Labour repeats pledge to drop baseline test
Jeremy Corbyn speaks at National Education Union conference
Committee criticises government comments on childcare
Work and Pensions Committee calls government’s response “disrespectful”
Alliance “disappointed” in government’s response to early years report
Report suggested that 30-hours offer was a “car crash”
Alliance launches workload survey
Alliance works with Ofsted and DfE on new workload survey
Level 3 Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard gets IFA approval
Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education approves new trailblazer standards
Northamptonshire cuts SEN funding to just 2p an hour
Proposed cuts to funding approved last week
42% of early years providers are likely to reduce staff numbers in the next year
Survey reveals likely job losses in the next 12 months
2.8 million UK children live in “severe poverty”
Government statistics show that 70% of children in poverty live in a working household
Three quarters of childcare providers charge for additional services
74% of settings charge parents for additional services
Nadhim Zahawi corrects comments on business rates
Hansard record updated to clarity comments about business rate discounts for childcare providers
Department for International Trade highlights early years opportunities
Global increase in demand for early education
Spring Statement fails to address early years funding concerns
Chancellor does not address early years funding concerns in statement