Andrea Leadsom is to make policy proposals to Cabinet for early help for families ahead of the spending review.
Peers have voted in favour of an amendment to the Childcare Bill requiring Government to carry out an independent review of funding before the free childcare entitlement is doubled.
The Welsh Assembly is set to consider the findings of a year-long review of special needs provision by its Health and Social Services Committee. The review found that while there were pockets of good...
Nurseries and children's centres tell Karen Faux how they see the changes in the spending review affecting them and the families they work with.
Professor Cathy Nutbrown is offering Nursery World readers and website users an exclusive opportunity to send her your questions about her final report into early education and childcare...
From early next year, regional scrutiny committees will include independent early years representatives to review Ofsted judgement complaints.
Speaking at an NCB event in Westminster yesterday in advance of the launch of the EYFS review today, children's minister Sarah Teather said the EYFS had set standards and 'raised the bar' for many in...
An independent review into early intervention has been launched by the Government, with the aim of finding out how to break the cycle of disadvantage for the most vulnerable young children.
Controversial plans to test four-year-olds in English and maths when they start school in September are ‘under regular review’ by the Department for Education, in light of the disruption caused by the...
Labour has announced plans to carry out a major review of the early years, which would include looking at ways to widen ‘childcare eligibility’ and increase school-based nursery provision, if it was...