High poverty rates, increasing food prices and the poor nutritional content of commercial baby and toddler foods are some of the core barriers to good nutrition in the early years, according to a new report by The Food Foundation.Read more
Ofsted has today published new research and analysis around the ways in which early education and childcare can be optimised across local areas. Read more
Applications for the next phase of the early entitlement expansion – where families of eligible children who will be at least nine months old by September can apply to access 30 hours of funded early years provision a week – opens today. Read more