Social and emotional skills of children of all backgrounds suffered in pandemic, study finds
The pandemic has negatively impacted the socio-emotional development of children from all backgrounds, new research has found.
Alliance research shows families will struggle to access funded places at early years settings
Families with children under three may be unable to access government-funded places at early years settings when the government extends the 30-hours offer
New DfE parent survey highlights early years cost and availability challenges
Families are increasingly struggling with the cost and availability of places in early years settings
Early years changes will fail without further financial investment, Education Committee warns
Report from cross-party early years inquiry states that the government will need further funding to enact its proposed changes to the sector.
Early years funding consultation for children under three published
A new consultation on the early entitlement offers has been published.
Planned early years changes risk widening inequalities, new report warns
A newly-published report highlights the risks associated with government plans to expand the early years entitlement offer in England.
Alliance launches surveys on funding and expansion of entitlement offers
The research looks at plans for and expectation of the new funded offers
Government publishes revised EYFS Framework
The new framework will come into effect on 4 September.
Individual local authority funding rates for September 2023 announced
The rates are the result of the £204m uplift announced in the Budget
DfE confirms September 2023 funding rate increases
Government has confirmed funding rates from September
88% of councils concerned about impact of setting closures on 30 hours extension plans
Nine in 10 councils believe that ongoing early years closures will undermine the volume of places available to accommodate the government’s 30 hours’ early entitlement extension plans.
Ofsted data reveals 4,800 drop in early years provider numbers
Early years provider numbers continued to plummet in the year to 31 March 2023.