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Welcome to our December Newsletter.
Government
does U turn on Childcare Voucher Plan! Following
widespread criticism from many quarters the government had now decided
they are not going to scrap tax relied on Childcare Vouchers. They were considering plans to end tax relief from
2011 and divert money into offering more free childcare places for
two-year-olds. However, in a letter to Parliamentary Labour Party’s Women’s
Committee joint chairs, Fiona Mactaggart MP and Roberta Blackman-Woods
MP, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed the plans have been scaled
down. He said that tax relief for basic rate taxpayers will continue, but
higher rate taxpayers will see their tax relief halved from 40 per cent
to 20 per cent from 2011. Source CYPN. NDNA Launch 10 point Childcare Plan National Day
Nurseries Association have launched a 10-point plan on the future for
early years. The plan calls for government to ensure that childcare is
sustainable in the face of the recession, shares how investment in early
years must be maintained to ensure children receive high quality
services, and outlines the ten steps that government can take to achieve
this. To read the report click here
NDNA 10 Point Plan Support
Your School Recycling Scheme launches 4th January 2010 Sign up to Support Your School and raise funds for your school
through the recycling of inkjet cartridges and mobile phones. The scheme
is completely free and operates a zero landfill policy. We pay Schools £1 for every cartridge and £3 for every mobile
recycled and reused. We support the scheme with a fully integrated website with
downloadable support materials. Through the website your school can manage
your account, order recycling materials, arrange collections and view
exactly what has been collected and recycled. We provide complete transparency on what has been collected. To see what items have a value for your school, check the recycle
list on our website. To sign up or for more info visit www.supportyourschool.co.uk
. You can also call our friendly staff on free-phone 0800 849 1225 or
e-mail us at info@supportyourschool.co.uk
to find out more. Gordon Brown urged to change VAT rules
for Nurseries Sian
Lewis-Evans, owner of Gingerbread Day Nurseries in Buckinghamshire has
called for her VAT
costs to be cut to zero by the government. She believes that the rules
should be changed to allow her and her peers to claim the sales tax back
from the goods and services they purchase, Nursery World reported. To add you
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The business owner has published a petition on the issue on the 10
Downing Street website.
Ms Lewis-Evans has said that she was losing around £15,000 a year due to
the rules.
"If we were able to reinvest this money into our setting it would
benefit both children and staff, as we would be able to offer more
training and purchase more resources," she added.
Finally
we would like to wish everyone
A very Merry Christmas and a happy prosperous New
Year
The EYO Team