DfE publishes additional guidance on early entitlement funding
The guidance provides further detail on how providers should calculate their ‘usual’ income.
Alliance slams government U-turn on financial support for providers
New DfE guidance says in some cases providers in receipt of ‘free entitlement’ funding will not be able to access Job Retention Scheme in full
DfE releases guidance on social distancing in childcare settings
The DfE has published new guidance on social distancing for childcare settings that are remaining open.
DfE releases guidance for coronavirus early years and childcare closures
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families Vicky Ford MP releases additional guidance and writes an open letter to the early years and childcare sector
Why the DfE’s proposed changes to the early learning goals are flawed
The DfE is currently consulting on proposed changes to the EYFS with a focus on the proposed new early learning goals. But there are genuine concerns about whether the new goals can succeed, argues the Alliance’s Melanie Pilcher.
Why we must recruit more men into the early years — and how we can do it
Latest figures show that in England and Wales only 3% of staff in early years education are male. Dr Jeremy Davies from MITEY (Men In The Early Years) outlines why this is such a big problem and how we can address it.
Creating a popular pop-up children’s space at events
Laura Wilkinson shares a story of providing a successful bespoke pop-up children’s space at a breastfeeding festival in Milton Keynes.
Preparing your childcare setting against flooding
Serious weather-related events can have a disastrous effect on the running of your setting. This post outlines the ways you can prepare, how to protect your assets and what to do if the worst happens.
Ofsted and the Alliance produce guidance to offer clarity for childminders
Confusion over rules around providing care for both early years children and school-age children
Marketing your early years business: What’s your USP?
Effective marketing is an essential tool to help fill current childcare places, continue to attract new customers in the future and ultimately to support a sustainable childcare business. Here we explore how you can let families know about your quality care.
Gill Jones: Ofsted’s new inspections – what did we learn from the pilots?
Between the launch of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) consultation and the framework taking effect, Ofsted carried out more than 100 pilot visits to different types of early years settings. So what did they learn from them?
Results of ‘Childcare’s dirty secret’ survey are “absolutely shocking”
Alliance chief executive comments on ‘bleak’ results of NW survey