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The Government has revealed details of the winning bids for its £50 million capital funding scheme, designed to support the 30-hour...Read more

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Early years practitioners have been encouraged to focus on the needs of ethnic minority groups in a bid to fight social inequality....Read more

The Department for Education (DfE) and Ofsted will revisit joint discussions on the issue of paid-for re-inspections next year, the government has confirmed in its response to the Cutting red tape review.

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The Pre-school Learning Â黨ӰÊÓhas published a free guide to early years funding and delivery changes.

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The guide,which is available to download atÌý...Read more

The number of children’s centres almost doubled between 2014 and 2015, new government figures have revealed.

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Responding to a parliamentary question submitted by Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central, early...Read more

There are no plans to review early years funding annually, the government has confirmed.

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During a House of Lords debate on Monday, the Earl of Listowel, a crossbench peer, asked if the government is "planning to...Read more

The government has announced a minimum hourly funding rate of £4.30 for all local authorities in its response to the consultation on early years funding changes.

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The move, which cost the Department for Education (...Read more

The number of early years places is not increasing in line with the growth in the child population, Ofsted has warned in this year's annual report.

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The report highlights that while there are now more than 240,000...Read more

Early years providers can appoint someone who is not a member of their governing body to act as their nominated individual under certain circumstances, Ofsted has confirmed.

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Nominated individuals, who act as primary...Read more

The 'national living wage' (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) are both set to rise next year, the government confirmed at last week's autumn statement.

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The NLW, which currently stands at £7.20 an hour, will...Read more