The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has today released a series of animated films supporting the social and emotional development of babies and young children
The government may need to increase the national living wage (NLW) from the current £12.21 to £12.71 in April 2026 to meet its own targets on salary increases,the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has said.
The latest phase of the government’s early years recruitment campaign will focus on increasing the number of male educators working in early years settings
The richest households in England will be eight times more likely to benefit from the full roll-out of the government’s funded early entitlement expansion
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced updated early years funding rules for local authorities in 2026-27
Take-up of the universal and disadvantaged early entitlement offers have dropped since 2024
Poor nutrition in babies and toddlers is fuelling a future public health crisis, according to a new parliamentary cross-party group report
There is strong support among parents for expanding early education and childcare as part of the government’s ‘school-readiness’ drive
Disadvantaged and vulnerable children are facing “enduring” and, in some cases, “worsening” disparities across England
Ofsted has today announced several measures to “reassure the education sector” about the rollout of the renewed Ofsted inspection framework in November.
