/rss/news en /news/2025/07/new-dfe-survey-highlights-early-years-access-and-cost-challenges-facing-parents%C2%A0 <a href="/news/2025/07/new-dfe-survey-highlights-early-years-access-and-cost-challenges-facing-parents%C2%A0"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_147437416_1.jpeg?itok=eJsXoBc6" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/07/new-dfe-survey-highlights-early-years-access-and-cost-challenges-facing-parents%C2%A0">New DfE survey highlights early years access and cost challenges facing parents </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jul 10, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The latest <em>Childcare and early years survey of parents</em> highlights particular challenges for the parents of children with SEND and families living in deprived areas.<a href="/news/2025/07/new-dfe-survey-highlights-early-years-access-and-cost-challenges-facing-parents%C2%A0" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:35:18 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 160271 at /news/2025/07/education-committee-chair-calls-government-action-early-years-funding <a href="/news/2025/07/education-committee-chair-calls-government-action-early-years-funding"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/helen_hayes.jpeg?itok=XHXg3lIE" width="220" height="147" alt="Helen Hayes MP" title="Helen Hayes MP" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/07/education-committee-chair-calls-government-action-early-years-funding">Education committee chair calls for government action on early years funding</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jul 10, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The Labour MP has urged government to take action to prevent early years closures<a href="/news/2025/07/education-committee-chair-calls-government-action-early-years-funding" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:18:48 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 160266 at /news/2025/07/government-publishes-new-early-years-strategy <a href="/news/2025/07/government-publishes-new-early-years-strategy"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_283214499.jpeg?itok=He5vI6Gj" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/07/government-publishes-new-early-years-strategy">Government publishes new early years strategy</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jul 7, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The government has published a new strategy for early years care, education and support.<a href="/news/2025/07/government-publishes-new-early-years-strategy" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:03:28 +0000 Tanya_temp 160261 at /news/2025/07/government-announces-plans-1000-family-support-centres-across-country <a href="/news/2025/07/government-announces-plans-1000-family-support-centres-across-country"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_247275791_2.jpeg?itok=49OvnNpq" width="220" height="150" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/07/government-announces-plans-1000-family-support-centres-across-country">Government announces plans for up to 1,000 family support centres across the country</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jul 7, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The government has announced plans to roll out up to 1,000 family support centres across the country to provide wide-ranging help for families.<a href="/news/2025/07/government-announces-plans-1000-family-support-centres-across-country" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:47:59 +0000 Tanya_temp 160251 at /news/2025/07/government-announces-intent-work-local-authorities-towards-meeting-targets-improve- <a href="/news/2025/07/government-announces-intent-work-local-authorities-towards-meeting-targets-improve-"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_242461729.jpeg?itok=CAQSvB37" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/07/government-announces-intent-work-local-authorities-towards-meeting-targets-improve-">Government announces intent to work with local authorities towards meeting targets to improve ‘school-readiness&#039;</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jul 7, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>New measures will be introduced to help the government meet its ‘school-readiness’ targets, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced in a speech.<a href="/news/2025/07/government-announces-intent-work-local-authorities-towards-meeting-targets-improve-" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:08:18 +0000 Tanya_temp 160241 at /news/2025/06/around-4000-school-based-nursery-places-be-created-september-government-says <a href="/news/2025/06/around-4000-school-based-nursery-places-be-created-september-government-says"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_409845537.jpeg?itok=HKw7r9QC" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/06/around-4000-school-based-nursery-places-be-created-september-government-says">Around 4,000 school-based nursery places to be created from September, government says </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jun 30, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Roughly 4,000 new early years places will be delivered across 200 new or expanded school-based nurseries from this September, the government has announced.  <a href="/news/2025/06/around-4000-school-based-nursery-places-be-created-september-government-says" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:49:07 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 160191 at /news/2025/06/government-early-years-policy-risk-%E2%80%9Cembedding-inequality%E2%80%9D-alliance-ceo-warns <a href="/news/2025/06/government-early-years-policy-risk-%E2%80%9Cembedding-inequality%E2%80%9D-alliance-ceo-warns"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/neil_leitch_0.jpg?itok=IX9M_n0e" width="147" height="220" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/06/government-early-years-policy-risk-%E2%80%9Cembedding-inequality%E2%80%9D-alliance-ceo-warns">Government early years policy at risk of “embedding inequality”, �黨Ӱ��CEO warns</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jun 27, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>�黨Ӱ��CEO says current government policy is a risk of undermining its aim to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ at the earliest possible opportunity<a href="/news/2025/06/government-early-years-policy-risk-%E2%80%9Cembedding-inequality%E2%80%9D-alliance-ceo-warns" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:05:13 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 160186 at /news/2025/06/new-report-reveals-private-equity-backed-nurseries-contributing-%E2%80%98care-deserts%E2%80%99-poorer <a href="/news/2025/06/new-report-reveals-private-equity-backed-nurseries-contributing-%E2%80%98care-deserts%E2%80%99-poorer"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_351862768_1.jpeg?itok=X_Mc-5HV" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/06/new-report-reveals-private-equity-backed-nurseries-contributing-%E2%80%98care-deserts%E2%80%99-poorer">New report reveals private equity backed nurseries contributing to ‘care deserts’ in poorer areas</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jun 27, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>UCL research find that low early education and childcare availability in England’s most deprived areas is inhibiting choice and quality<a href="/news/2025/06/new-report-reveals-private-equity-backed-nurseries-contributing-%E2%80%98care-deserts%E2%80%99-poorer" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:48:14 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 160181 at /news/2025/06/ifs-warns-popularity-early-years-entitlements-could-leave-spending-much-higher <a href="/news/2025/06/ifs-warns-popularity-early-years-entitlements-could-leave-spending-much-higher"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_503943711.jpeg?itok=uND2F4jE" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/06/ifs-warns-popularity-early-years-entitlements-could-leave-spending-much-higher">IFS warns popularity of early years entitlements could leave spending much higher than initially forecast </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jun 26, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Government spending could be higher than expected if current levels of take-up for the early years entitlement remain, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)<a href="/news/2025/06/ifs-warns-popularity-early-years-entitlements-could-leave-spending-much-higher" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:20:05 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 160176 at /news/2025/06/alliance-publishes-new-essay-collection-supporting-children-and-families-most-need <a href="/news/2025/06/alliance-publishes-new-essay-collection-supporting-children-and-families-most-need"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_587188876.jpeg?itok=uOXSLBPa" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/06/alliance-publishes-new-essay-collection-supporting-children-and-families-most-need">�黨Ӱ��publishes new essay collection on supporting children and families most in need</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Jun 25, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The Early Years �黨Ӱ��has published an essay collection entitled <i>No child left behind</i><a href="/news/2025/06/alliance-publishes-new-essay-collection-supporting-children-and-families-most-need" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:01:23 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 160171 at