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Public backs PM focus on early education

Half of the UK public think early education should be one of the government's main ...

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MPs vote against childcare exemption from National Insurance rises

MPs spoke out about the impact of National Insurance rises on nurseries this week as ...

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PM sets school-readiness goal as part of plan for change

The Prime Minister has committed to increasing the proportion of five-year-olds reaching a good level ...

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MPs debate impact of National Insurance contributions

MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons on the impact of the government’s ...

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School nursery expansion unlikely to meet demand finds research

Dr Gillian Paull, associate at Frontier Economics, led the research into capacity The government’s plan ...

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Small business rates relief permanent for childcare sector in Wales

The Welsh government has made relief from small business rates permanent for the childcare sector.

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Fundamental reform needed to fix ‘broken’ SEND system

An independent report commissioned by the County Councils Network and Local Government Association calls on ...

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Registered two-year-olds for 15 hours drops while spaces increase

Ofsted have published figures today that reveal a decrease in early years providers but a ...

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Stephen Morgan joins DfE as minister with responsibility for early years

Stephen Morgan MP has been appointed as minister with responsibility for the early years. Morgan, ...

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Bridget Phillipson appointed as the new Education Secretary

Bridget Phillipson has been appointed as education secretary in Sir Keir Starmer’s first Labour cabinet. The move ...

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General election: Early years sector reacts to Labour landslide

The Labour Party won a historic landslide in the General election. The party has taken ...

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NDNA early education and care manifesto launches

National Day Nursery Association (NDNA) launched its early education and care sector manifesto Make the ...

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Liberal Democrats focus on career development to boost early years workforce

In its manifesto, the Liberal Democrats pledged that everyone will be able to access childcare ...

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Labour announces plans to deliver 100,000 nursery places

Labour pledged to create more than 100,000 new nursery places for children from nine months ...

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Public Accounts Committee shares recommendations for the DfE

The Public Accounts Committee has published its recommendations to the DfE as preparations to extend ...

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NAO report: Government’s expansion may ‘jeopardise’ quality of care

A report by the National Audit Office, (NAO) criticises the government’s expansion plan as ‘ambitious’ ...

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Fawcett Society report: childcare sector urgently needs reformed

Fawcett Society’s recent report highlights the critical need to transform the early years sector as ...

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Petition launched to scrap business rates for early years providers

An official petition calling on the government to exempt all early years settings in England ...

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IFS report: Sure Start centres boost child development

The recent IFS report highlighted the critical importance that Sure Start centres have on children’s ...

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Nine in ten nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss or break even

NDNA Cymru recently conducted a survey that has revealed the shocking pressure providers in Wales ...

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Coram Childcare Survey: concerning decrease in available childcare places

Coram Childcare Survey 2024 revealed a ‘dramatic’ decrease in availability of childcare places, and that ...

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Spring Budget 2024: Chancellor commits to childcare funding rates

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today pledged to “guarantee rates” for nurseries as part of the government’s ...

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Tax-Free Childcare scheme not reaching enough families

Latest figures show increase in use of Tax-Free Childcare scheme but it’s doesn’t go far ...

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Majority of providers in England will struggle to deliver places

An Early Years Alliance survey has found that providers across the country will struggle to ...

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Childcare Works programme launches in Scotland

Childcare Works, a programme enabling people to become Trainee Support Workers (TSWs) by offering bespoke ...

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Sutton Trust report: widening inequalities gap hindering access to early education

The Sutton Trust report highlights the inequalities in access to existing entitlements, how many hours ...

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Government-funded family hubs now open in 75 areas

The government has announced that family hubs, which aim to support child development, have opened ...

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Early Years Alliance criticises the government for delays in funding information

The Early Years Alliance has criticised the government for not confirming funding information in regards ...

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No mention of early years in Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Today, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Statement which intends to bring stability to businesses ...

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Early years funding shortfall costing parents £1000 a year

According to figures published by the Liberal Democrats, parents of three- and four-year olds accessing ...

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Early Education and Childcare Coalition report highlights recruitment crisis

During the Spring Budget this year, the Chancellor announced sweeping expansion plans which, in the ...

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Government announces £100m in capital funding

The Government has announced that £100 million is being made available for early years places, ...

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Labour Party to undertake a full review of early years provision

During her speech at the Labour Party Conference this morning in Liverpool, the shadow education ...

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David Johnston appointed as new children’s minister

David Johnston, Conservative MP for Wantage has been appointed as the new children, families and wellbeing ...

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Scrap business rates

Many childcare businesses face significant financial challenges due to high business rates. NMT spoke to ...

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TUC analysis: Almost all English regions struggling to recruit early years educators

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is now calling for a comprehensive strategy for the early ...

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Tops Day Nurseries collaborates with Luke Pollard MP to advocate early years education through art

Tops Day Nurseries has joined forces with Luke Pollard MP to embrace a creative strategy ...

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Education Committee report recommends wider policy changes

The Education Committee report published new findings warning the government of the significant amount of ...

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EPI lays out education policy recommendations for next general election

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) issued a new report which sets out a number of ...

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Where’s the money going?

The UK childcare system is on the brink and providers, parents and carers are feeling ...

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Early years expansion plans risk widening gaps in child development

Analysing early years care and education across several countries, the Sutton Trust has published new ...

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Government updates EYFS to reflect ratio changes

The government has updated the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework to confirm nurseries and ...

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Sector warns that new childcare funding rates are not enough

The government has confirmed changes from September 2023. The funding rates per child will increase ...

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Labour lays out its early years proposals

Today, Labour leader Keir Starmer spoke of his pledge to shatter the UK’s “class-ceiling” by ...

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Nine in ten councils concerned about nursery capacity

Almost nine in ten councils fear nursery closures will undermine the government’s proposed extension of ...

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Latest Ofsted figures show drop in early years providers

The latest figures from Ofsted highlight the significantly drop in number of active providers registered ...

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Under Labour plans, graduate teachers to support early education

To work alongside the system and improve early years education, Labour is planning to place ...

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Nursery closures rise significantly from last year

Nurseries are continuing to close at a significantly fast rate. Research conducted by the NDNA ...

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Labour criticised over childcare U-turn

In a bid to reduce spending commitments ahead of the next general election, the party ...

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Natalie Don MSP appointed Scotland’s minister for children

Natalie Don MSP was appointed as minister for children, young people and keeping the promise in March ...

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88% of Welsh nurseries expect to make a loss or break even

Nurseries across Wales are under increasing financial pressure from the cost-of-living crisis National Day Nurseries ...

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Spring Budget: breaking it down for early years

The government have rightfully been under growing pressure to inject more support into the childcare ...

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Parents planning for fewer children due to spiralling childcare costs

New research from smart money app Plum has highlighted the incredibly hard choices parents are ...

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Fair funding: Alliance launches free resources to support providers

The Early Years Alliance has launched a new, free Fair Funding campaign toolkit to help ...

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Survey: third of nurseries warn of closure in the next year

Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England are warning of substantial increases in parent fees this ...

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Treasury mulls over expansion of free childcare in England

The Treasury is reportedly looking into a proposal that will significantly expand free childcare to ...

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Energy bill support for businesses to be reduced from April

Energy support for firms will be scaled back by the government under a new scheme ...

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Government responds to early years funding petition

The government has responded to this petition Increase funding for early years settings which has ...

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Prime Minister reportedly shelving early years reforms

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reportedly put childcare reforms on the back burner that were ...

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Government action needs to happen to tackle early years underfunding crisis

Over the last week, there has been lots of debate around a key, and not ...

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BEIS questionnaire into Energy Bill Relief Scheme

The rising cost of energy is impacting households and businesses across the UK and this ...

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Gillian Keegan appointed education secretary

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Gillian Keegan to the role. She will be the ...

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Local MP officially opens eco nursery, Tops Bearwood

Michael Tomlinson, MP, opened Tops Bearwood, planting an apple tree in the grounds with the ...

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Petition on ratios in early years settings surpasses 100,000

The official government e-petition against the relaxation of ratios in early years settings in England ...

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Kit Malthouse appointed education secretary

Liz Truss has appointed North West Hampshire MP, Kit Malthouse as education secretary. Malthouse is ...

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Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister

Liz Truss has won the Conservative leadership contest to become our next Prime Minister The ...

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Cost of childcare increases by £3,000 per year

The TUC said that the cost of full-time childcare for parents with children under two ...

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Concerning rise in summer nursery closures

This summer, the sector has witnessed a sharp rise in nursery closures during the summer ...

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Half of Scottish nurseries still don’t know funding rates for next week

Nearly half of councils in Scotland (47%) have yet to make a decision on the ...

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Proposed funding changes to hit areas with declining early years places the hardest

Upcoming changes to so-called ‘free childcare’ funding in England are likely to hit local authorities already struggling ...

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Aberdeen nursery visited by Education Scotland

Bright Horizons Treehouse Early Care and Education Centre at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen were ...

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New poll shows support for universal childcare

Around 66% of voters in red wall constituencies support introducing a policy of free universal ...

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Bright Horizons throws its support behind the We Are Educators campaign

Bright Horizons is proud to back the Early Years Alliance’s #WeAreEducators campaign which highlights the ...

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EDM brought to the House of Commons by Tony Lloyd MP

An EDM, ‘Draft Mental Health Bill’ has been tabled in the House of Commons by ...

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Children’s Minister resigns after repeating ‘inaccurate’ assurances from Boris Johnson

Children’s Minister, Will Quince, MP has handed in his resignation to Boris Johnson’s government, having ...

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A new mental health act: Time to deliver for children

As Parliament awaits the government Bill to reform the 1983 Mental Health Act, Baroness Frances ...

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Impact of Covid on childcare

Concern for the inequality gap has increased as children from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds ...

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Making children’s first five years count

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is launching a year-long, national campaign to raise the profile ...

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Conor Burns, MP pledges support for local childcare providers

Conor Burns has met with local childcare provider Tops Day Nurseries at the nursery in ...

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Cost of delivering childcare will be out of reach for many providers

The Bank of England has issued fresh warnings that the UK is approaching a “sharp ...

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Stephen Morgan, MP pledges support for local childcare providers

Stephen Morgan has met with local childcare provider Cheryl Hadland of Tops Day Nurseries at ...

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DfE: Survey of childcare and early years providers and coronavirus (COVID-19), wave 4

The 4th wave of a series of rapid surveys designed to capture evidenceduring the Covid-19 ...

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Early Years Alliance responds to Labour’s Children’s Recovery Plan

The Early Years Alliance has reacted following the Labour Party’s pledge to invest £112 million in ...

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Alliance criticises government plans to review childcare ‘regulations’

The Early Years Alliance has commented on the confirmation from children and families minister Will ...

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Education recovery in early years providers

This briefing draws on inspection evidence gathered in the spring 2022 term and discussions with ...

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Government SEND proposals must focus on early years, says Alliance

The Early Years Alliance has called on the government to prioritise SEND provision in the ...

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Early years settings sign an open letter to government

The early years sector is an invaluable part of our modern-day society. Local, flexible, high ...

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Care Inspectorate Scotland publishes new quality inspection framework

This framework for early learning and childcare was planned to be launched in spring 2020 ...

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NDNA Cymru: Childcare Offer must keep pace with rising costs

The Welsh government has announced an extra £6 million per year to increase the hourly ...

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Absence rate decreases slightly but remains high

The NDNA have released findings from their latest survey The NDNA received responses from 563 ...

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Covid-19 reports in settings rise again

The Early Years Alliance has commented on the latest data on Covid-19 in early years ...

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The Children’s Alliance Parliamentary briefing

In January the looming hike in energy costs, exacerbated by rising inflation and other cost ...

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Average staff absence rate across early years settings continues to be high

NDNA has put together a survey for all nurseries across England, Scotland and Wales to find ...

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Kidzrus Nursery Group: How inclusive is your practice?

We have a strong commitment to implementing our equality, diversity and inclusion policy, says Nicola ...

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Covid cases in nurseries at all time reported high

During the week commencing 22 November, 2,707 settings reported to Ofsted that they had had ...

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