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New analysis conducted by London Economics and commissioned by charity Save the Children has modelled the cost of various changes to the current early years model which, if implemented, could 鈥渋mprove inclusion and quality鈥� in the sectorRead more

A voluntary national register of nannies has been launched by the National Nanny Association (NNA)Read more

Primary schools that have forced private, voluntary or independent (PVI) early years settings to leave their premises to apply for school-based nursery funding should not be allowed to participate in the government scheme, the Early Years...Read more

A third of parents have quit their job or considered quitting in the past twelve months due to cost of early education and childcareRead more

One in 10 early years settings in England warn they are at risk of closure in the next two years due to rising costsRead more

Children in England鈥檚 most deprived areas are less likely to achieve development goals by the age of five, according to a report by the aid agency UNICEF UKRead more

Any changes to government policy on online safety and digital literacy must include a focus on children in the early years, three leading early years professional bodies have warned.聽Read more

Up to 20,000 more children are set to benefit from earlier targeted support for speech and language challenges, according to the Department for Education (DfE)Read more

A new report launched by BookTrust and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce is calling on national and local leaders to make reading part of daily life for every child in their first seven yearsRead more

Sure Start centres had a 鈥渞emarkably long-lasting鈥� positive impact on the health and education outcomes of children who had access to a centre in their early years, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)Read more