Ability groups: a wellbeing crisis?
Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes, senior lecturer in early education at UCL, explains how grouping by ability in the early years has the potential to damage children’s mental health and wellbeing
Access to childcare falls in areas of disadvantage
Latest Ceeda report reveals growing inequality
Alliance launches nutrition course with Early Years Nutrition Partnership
Healthy eating course launches on EduCare
Labour to promise free childcare for all two- to four-year-olds
Jeremy Corbyn to pledge “radical expansion” of childcare scheme
Spending on Sure Start drops 67% since 2009-10
IFS report highlights decreasing budgets for early years services
30 hours offer is “not completely free” for parents, according to DfE report
Frontier Economics report says that 56% of parents pay additional charges
Funding concerns reduce take-up of funded places
Government report finds that funding is a barrier for providers
Study confirms positive impact of quality early education
SEED study confirms that time spent in early education improves children’s outcomes
Alliance launches infection prevention training
New EduCare course providers training on preventing infection
Low income families struggling to follow diet guidelines
The Food Foundation says that some families cannot afford to follow the Eatwell Guide
Half of parents paying increased fees after 30 hours offer
Survey by Alliance and Mumsnet reveals additional fees after offer introduced
Ofsted sets up early years forum
Call for early years practitioners to join new forum