The majority of early years providers in England expect to struggle to meet the demand of the upcoming extended entitlement offers, research by the Early Years Alliance has found

Anyone working in a regulated activity relating to children in England – including early education and teaching professionals – will now have a legal duty to report crimes of child sexual abuse, the Home Office has announced.

Labour has unveiled data analysis showing that early education and childcare costs have increased beyond the rate of inflation by over a third since 2010

45.9% of parents have either been plunged into debt or had to withdraw funds from savings to keep up with early education and childcare costs

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has stated that, in January 2024, job vacancies for the early years had increased by 146.2% on pre-pandemic levels.

The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that early years providers cannot place compulsory additional charges on families accessing the early entitlement offers

Councils are likely to be required to publish final rates within eight weeks of receiving their own

Push to boost early years workforce will also include a £1,000 sign-on bonus trial

MPs have called for Ofsted to end one-word judgments following school inspections in a report released today by the Education Select Committee

Staffing and SEND were raised as significant barriers to the successful delivery of the roll-out

Sutton Trust criticises focus on 'childcare' over and above quality early education

Concerns over the viability of the new scheme continue to grow ahead of the planned rollout in April