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A range of barriers are preventing disadvantaged children in England from taking up their entitlement to 15 hours of funded early education, a new study has warned.

by Jess Gibson The Department for Education has today announced that it plans to clarify current statutory guidance on charging additional fees to parents accessing the funded entitlement offers. The government has said that this is in response to “reported instances of parents facing very high additional charges on top of the funded entitlement hours”, […]

The Department for Education has today published its response to the recent consultation on safeguarding in the early years.

The first round of funding launches for up to 300 school-based nurseries today, as part of the government’s plan to increase early education capacity.

Ofsted data analysis published today shows that average access to early years settings in England has fallen since March 2020.

Four in 10 mothers were forced to take 12 weeks or less of maternity leave as a result of low maternity pay, according to a new survey carried out by charity Pregnant Then Screwed survey.

The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that it will now refer to the early entitlement offers as ‘government-funded’ rather than ‘free’ in government communications.

A high-quality early years curriculum is important as not all children get the same start in life, Ofsted has stated in a new report.

Findings show that working parents have had to cut hours, work overtime and avoid applying for jobs due to shortages.

Bridget Phillipson’s first speech as Secretary of State for Education at the Labour Conference today highlighted Labour’s “mission to deliver opportunity for the next generation”, starting with “our youngest children” and early education.

New NHS England data shows shows 16.1% of five-year-olds had not received both doses of the MMR vaccine.