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Early years and childcare organisations have broadly welcomed the Government's consultation on funding for early years education, which includes plans for more flexible funding of the free nursery...
As a nursery nurse with five years' experience of working in a day nursery, I feel I must voice my opinion about the recent news report about the benefits to children of their attending pre-school...
A national funding formula for schools that would change the way funding is allocated and sideline local authorities from education spending is expected to be announced in a Government White Paper...
Early Education is warning that local authorities are eroding high-quality provision.
Early years organsiations that have long campaigned for early years funding reform have broadly welcomed the plans.
What do settings need to know about funding rates, and how can they boost occupancy? By Gary Croxon, service manager, East Anglia Service Hub, Early Years Alliance
The early years and childcare sector has been reacting to announcements by children's minister Sarah Teather that the Government will remove the requirement for children's centres in deprived areas to...
Position: Area manager of Snapdragons Nursery, with six settings in Bath and Wiltshire
Ofsted scores need to better reflect child outcomes and should be brought in line with the 'internationally respected' ECERS and ITERS scales, according to a think tank report on bridging the gap...
Concerns have been raised by the early years sector that even with the increase in funding rates, many settings won’t be able to deliver 30 hours of free childcare sustainably.