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A consultation on plans for the new Early Years Pupil Premium and expansion of the disadvantaged two-year-old places has been launched today.
A nursery owner has launched a petition asking the Government to reconsider the 30-hour free childcare pledge, and instead move to a means-tested system.
One in five parents in the UK have forgotten how to play with their children, according to a study of 2,000 parents and 2,000 children, aged from five to 15.
Government funding for the 15 and 30 hours childcare offers will continue if early years settings have to close, or where children cannot attend due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The early years sector has seen the biggest drop in the number of providers in more than six years.
While the introduction of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) in April has been welcomed by the sector, early years organisations have raised concerns over how Ofsted will determine if settings are...
Think-tank Civitas has called for the Government to scrap the vetting and barring scheme, which was halted in June so that a review could be carried out (News, 15 June).
Most providers of free nursery education receive enough money to cover their costs, but extending the flexible entitlement to 15 hours may worsen the plight of those already facing a shortfall in...
Well, the Conservative party pledge to increase funded early education for threeand four-year-olds from 15 to 30 hours a week came out of the blue (Tory blue, of course!) and had many seeing red.
The debate on the future of classroom assistants is hotting up, as education secretary Estelle Morris ploughs on with her proposals to enhance their role (see News, page 6). There appears to be...