97% of UK parents say childcare is too expensive, survey reveals
New survey reveals demand for more support for cost of childcare
National Insurance contributions for employees and employers set to increase in April 2022
£12bn tax increase to fund social care and NHS
Rates relief extended for childcare providers in Wales until 2025
Alliance calls for urgent action on business rates for English nurseries
Vicky Ford dismisses concerns about falling numbers of providers
Alliance criticises Vicky Ford comments on childminder closures
New Alliance publication helps settings embed social responsibility into early years provision
The Alliance launches a new publication on weaving sustainability education into learning and development
A quarter of families struggle to balance work and childcare
New Alliance survey reveals disadvantaged families struggling to access childcare and early education
DfE announces ventilation monitoring scheme
All state-funded education settings to receive carbon dioxide monitors
Disadvantaged children “locked out” of early years opportunities
Sutton Trust report calls for changes to 30 hours policy
Unions call for improved ventilation in schools
NEU, NAHT and Unison join call for increased airflow ahead of next term
Vaccinated close contacts no longer need to self-isolate
Step 4 of Covid-19 roadmap increases freedoms for under-18s and vaccinated adults
Sure Start centres deliver long-lasting health benefits, according to new IFS report
Early years programme prevented 13,000 hospitalisations at its peak
Four in 10 providers close due to self-isolation
Early years providers face closures in ‘pingdemic’