New Early Education and Childcare Coalition research reveals impact of rising early years costs on families
A third of parents have quit their job or considered quitting in the past twelve months due to cost of early education and childcare
Early years settings to cap funded hours from September to cut costs, new poll finds
One in 10 early years settings in England warn they are at risk of closure in the next two years due to rising costs
Early years organisations jointly call for online safety and digital literacy changes to include focus on the early years
Any changes to government policy on online safety and digital literacy must include a focus on children in the early years, three leading early years professional bodies have warned.
Let’s get rolling! The benefits of balance bikes for under 5s
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DfE announces commitment to earlier speech and language support for children
Up to 20,000 more children are set to benefit from earlier targeted support for speech and language challenges, according to the Department for Education (DfE)
Waterstones Children’s Laureate calls for greater focus on early reading
A new report launched by BookTrust and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce is calling on national and local leaders to make reading part of daily life for every child in their first seven years
IFS report notes the health and education benefits of Sure Start centres for children
Sure Start centres had a “remarkably long-lasting” positive impact on the health and education outcomes of children who had access to a centre in their early years, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
Government to set out ‘early years strategy’ later this year, education secretary confirms
Bridget Phillipson confirmed plans for a new strategy on The Martin Lewis Podcast
New report explores critical role of nutrition in the early years
High poverty rates, increasing food prices and the poor nutritional content of commercial baby and toddler foods are some of the core barriers to good nutrition in the early years, according to a new report by The Food Foundation.
Ofsted research published on how early education can be optimised across local areas
Ofsted has today published new research and analysis around the ways in which early education and childcare can be optimised across local areas.
New consultation on early years floor space requirements launched by the DfE
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a new consultation on Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) floor space requirements.
Applications for the 30-hour offer for nine-month-olds open
Applications for the next phase of the early entitlement expansion – where families of eligible children who will be at least nine months old by September can apply to access 30 hours of funded early years provision a week – opens today.