Catherine Gaunt

Liz Pemberton: 'I want to educate people on how to embed anti-racist and inclusive practices in their work, and why it’s vital to do so in the early years sector when children are at such an impressionable age.’

News 10 May 2022

Early years sector condemns Telegraph article and unites behind Liz Pemberton's 'vital work'

Policy & Politics

The number of notifications to Ofsted of Covid outbreaks in early years settings are far higher than initially published PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 6 May 2022

Exclusive - Incidents of Covid in nurseries far higher than originally published

Coronavirus

Children and families minister Will Quince: '[I've] been tasked by the prime minister to look at how we can ease the regulatory burden on the early years sector. And that means looking at regulation across the board, including ratios'

News 28 April 2022

Children and families minister posts Twitter video in response to ratios row

Policy & Politics

Boris Johnson visiting a nursery in Greenford during the pandemic

News 27 April 2022

PM's plans to reduce staff to child ratios in nurseries to cut childcare costs slammed as 'ludicrous'

Childcare Costs

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman: 'We will do everything in our power to help every child gain the best start in life.’

News 26 April 2022

Ofsted launches five-year strategy to take account of pandemic's impact on youngest children

Ofsted Education Inspection Framework

There has been a rise in the number of nursery-age children that are eligible for free school meals PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 14 April 2022

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Child Poverty

Gymfinity Kids' new Chatham nursery

News 13 April 2022

Gymfinity Kids opens third nursery - acquisitions roundup

Provision

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson promised a 'real focus on the early years'

News 12 April 2022

Labour pledges action on early years

Families

Many teachers blame a high workload for wanting to leave the sector PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 11 April 2022

Rise in number of teachers planning to leave the job

Policy & Politics

The DfE has announced the names of the 75 areas where it plans to work with local authorities to set up family hubs

News 2 April 2022

Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

Provision

The Government plans to withdraw Covid testing in schools after Friday 1 April

News 31 March 2022

Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

Coronavirus

Many nurseries struggle to access extra funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 30 March 2022

Early years settings struggle to access funding for rising numbers of young children with SEND

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Victoria Nursery in Harborne, Birmingham, sent parcels of aid to a Lithuanian refugee centre

News 29 March 2022

Special report - Settings collect donations for families in war-torn Ukraine

Analysis

Many families struggle to access support for their children PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 29 March 2022

Government launches SEND green paper

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Downfield Primary School in Dundee celebrates World Book Day in an inclusive way for all children PHOTO Child Poverty Action Group

News 28 March 2022

Children in poverty miss out on dress-up days

Child Poverty

Many early years settings say they feel like 'the forgotten sector' PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 25 March 2022

Nursery group's 'open letter' calls for Government action to save sector

Funding

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