The Welsh government has unveiled a 10-year plan to develop the early years, childcare and play workforce to deliver its commitment to offer 30-hour childcare for working parents.
Children need an enthusiastic mediator if they are to develop a love for books. Opal Dunn explains how to help under-threes build a solid foundation for literacy Parents and carers often feel...
The stereotypical picture of a day nursery crammed with babies who are placed there five days a week from 8am to 6pm is far from the truth, as the new survey from the National Day Nurseries...
An inclusive pre-school in Lewisham, which has had its council funding cut, will close next year if it fails to raise a minimum of 15,000 within the next few weeks.
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...
The DfE is consulting on proposals to change the way it funds free childcare and early years education including a new national funding formula.
We have summarised the latest Department for Education guidance for settings below, as nurseries, childminders and schools prepare to open for more children from 1 June.
The Department for Education has launched a consultation on updating the early years funding formulae ‘to ensure the system is fair and transparent’.
The charity YoungMinds is searching for funding to keep its parents' helpline running, after losing Government funding.
Disquiet among teachers and early years practitioners over the transition between the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 has been noted in two reports for the Government.