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Early years entitlement funding rates for local authorities announced

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Local authority funding rates for the early years entitlement from March 2025 to April 2026 have been set, the government has confirmed.Read more

DfE confirms 拢75 million expansion grant and pupil premium funding increase for early years settings

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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

Disadvantaged and rural families unlikely to benefit from early entitlement expansion without reforms, research shows

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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

Ofsted annual report highlights plan to focus on the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children

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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

Prime Minister announces focus on early years in 鈥楶lan for Change鈥 speech

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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

New EPI report urges government to tackle food poverty in the early years

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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

Latest Ofsted statistics show a continued drop in early years providers across England

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The number of early years providers in England has fallen by over 1,000 over the past year, new data released by Ofsted has revealed.聽Read more

Government plan to use spare capacity in primary schools to deliver early years targets is 鈥渦nlikely to work鈥, report suggests

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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

Nearly 18,000 early educators could be recruited if more roles included part-time or flexible options, new study claims

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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

Families face rising early years costs for families and setting closures as providers warns of the impact of National Insurance and minimum wage rises, 麻花影视survey finds

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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

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