Catherine Gaunt

The petition calls for the 15-hour childcare offer to be available for working parents when babies are nine months old

News 9 March 2020

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

Policy & Politics

News 6 March 2020

Workforce survey: Early years sector under increasing strain

Workforce

Most insurance policies would not provide cover if nurseries had to close because of an outbreak of coronavirus

News 4 March 2020

Coronavirus: Nurseries not covered for 'notifiable diseases'

Business

An aerial view of Elephant Park in London, where Tigers Childcare has opened its first UK setting

News 4 March 2020

Irish childcare group opens first UK nursery

News 3 March 2020

Early years workforce commission set up to tackle recruitment crisis

Workforce

News 28 February 2020

Local authorities urged to stop nursery school closure plans

Policy & Politics

Vicky Ford has been appointed as children and families minister following the prime minister's reshuffle

News 27 February 2020

Gibb and Ford to split early years responsibilities at DfE

Policy & Politics

People do not have enough money to lead a healthy life, with a large number resorting to food banks, the report says

News 25 February 2020

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Families

Informal childcare before children started school was found to lead to better verbal skills in Reception and Year 1

News 21 February 2020

SEED: mixed findings from latest research following 6,000 two-year-olds into school

Policy & Politics

Kaligo claims to be the first digital handwriting exercise book using a stylus and tablet. It is one of six apps approved by ministers to support pre-school children's learning at home PHOTO Kaligo

News 21 February 2020

DfE recommends parents use apps to help pre-school children learn at home

Families

Vicky Ford has been appointed as children and families minister following the prime minister's reshuffle

News 19 February 2020

Reshuffle - New minister for children and families appointed

Policy & Politics

Different types of career were identified by analysing the motivations among early years professionals for entering and staying in the sector

News 17 February 2020

Study identifies three types of early years professional

Workforce

News 17 February 2020

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

Families

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has been re-appointed in the prime minister's post-Brexit reshuffle

News 14 February 2020

Gavin Williamson re-appointed education secretary and Michelle Donelan promoted

Policy & Politics

Tens of thousands of early years workers are leaving the sector because of low pay, increasing workload and lack of recognition

News 11 February 2020

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

Business

News 6 February 2020

Busy Bees drives expansion in US with acquisition of EduKids

Business

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