This page is to highlight all the coverage we have contributed to in regards to 30 hours as we continue to support the sector.
Are you a parent of provider? Tell us about your 30 hours experience.
31 Apr 19 - Extend 30 hours to more families, urges social mobility body - CYPN 14 Apr 19 - Local authority tells settings not to charge for funded twos - Nursery World
28 Mar 19 - Childcare providers in London less likely to offer the 30 hours - Nursery World 26 Mar 19 - Childminder numbers fall at rate of eight a day - CYPN 26 Mar 19 - Childminder numbers fall by 3 per cent in three months - Nursery World 26 Mar 19 - Factors for childcare cost rise - CYPN 04 Mar 19 - Childcare providers face sharp rise in costs - CYPN 01 Mar 19 - Government-funded research shows rising costs for nurseries and childminders - Nursery World 28 Feb 19 - Childcare costs rise by 3 per cent in a year - Nursery World 28 Feb 19 - Nursery Schools granted £24m in stop-gap funding - Nursery World 17 Feb 19 - 30 hours 'is limiting choice' - Nursery World - p.8 08 Feb 19 - An early years plan is also needed - EYE - p.6 07 Feb 19 - Free childcare is a 'car crash' failing the poor, says MPs - Daynurseries.co.uk 07 Feb 19 - Education committee calls for new approach to tackling disadvantage in the early years - PACEY 07 Feb 19 - MPs blame Government's 30 hour childcare policy for 'entrenching ineuaulity' - Nursery World 04 Feb 19 - 30 hours childcare 'is limiting choice' - Nursery World 31 Jan 19 - Updated statistics on the use of 30 hours released - PACEY 24 Jan 19 - Childcare minister visits childminding setting in Hayes - PACEY 17 Jan 19 - Low paid, poorly skilled nursery staff limit children's education, says report - Daynurseries.co.uk 17 Jan 19 - Early years staff face financial pressure as wages drop - Nursery World 17 Jan 19 - New report shows workforce challenges in the sector - PACEY
20 Dec 18 - Nearly half of LAs say they are struggling to implement the two-year-old offer - PACEY 20 Dec 18 - Childcare and early years survey for parents released - PACEY 18 Dec 18 - Updated statistics on the use of 30 hours released - PACEY
27 Nov 18 - Sector loses nearly a thousand childminders between March and August - PACEY 20 Nov 18 - Childcare business grant scheme to close - PACEY 13 Nov 18 - Childcare scheme cuts 'shameful' say sector experts - Nursery World 12 Nov 18 - More childminders don't have qualifications - Nursery World - p.8 12 Nov 18 - In this issue - Nursery World - p.3 12 Nov 18 - Rise in numbers of childminders without qualifications - Nursery World 06 Nov 18 - Childcare underspend of £600m set to spent outside early year sector - CYPN 06 Nov 18 - Nurseries 'angry' over decision to return £600m childcare underspend to Treasury - daynurseries.co.uk
01 Oct 18 - 30-hour first year assessment - EYE Magazine - p.12 01 Oct 18 - Labour pledges higher funding and more pay - Nursery World - p.10 30 Sept 18 - Sector gives cautious welcome to Labour childcare pledges - Nursery World 28 Sept 18 - Rise in proportion of 30-hour childcare applications approved - CYPN 25 Sept 18 - Corbyn announces 'radical expansion' of free childcare - CYPN 12 Sept 18 - Government's evaluation of 30 hours 'free' childcare angers nurseries - Day Nurseries 12 Sept 18 - DfE 30 hours report lays bare the challenges for providers - Nursery World 12 Sept 18 - Four in 10 providers see fall in profits due to 30 hours childcare initiative - CYPN 11 Sept 18 - National evaluation on 30 hours in England released - PACEY
19 Aug 18 - Review of 30 hour funding must be on annual basis - Practical Pre-School - p.6 Sept issue 09 Aug 18 - Latest statistics on 30 hours released - PACEY 07 Aug 18 - PACEY: 30 hours - One year on - PARN Global 07 Aug 18 - Nearly half of nurseries and pre-schools say 30 hours childcare has hit them financially - daynurseries.co.uk 07 Aug 18 - 30 hours funded childcare scheme hits childminders' profits - CYPN 06 Aug 18 - 30 hours: one year on - Nursery World 06 Aug 18 - 30 hours: one year on - Nursery World - p.10 06 Aug 18 - 30 hours: one year on - PACEY 12 Jul 18 - Latest statistics on 30 hours released - PACEY 28 Jun 18 - 8 out of 10 30-hour childcareplaces provided by private and voluntary sector - Nursery World 28 Jun 18 - Three out of four eligible children take up 30 hours, with greater role for childminders - PACEY 27 Jun 18 - No end to childminder slump in sight - PACEY 10 May 18 - Latest statistics on 30 hours released - PACEY 01 May 18 - Cost of funded places must reflect wage rises - Practical Pre-School - p.6 14 Apr 18 - Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place - Nursery World 12 Apr 18 - Latest statistics on 30 hours released - PACEY 01 Apr 18 - Childcare costs lock parents out of work - Practical Pre-School - p.4 27 Mar 18 - Ofsted statistics show an increase in providers exiting the sector since introduction of 30 hours - Nursery World 26 Mar 18 - Funding for 30 hours childcase based on old data, says Treasury Committee - daynurseries.co.uk 26 Mar 18 - Treasury Committee calls for action on 30 hours underfunding in scathing assessment of policy - Nursery World 25 Mar 18 - MPs call for more funding for 30 hours - PACEY 13 Mar 18 - How much does childcare actually cost in England? Have your say! - PACEY 01 Mar 18 - Minister can level the playing field for all - Practical Pre-School - p.1 01 Mar 18 - Cost of a child's nursery place rises to double the rate of inflation - Day Nurseries 28 Feb 18 - Half of local authorities in the UK don't have enough childcare - PACEY 23 Feb 18 - Galw am newid deddf gofal plant sy''n cosbi rhai rhieni - BBC Wales News 22 Feb 18 - Childcare fees stopped fro some relatives in pilot scheme - BBC News 21 Feb 18 - PACEY Cymru in the news - PACEY 13 Feb 18 - PACEY submits evidence to childcare inquiries - PACEY 08 Feb 18 - Updated 30 hours stats published by Department for Education - PACEY 7 Feb 18 - Mother campaigns against loophole in childcare rules - Shoreham Herald 7 Feb 18 - Mother campaigns against loophole in childcare rules - Littlehampton Gazette 02 Feb 18 - New early years minister finally confirmed - PACEY
30 Jan 18 - Creating more 30-hour places - CYPN 19 Jan 18 - 30-hour free childcare scheme has increased costs for some, and parents are divided - Yahoo! News 18 Jan 18 - 30-hour free childcare scheme has increased costs for some, and parents are divided - Huffington Post UK 15 Jan 18 - Tax-free childcare service expanded to more parents - PACEY 15 Jan 18 - Thousands of parents yet to recieve 30 hours childcare confirmation - CYPN 12 Jan 18 - Nadhim Zahawi MP to have responsibility in early years - PACEY 12 Jan 18 - Nadhim Zahawi will have responsibility for early years and social care- Nursery World 12 Jan 18 - More parents applying for 30 hours, but thousands still without a place - Nursery World 11 Jan 18 - Latest 30 hours statistics published by Department for Education - PACEY 09 Jan 18 - Cabinet reshuffle leads to big changes at the Department for Education - PACEY 09 Jan 18 - Damian Hinds replaces Justine Greening as education secretary - Nursery World 08 Jan 18 - Early years sector's hopes and dreams for the year ahead - Nursery World
21 Dec 17 - Government publishes parents' survey on childcare and early years provision in England - PACEY 19 Dec 17 - Thousands of parents missing out on 30 hours places - Nursery World 19 Dec 17 - 30 hours extended to foster carers in England - PACEY 19 Dec 17 - Updated statistics on the use of 30 hours released - PACEY 13 Dec 17 - Ofsted publishes annual report 2017/17 - PACEY 7 Dec 17 - New SEED report on quality in group early years settings in England - PACEY 21 Nov 17 - Childminders continue to exit the early years sector 20 Nov 17 - More than 1,100 nurseries and childminders have shut since the start of 2015 amid fears over funding - Mail online 19 Nov 17 - A thousand nurseries close as childcare crisis mounts - The Observer - p.1 18 Nov 17 - A thousand nurseries close as free childcare scheme falters - The Guardian online 15 Nov 17 - Full roll-out of Tax-Free Childcare delayed - PACEY 21 Oct 17 - Childcare costs have risen four times faster than wages - Nursery World 21 Oct 17 - ''Eye watering'' childcare costs rise four times faster than wages - Day nurseries.co.uk 12 Oct 17 - Latest 30 hours statistic released - PACEY 9 Oct 17 - MPs to debate 30-hour funding - Nursery World 27 Sept 17 - Childcare chief warns Labour promise of universal free childcare is 'huge challenge' - Daynurseries.co.uk 28 Sept 17 - Childminders and funding for related children - PACEY 21 Sept 17 - Welsh Government #Talkchildcare campaign responses - PACEY 21 Sept 17 - Exceptions to usual childminder ratios: PACEY’s view - PACEY 20 Sept 17 - Ratios made more flexible for childminders with 30 hours children - Nursery World 19 Sept 17 - Childminding ratios and 30 hours in England - PACEY 18 Sept 17 - Childminders 'reluctantly' offering 30 hours: survey - Nursery World - p.12 13 Sept 17 - Most childminders do not need music licences, PPL and PRS confirm - PACEY 6 Sept 17 - Worries about the school readiness of children - PACEY 6 Sept 17 - Fair Education Alliance publishes report - PACEY 1 Sept 17 - Childminders 'reluctantly' offering 30 hours, find PACEY survey - Nursery World 1 Sept 17 - Childminders rising to the challenge of 30 hours - PACEY 1 Sept 17 - Help childminders rise to the 30 hours challenge - Nursery World 1 Sept 17 - Providers prepare to meet strong parent demand - Practical Pre-School - p.829
29 Aug 17 - 30 hours free childcare: the key elements to making it a success - CYPN 27 Aug 17 - Looking forward to those 30 hours of free nursery care? Think again - The Observer - p.30 27 Aug 17 - Looking forward to those 30 hours of free nursery care? Think again - The Guardian.com 14 Aug 17 - 30 hours, the debate continues - PACEY 11 Aug 17 - Childcare providers blame lack of funds for closures - Lymington Times - p.6 11 Aug 17 - Childcare providers blame lack of funds for closures - New Milton Advertiser - p.6 8 Aug 17 - Challenges continue for practitioners to remain sustainable - PACEY 1 Aug 17 - Fresh thinking needed from new minister - Practical Pre-School - p.201 1 Aug 17 - 30 Hours Free Childcare – How Am I Supposed To Continue Offering Great Care With Less Funding? - Teach Wire
27 July 17 - PACEY and Institute of Health Visiting join forces to raise parental awareness of childminders - PACEY 26 July 17 - PACEY launches new business resource for childminders - PACEY 20 July 17 - Updated 30 hours guide sets out expectation that parents pay for meals - Nursery World 19 July 17 - DfE funds child-minding campaign to educate parents about entitlements - PR Week UK 18 July 17 - Government publishes independent evaluation of the 30 hour pilots in England - PACEY 4 July 17 - Tracy Brabin appointed as Labour's new shadow early years minister - PACEY 1 July 17 - Ministers need to engage childminders - Practical Pre-School - p.1 1 July 17 - Sector makes urgent plea for more funding - p.8 - Nursery World 30 June 17 - Update from HMRC on issues with childcare provider checker - PACEY 29 June 17 - Latest DfE statistics on funded hours released - PACEY 28 June 17 - Childminder breach of privacy by HMRC - PACEY 26 June 17 - More free childcare means more jobs - p.49 - CYPN 22 June 17 - PACEY responds to the consultation on primary assessment in England - PACEY 21 June 17 - OECD’s Starting Strong report shares some important messages - PACEY 14 June 17 - Ofsted reports a further decline in childminders - PACEY 14 June 17 - Rise in childcare places in areas piloting 30 hours offer - CYPN 12 June 17 - Celebrating me: an early years resource - PACEY 12 June 17 - Childcare Offer rate in Wales confirmed - PACEY 12 June 17 - PACEY general election response: Get 30 hours right before moving on to new priorities - PACEY 31 May 17 - General election manifesto round-up - PACEY 31 May 17 - Childminders key to 30 hours - CYPN 30 May 17 - Childminders facing 30 hours funding shortfall of up to £1,200 a year - PACEY 29 May 17 - Childminders' 30 hours funding gap - Nursery World - p. 4 29 May 17 - Childminders' 30 hours funding gap - Nursery World 18 May 17 - Conservative manifesto promises more nursery places in primary schools - PACEY 17 May 17 - Lib Dem manifesto pledges to triple EYPP and extend 'free' childcare - PACEY 16 May 17 - Labour manifesto promises more 'free' childcare - PACEY 12 May 17 - PACEY joins forces to issue joint call to the main political parties - PACEY 9 May 17 - PACEY calls on all political parties to put childcare at the centre of their manifestos - PACEY 4 May 17 - A great big cheer for childminders - PACEY 1 May 17 - PACEY awarded £400,000 to support childminders to deliver 30 hours - p.12 28 April 17 - Use Them Or Lose Them - The case of the overlooked childminder - Huffington Post UK 18 April 17 - PACEY responds to Theresa May's announcement - PACYE 12 April 17 - PACEY awarded £400K to support childminders to deliver 30 hours - Nursery World 11 April 17 - New funding to champion childminding - PACEY 7 April 17 - Funding fears over free childcare as working parents get 30 hours - New Milton Advertiser - p.5 1 April 17 - Strength in numbers to get delivery on track - Practical Pre-School - p.16 27 Mar 17 - Cabinet Secretary outlines progress of Childcare Offer for Wales - PACEY 26 Mar 17 - New childcare scheme starts soon, will it work for you? - This Is Money 14 Mar 17 - Further increase in Good and Outstanding settings in England - PACEY 14 Mar 17 - 'Worrying' lack of demand for minders - Children Now - p.4 14 Mar 17 - Ofsted statistics show further decline in childminders - Nursery World 9 Mar 17 - 'Worrying' lack of demand for childminders ahead of 30 hours rollout - CYPN 6 Mar 17 - EXCLUSIVE: PACEY workforce survey: childminders take the lead on profit and confidence - Nursery World - p.4 6 Mar 17 - EXCLUSIVE: PACEY workforce survey finds childminders more confident than nurseries about the future - Nursery World 3 Mar 17 - Government publishes long-awaited early years workforce strategy - PACEY 3 Mar 17 - PACEY welcomes decision on GCSE requirements - PACEY 2 Mar 17 - Annual childcare survey reveals that childcare costs twice as much as food and drink - PACEY 2 Mar 17 - Cost of childcare remains too high for parents, charity warns - Nursery World 27 Feb 17 - Two new reports examine providers’ experience with EYPP - PACEY 9 Feb 17 - PACEY Cymru publishes report on Childminder De-registrations in Wales - PACEY 8 Feb 17 - The Wright Stuff: 'It's not all about the ratios - Nursery World 7 Feb 17 - Was ‘The Wright Stuff’ right? - PACEY 30 Jan 17 - Childminders feeling the heat over the 30-hour childcare offer - Nursery World 9 Jan 17 - Early years sectors hopes, fears and dreams for the year ahead - Nursery World
By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For more details see our Cookie Policy