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Ofsted announces EYFS requirements and interim visits

Cheqdin Childcare Software
August-06-2020

Ofsted Announces Plans to Reinstate Learning and Development Requirements

Early years providers will be expected to revive their focus on EYFS learning and development requirements from the 29th of September. Ofsted temporarily suspended the...

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Cheqdin Childcare Software
December-23-2019

Cheqdin Childcare Digest – December 2019

2019! What an incredible year it has been. From live registers to billing and direct debit in a row, we thought we were just about done with new features for a while...

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Cheqdin Childcare Software
December-09-2019

What Should You Know When Starting an Out of School Club in the UK?

Out of School Clubs: An Overview Out of school clubs offer wrap-around childcare for working parents before and after school and during school holidays. The service...

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Cheqdin Childcare Software
November-28-2019

Cheqdin Childcare Digest – November 2019

A little over a year ago, we embarked on a journey to bring in two major modules to Cheqdin – billing and payment collection. We are pleased with how it's brough...

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Cheqdin Childcare Software
October-31-2019

Cheqdin Childcare Digest – October 2019

With the Halloween Brexit staved off, and the UK set for yet another general election, this month could be setting the stage for some rather radical changes for the ...

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Early years providers doing more paperwork than required

Cheqdin Childcare Software
October-24-2019

Early Years Providers Producing More Paperwork than Necessary

The vast majority of early years providers in the UK are producing more paperwork than required, according to a recent survey. The study carried out by Early Years A...

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Cheqdin Childcare Software
September-26-2019

Cheqdin Childcare Digest: September 2019

After all the hullabaloo to get online businesses PSD2 compliant by the 14th of September, the SCA storm has finally calmed in the UK. Along with many other UK and E...

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Safeguarding in New Ofsted Inspection Framework

Cheqdin Childcare Software
August-08-2019

Safeguarding in Ofsted’s New Inspection Framework: What should Early Years Providers Know?

Ofsted's new Education Inspection Framework is all set to be rolled out this September. Although there are a number of new changes across the spectrum, we will focus...

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Early Years Coalition Launched Ahead of Government Consulation

Cheqdin Childcare Software
June-10-2019

Early Years Organisations Launch Survey Ahead of Government Consultation

A new coalition of the UK’s leading early years organizations including the NDNA, PACEY and Early Years Alliance have launched a survey ahead of the Government Con...

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Ofsted's new Education Inspection Framework

Cheqdin Childcare Software
May-20-2019

Ofsted’s Education Inspection Framework 2019 to go live from September

Ofsted’s new education inspection framework and the accompanying handbooks will come into force from September 2019. The new framework is expected to bring down th...

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