Council u-turn hits Hampshire nurseries

NDNA is calling for urgent action after Hampshire County Council failed to deliver its commitment to early years funding on summer term figures, leaving settings thousands of pounds out of pocket, with some facing shortfalls of up to 50%.

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Nursery Management Systems - person using calculator

Parent survey shows benefits and challenges of funded childcare policy 

The Department for Education has published the findings from its latest survey of parents. The survey showed that more children aged 0-4 were using formal childcare (64%) compared to the year before (63%). It also showed that 96% of parents were satisfied with the funded two-year old places and more parents rated the quality of childcare as good. 

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parent partnerships: father playing with child at nursery