Government reveals spending plans in latest Budget

NLW will increase from £8.91 to £9.50 an hour from 1 April

Campaign calls on Chancellor to use Spending Review to invest in children

Report by CPP calls for an audit of cost of funded places and subsidies for children under two

Duchess visits UCL to hear about 'Children of the 2020s' research project

Report looks at support for new parents one year after initial Covid-19 review

DfE says sector will be consulted before any changes considered

Falling fertility rates could hit the economy, thinktank warns

78% of parents are worried about the impact on them or their child

Vicky Ford moves to Foreign Office

Nadhim Zahawi previously served as early years minister in 2018

New survey reveals demand for more support for cost of childcare