The Early Years Alliance has launched a new toolkit to support early years settings when preparing children for the transition from early years education to school.

Plans to reform the education inspection system adapted in response to feedback received on the proposed changes, Ofsted has announced in a blog post.

The Department for Education (DfE) has published new guidance on early years nutrition, which will come into effect in September 2025.

The Early Years Alliance has filed a Freedom of Information (FoI) Act request to the Department for Education (DfE)

One in three children are not meeting their Early Years Development Goals, according to a report by The Centre for Young Lives.

The Department for Education shared social media posts claiming that school-based nurseries give children "a smoother transition to reception year".

The new settings are expected to offer around 6,000 new places in total.

The organisation is raising reports of unreasonably-restrictive provider agreements with the Department for Education

The Chancellor did not announce additional support for the early years, despite warnings about the growing pressure on providers.

Disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are more likely to struggle to access early years provision in England than their peers, according to Coram Family and Childcare’s annual Childcare Survey.

The government has today published new guidance on a government grant for increasing National Insurance contributions that confirms private and voluntary early years providers are not eligible for this support.

Early years settings and childminders in England have warned they are likely to limit the number of government-funded places on offer and increase their prices, a new survey by the Early Years Alliance has found.