Alliance launches National Week of Play
From 21-27 June we will focus on how best to put play at the heart of practice
Renewed call for Baseline to be “paused”
More Than a Score campaign released new report
Ofsted inspections return on 4 May. Gill Jones answers your key questions…
Gill Jones, deputy director for schools and early education policy at Ofsted, answers some key questions ahead of the return to inspections
Just 10% of parents say early years is adequately funded
Alliance calls for urgent funding review after survey findings
Labour launches “big conversation” on early years
Government has cut spending on Sure Start by 40% since 2015
Government urged to commit to play pledge
Calls for Prime Minister to follow Scottish play park example
Rules on singing for groups updated
No more than six adults can sing during group sessions
Early years inspections to resume on 4 May
Ofsted announces plans for a return to inspections
Andrea Leadsom launches early inequalities review
New report looks into first 1,001 days of children’s lives
Parents eligible for £500 Test and Trace support payments if children are self-isolating
Test and Trace support payments extended to parents of self-isolating children
Childminders to be given ability to access home testing kits
Government confirms extension of LFD programme to “anyone who works in an occupation related to a childcare provider, school, nursery or college”
New children’s commissioner promises to “rebuild childhood”
Dame Rachel de Souza launches review of childhood