Discovering Loose Parts Play
Alison Heseltine, early years development manager and Ruth Richardson, early years development officer at the Early Years Alliance, share more about our interactive area at the recent Childcare and Education Expo Midlands event
Government fails to act on Education Committee’s early years recommendations
The government has rejected a number of recommendations made by the Education Committee
Alliance unveils new toolkit to help settings support multilingual children and families
The Early Years Alliance has today launched its Supporting Multilingual Children and Families Toolkit for early years settings
Alliance publishes manifesto for the next government
Manifesto calls include a recruitment and retention strategy, SEND funding and support, and an emergency financial rescue package
Labour announces plan for new early years review
The review will be chaired by Ofsted chief inspector and DfE permanent secretary Sir David Bell.
Are you ready for World Prematurity Month?
The Alliance works with the Ickle Pickles Children’s Charity to raise awareness of babies born too soon
National living wage to increase to at least £11 per hour next year, Chancellor confirms
Alliance warns that the changes could be disastrous for the early years sector without adequate funding
Early entitlement expansion fails to directly benefit the poorest families, says IFS
IFS research highlights the failure of government funding entitlements to benefit the most disadvantaged families
“Flexible, affordable and fair” early education plans at forefront of Lib Dem’s autumn conference pledges
The Liberal Democrats’ “transformational” early education proposals were outlined this weekend’s autumn party conference
Alliance launches new flexible CPD support for early years providers
The new CPD Spotlight Collections offers flexible early years training to both individual educators and setting teams
Children’s Commissioner launches new campaign to amplify children’s voices in the run-up to next election
A new campaign called The Big Ambition launches today, which aims to ensure children and young people’s voices are heard in politics
Nutrition support programme launched by the Alliance for early years providers
The Early Years Alliance launches its tailored Nutrition Support Programme for early years providers