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Under-fives’ mental health needs more support at an earlier stage, says report
Early intervention and support are critical in identifying developing mental health conditions in the first five years of a child’s life
October 24, 2023
Alliance unveils new toolkit to help settings support multilingual children and families
The Early Years Alliance has today launched its
Supporting Multilingual Children and Families Toolkit
for early years settings
October 18, 2023
Government fails to act on Education Committee’s early years recommendations
The government has rejected a number of recommendations made by the Education Committee
October 18, 2023
Alliance publishes manifesto for the next government
Manifesto calls include a recruitment and retention strategy, SEND funding and support, and an emergency financial rescue package
October 12, 2023
Labour announces plan for new early years review
The review will be chaired by Ofsted chief inspector and DfE permanent secretary Sir David Bell.
October 11, 2023
National living wage to increase to at least £11 per hour next year, Chancellor confirms
Alliance warns that the changes could be disastrous for the early years sector without adequate funding
October 2, 2023
Early entitlement expansion fails to directly benefit the poorest families, says IFS
IFS research highlights the failure of government funding entitlements to benefit the most disadvantaged families
September 26, 2023
“Flexible, affordable and fair” early education plans at forefront of Lib Dem’s autumn conference pledges
The Liberal Democrats' "transformational" early education proposals were outlined this weekend's autumn party conference
September 25, 2023
Alliance launches new flexible CPD support for early years providers
The new CPD Spotlight Collections offers flexible early years training to both individual educators and setting teams
September 20, 2023
Children’s Commissioner launches new campaign to amplify children’s voices in the run-up to next election
A new campaign called The Big Ambition launches today, which aims to ensure children and young people's voices are heard in politics
September 14, 2023
Nutrition support programme launched by the Alliance for early years providers
The Early Years Alliance launches its tailored Nutrition Support Programme for early years providers
September 12, 2023
Early Education and Childcare Coalition marks full launch with release of polling data report and short film Further Together
The Early Education and Childcare Coalition (EECC) has today marked its full official launch.
September 7, 2023
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