Portion guide updated for pre-school children
BNF suggests new portion guidelines for children aged one to four
Early years sector needs funding increase to sustain wage rises
Alliance gives evidence to Low Pay Commission
Andrea Leadsom leads debate on early years policies
MPs debate policies relating to children’s first 1,001 days
Cost of holiday childcare rises 3%
Average cost of summer holiday childcare rises to £800
New funding for home-learning schemes and school-based settings
Schools given £22m to expand early years provision
Government risks childcare “becoming affordable only to the wealthy”
APPG report warns government about sustainability in childcare sector
Number of two-year-olds taking funded places drops
6,200 fewer children take-up offer
Level 2 Early Years Trailblazer group opens consultation
Sector-wide consultation on Level 2 Apprenticeship opens
“Hugely disappointing” Children in Need review concludes
Review finds that one in 10 children needs a social worker at some point
Number of registered childminders continues to decrease
800 drop off Ofsted registration in three months
Children’s centre use falls by 18% in most deprived areas
Number of children accessing support falls by almost a fifth
Early years funding crisis “hits poorest children”
Childcare providers in areas of deprivation are twice as likely to close