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Early years and childcare organisations have broadly welcomed the Governments consultation on funding for early years education, which includes plans for more flexible funding of the free nursery...
At the same time that a record number of families are using children's centres, many more are expected to close.
Richer families are taking up a disproportionate number of registered childcare places compared to families on low or moderate incomes, according to a report for the Department for Work and Pensions...
Low-income families struggle to afford school meals and often cannot provide healthy packed lunches because they do not have a car and are restricted to shopping in local convenience stores, says a...
Children from poor families with out-of-work parents are less likely than children who are better off to attend an early years setting or use the free entitlement to childcare for three- and...
The Department for Education has launched a consultation on updating the early years funding formulae ‘to ensure the system is fair and transparent’.
Early years organisations have broadly welcomed the Government's proposals to integrate education and childcare and make delivery more flexible, but there are concerns that its vision may not be...
The statutory roll-out of the Foundation Phase for three-to-four year-olds in Wales began yesterday, despite concerns over a 10m shortfall in funding.
The Government has pledged 5.5m in funding for summer holiday childcare pilots in 19 local authorities.
Scottish families are being urged to help researchers in their efforts to combat obesity. The Rowett Institute in Aberdeen is seeking more than 200 families with pre-school children to try to...