Early entitlement will be referred to as ‘government-funded’, announces DfE
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.
“Early years education too important to be left to chance”, reports Ofsted
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.
A third of working families cut working hours due to challenges accessing early years places
Findings show that working parents have had to cut hours, work overtime and avoid applying for jobs due to shortages.
Education secretary’s conference speech hails importance of early education and outlines first phase of school-based nurseries plan
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.
Parents urged to get children MMR jab as one in six not fully vaccinated
New NHS England data shows shows 16.1% of five-year-olds had not received both doses of the MMR vaccine.
Early education and childcare access worse in England than elsewhere in Europe, study claims
England is one of the worst countries in Europe for early education and childcare access, according to a world-first study by Australia’s Victoria University (VU).
The LEGO Group, Early Years Alliance and The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood join forces to distribute LEGO® Education sets to early years providers across the country
The sets will be available at the Alliance’s Childcare and Education EXPO stand this September.
Response to Ofsted’s Big Listen consultation published on heels of change to inspection judgements
Ofsted has today published its response to the Big Listen consultation, announcing a raft of upcoming changes to its inspections and approach.
Headline Ofsted judgements dropped for schools with early years set to follow at ‘a later date’
Single-word Ofsted judgements will be scrapped for schools “with immediate effect” to “boost school standards and increase transparency for parents”, the government has announced today.
Second phase of early entitlement expansion begins amid uncertainty
The future of the early entitlement expansion rollout remains uncertain without further government support, the Early Years Alliance has warned.
Families may not get first choice of early years places, government warns
Bridget Phillipson warns of impact of ongoing staffing shortages.
One in four children not toilet-trained before school, charity warns
A new report warns that school staff are diverting 2.5 hours a day supporting children who are not toilet-trained.