Children’s physical activity returns to pre-pandemic levels, study suggests
Researchers at the University of Bristol say 41% of children meet recommended activity levels
Alliance calls for Ofsted inquiry to include the early years
‘Beyond Ofsted’ inquiry should include all education settings – including early years
Rishi Sunak to be investigated by standards watchdog over potential rule breach
Standards watchdog launches inquiry into potential breach related to wife’s shares in Koru Kids
Clinically vulnerable children under five to be offered Covid-19 vaccine
JCVI advises that vulnerable children aged between six months and four-years-old should be offered vaccine
One in four UK parents have had to give up work or education due to the cost of early education
New study shows the impact of high early education costs across the world
Prime Minister faces questions over wife’s shares in childminding agency
Akshata Murty is listed as a shareholder at childminding agency Koru Kids
27% of households with children under four-years-old experienced food insecurity in January 2023
Uptake of Healthy Start scheme is just 64% – lower than government target of 75%
84% of Britons believe that the government should ensure everyone has access to early education
Survey reveals that clear majority believe government should fund early education and care
Chancellor reveals plans to extend 30 hours offer
Working parents of children aged just nine-months old will eventually be able to access offer
Government claims about early years sufficiency branded ‘meaningless’ following Alliance FOI
Most local authorities collect little to no data about whether early years provision in their area meets families’ needs
Only half of local authorities have sufficient childcare for children under two, according to Coram survey
Full-time early years place costs £14,836 a year, survey reveals
Three-quarters of parents who pay for care say early years costs take up majority of their income
Cost of early years care is now more than 75% of take-home pay for a quarter of parents