Department for Education launches early years recruitment campaign
Push to boost early years workforce will also include a £1,000 sign-on bonus trial
Early years excluded from Ofsted inquiry as MPs call for alternative to one-word judgments
MPs have called for Ofsted to end one-word judgments following school inspections in a report released today by the Education Select Committee
Local authorities raise concerns on future phases of early entitlement expansion
Staffing and SEND were raised as significant barriers to the successful delivery of the roll-out
Current early years policy risks widening attainment gap, charity warns
Sutton Trust criticises focus on ‘childcare’ over and above quality early education
Minister insists families will be able to access extended offer, despite concerns
Concerns over the viability of the new scheme continue to grow ahead of the planned rollout in April
DfE announces workaround for parents accessing new two-year-old funding offer
A system is in place to support parents unable to reconfirm their eligibility for the new two-year-old funding offer until late February or March
Line-up for Alliance’s second annual virtual Family Festival
Family Corner, the family arm of the Early Years Alliance, has announced the line-up for its second free, virtual family festival taking place in February
Ofsted responds to Prevention of Future Death report
In its response the inspectorate apologised for the role it played in the tragic death of primary school headteacher Ruth Perry.
Call for government to review early years funding rates in London
The London Assembly Economy Committee is calling on the government to review early entitlement funding rates in London in a report published today
Only one in 10 parents able to secure early entitlement access code, research finds
Just 11% of eligible parents signing up to secure an access code for the government’s extended funding scheme have been granted one
Early years inspections to continue as normal despite pause for schools, Ofsted confirms
Routine early years inspections will continue as normal amid a school inspection pause
Parents set for disappointment as applications for new early entitlement offer open, Alliance warns
Applications for the first phase of the extended entitlement offer opened on 2 January