Alliance publishes new essay collection on supporting children and families most in need
The Early Years Alliance has published an essay collection entitled No child left behind
New national nanny register launched to raise standards and improve safety
A voluntary national register of nannies has been launched by the National Nanny Association (NNA)
New analysis estimates funding needed to improve early years quality and inclusion
New analysis conducted by London Economics and commissioned by charity Save the Children has modelled the cost of various changes to the current early years model which, if implemented, could “improve inclusion and quality” in the sector
Alliance calls for ban on schools closing PVI early years settings to take up government school-based nursery funding
Primary schools that have forced private, voluntary or independent (PVI) early years settings to leave their premises to apply for school-based nursery funding should not be allowed to participate in the government scheme, the Early Years Alliance has said
Early years settings to cap funded hours from September to cut costs, new poll finds
One in 10 early years settings in England warn they are at risk of closure in the next two years due to rising costs
New Early Education and Childcare Coalition research reveals impact of rising early years costs on families
A third of parents have quit their job or considered quitting in the past twelve months due to cost of early education and childcare
New report warns most deprived children less likely to reach developmental goals by age five
Children in England’s most deprived areas are less likely to achieve development goals by the age of five, according to a report by the aid agency UNICEF UK
Early years organisations jointly call for online safety and digital literacy changes to include focus on the early years
Any changes to government policy on online safety and digital literacy must include a focus on children in the early years, three leading early years professional bodies have warned.
DfE announces commitment to earlier speech and language support for children
Up to 20,000 more children are set to benefit from earlier targeted support for speech and language challenges, according to the Department for Education (DfE)
Waterstones Children’s Laureate calls for greater focus on early reading
A new report launched by BookTrust and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce is calling on national and local leaders to make reading part of daily life for every child in their first seven years
IFS report notes the health and education benefits of Sure Start centres for children
Sure Start centres had a “remarkably long-lasting” positive impact on the health and education outcomes of children who had access to a centre in their early years, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
Government to set out ‘early years strategy’ later this year, education secretary confirms
Bridget Phillipson confirmed plans for a new strategy on The Martin Lewis Podcast