New phase of DfE early years recruitment campaign encourages more men to join the early years workforce
The latest phase of the government’s early years recruitment campaign will focus on increasing the number of male educators working in early years settings
DfE confirms early years funding pass-through rate for local authorities will rise to 97% in 2026
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced updated early years funding rules for local authorities in 2026-27
DfE statistics show fall in early years place take-up among disadvantaged families
Take-up of the universal and disadvantaged early entitlement offers have dropped since 2024
Vulnerable children face widening disadvantage gap across England, says EPI report
Disadvantaged and vulnerable children are facing “enduring” and, in some cases, “worsening” disparities across England
Government should make 30 hours offer available to all children to help school-readiness, new parent poll finds
There is strong support among parents for expanding early education and childcare as part of the government’s ‘school-readiness’ drive
Children in the UK face “shorter, unhealthier lives”, warns new report
Poor nutrition in babies and toddlers is fuelling a future public health crisis, according to a new parliamentary cross-party group report
Ofsted outlines measures to aid start of inspections under new framework
Ofsted has today announced several measures to “reassure the education sector” about the rollout of the renewed Ofsted inspection framework in November.
Education committee chair calls for government action on early years funding
New DfE survey highlights early years access and cost challenges facing parents
Government publishes new early years strategy
Government announces intent to work with local authorities towards meeting targets to improve ‘school-readiness’
New measures will be introduced to help the government meet its ‘school-readiness’ targets, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced in a speech.
Government announces plans for up to 1,000 family support centres across the country
The government has announced plans to roll out up to 1,000 family support centres across the country to provide wide-ranging help for families.