidies for Early Years provision

The Early Years Single Funding Formula

Early Intervention Grants

The predicted future cuts in early years funding

Funding free nursery provision

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