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Only a quarter of people understand the importance of the early years

Royal Foundation survey reveals public opinions on early childhood

Majority of under-fives now spend large part of childhood in education and care

Nuffield Health report shows changes to children’s lives in past 10 years

Treasury announces £44 million additional early years funding

Funding increase for early years entitlements revealed in Spending Review

PM confirms return to tiered local restrictions on 2 Dec

The tiered system will be tougher than before but early years providers, registered childcare and supervised activities for children can operate across all tiers.

DfE shares briefing on Covid-19 in educational settings

DfE says benefits of education outweigh the risk of Covid-19 to children

Ofsted to introduce “more flexible” approach to inspections

Early years providers will be inspected in six-year cycles from January 2021

Children’s development regressed during lockdown, Ofsted claims

Report claims potty-trained children have lapsed back into nappies

Extend early entitlement funding in line with furlough, Alliance says

Chancellor urged to extend funding in line with job retention scheme

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Ofsted reviews January date to return to inspections

Ofsted confirms process following national lockdown

Support from Self-employment Income Support Scheme to increase

Self-employed support will cover 80% of average profits

Early years exempt from four-week lockdown

Education listed as an exemption to stay-at-home rule