Sharp rise in parents struggling to find SEND childcare
Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) report a significant increase in ...
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Nursery workers more likely to use AI
Nursery professionals are more likely to use AI in their jobs than the average worker, ...
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Nursery attendance has positive effect on school outcomes
Children spending longer in nursery are more likely to reach reading, writing and numeracy goals ...
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Private equity backed nurseries ‘contribute to care deserts’
Private equity backed nurseries are more likely to open in wealthier areas, while not-for-profit nurseries ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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
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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
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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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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 ...
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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