The Department for Education (DfE) has today sent operational updates to early years funding rules for 2026-27 to local ...

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The number of working parents using funded early education entitlements is at its highest ever, while those in disadvantaged ...

The Cross-Party Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood has called for free school meals to be extended to the early years in its new report that warns poor nutrition in babies and toddlers is fueling a ...

The prime minister has launched a new commitment to working in partnership with the voluntary sector in London today, with the Civil Society covenant.

An open letter to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, expressing ‘deep concern’ about the current direction of early ...

While the Government plans to recruit more childminders, Childminding UK's executive director argues that recruitment is just part of the solution as those in the profession struggle with financial ...

A programme to help children understand concepts rather than just individual words has been found to have improved three and four-year-olds’ progress by two months, rising to three months for those ...

The cost of summer holiday childcare has risen by 4 per cent in the last year, with parents now facing an average bill of ...

There is a widening attainment gap among children starting school, with the widest gap on record among pupils with special ...

The sector and parents have welcomed the Government’s plans to introduce a professional register for early years staff, but stressed it ‘must be more than just names on a list’ and inclusive of the ...

Budget 'fueled' the childcare market which experienced 'exceptional momentum’ in the first half of the year, with demand ...