A new 拢75 million grant, alongside an increase in Early Years Pupil Premium funding rates, has been announced by the Department for Education (DfE) today.Read more
The expansion of government-funded early years places currently underway across England is at risk of not delivering for poorer families, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Save the Children.Read more
Focusing on disadvantaged and vulnerable children at the earliest stage in life is a key priority for Ofsted, the inspectorate announced today in its annual report.聽Read more
Improving outcomes in the early years is a key part of the government鈥檚 long-term plan to deliver change, the prime minister announced today in a speech. 聽Read more
Tackling food poverty in the early years should be a priority of the government鈥檚 Child Poverty Taskforce, a new report by the education thinktank Education Policy Institute (EPI) has argued.聽Read more
Plans to utilise spare capacity in primary schools across England to deliver the spaces required for the ongoing early entitlement expansion is 鈥渦nlikely to work鈥, a report produced by consultancy Frontier Economics has stated.聽聽Read more
Increasing the volume of early years roles that are part-time or include flexible working options would aid the recruitment of educators in the sector, a study by social enterprise Timewise has found.聽Read more
Parents are set to face rising early years costs and setting closures as the early years sector grapples with the impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) and minimum wages, a new Early Years 麻花影视survey of...Read more