Category: Research

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Childcare costs drive 15% of parents to quit work

15% of parents with a child under five say the cost or availability of childcare ...
2 weeks
Funding
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Increased costs force nurseries to limit funded places

More than a third of childcare providers have limited the number of government-funded hours they ...
2 weeks
Funding
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Workforce fix would boost nursery capacity, finds NDNA

The average nursery could create around 13 more places for children if it had enough ...
3 weeks
Recruitment
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Nurseries hindered by inconsistent local guidance finds NDNA

Local authorities are taking a mixed approach to implementing government guidance on delivering funded childcare ...
4 weeks
Funding
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Little Pioneers launches work experience for toddlers

Your Co-op Little Pioneers nursery group has launched work experience sessions for toddlers, in partnership ...
1 month
Research
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Experts and mentors programme had positive impact

An evaluation of the government’s expert and mentors programme has found that it had a ...
3 months
Politics & Policy
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NIC rises force nurseries to raise fees by 10%

Increases to National Insurance contributions will force nurseries to raise fees by 10% and put ...
4 months
Funding
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Busy Bees curriculum evaluated by Open University

A childhood education expert at The Open University has found Busy Bees' curriculum “improves the ...
5 months
Research
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Princess of Wales’ foundation launches social skills framework

The Princess of Wales’ early childhood foundation has launched a framework aimed at improving awareness ...
5 months
Research
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Half of teachers say children less ready for school than in 2023

Almost half of teachers say children are less ready for school than they were a ...
5 months
Politics & Policy
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Government urged to “think differently” as two-thirds of poorest families miss out on childcare

The poorest families risk missing out on the government’s expansion of funded childcare, according to ...
7 months
Research
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Almost one in ten children obese in first year of school

Obesity levels among children starting their first year of school have increased to almost one ...
8 months
Research
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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 ...
1 year
Politics & Policy
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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 ...
1 year
Politics & Policy
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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 ...
1 year
Politics & Policy
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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 ...
1 year
Politics & Policy
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DfE figures show rise in childcare places but fall in providers

The number of childcare providers in England fell by five per cent between 2022 and ...
2 years
Managers
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Chain nurseries make greater savings, finds research

Private nurseries that are part of a group make considerable cost savings, no matter the ...
2 years
Managers
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Small rise in percentage of children meeting EYFS goals

The proportion of children reaching child development goals by the end of the Reception year ...
2 years
Managers
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Childcare boosted pandemic toddler development, research finds

The more time pre-schoolers spent in childcare during the first year of the pandemic, the ...
2 years
Managers
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Dingley’s Promise manifesto aims to boost inclusion of SEND in early years

Dingley’s Promise has published it’s manifesto for early years inclusion that highlights the struggles facing ...
2 years
Research
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Workforce must grow by 8% to deliver funded hours expansion

The early years workforce needs to expand by 8% to meet demand linked to increased ...
2 years
Funding
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Most parents against early years ratio increase

The vast majority of parents do not support the government’s decision to increase staff: child ...
2 years
Managers
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Local Government Association report explores early years nutrition

A new report commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) shines a light on the ...
2 years
Research
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IFS survey: Social and emotional skills worsened significantly during the pandemic

According to the latest IFS survey, nearly half of parents (47%) reported that their child’s ...
2 years
Research
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In-person chats key to building parent partnerships finds survey

Face-to-face chats with parents are the most popular and productive way to share information with ...
2 years
Research
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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 ...
2 years
Funding
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IPPR report: universal childcare would increase UK growth

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and the charity Save the Children have called for universal ...
3 years
Market Reports
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Spiralling costs causing childcare chaos

New research from Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS) shows that affordability is one of the ...
3 years
Research
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Value of CPD needs closer attention

New research finds half of early years and primary educators feel training and CPD has ...
3 years
Research
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Parents call for more flexibility in early years care

Research reveals that nurseries could significantly increase their revenues if they offered more flexible care ...
3 years
Research
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UK parents find planning work and childcare more stressful than ever before

New ways of working are throwing childcare plans into chaos and placing new pressures on ...
4 years
Research
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Call to bridge attainment gap in disadvantaged children through reform of 30 hours nursery policy

Learning and development amongst disadvantaged three-and four-year-olds is proven to improve significantly when their funded childcare doubles from 15 hours ...
4 years
Research
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Report: Impact of Covid-19 on new parents

Last year, the Petitions Committee raised concerns that new parents and their children had been overlooked in ...
4 years
Research

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