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The Education Committee will look at the current inspection framework and if Ofsted ratings are helpful for schools, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Cross party MPs to consider whether Ofsted school inspections could be improved

Ofsted Inspections
Ofsted is to launch a consultation on plans to make it easier for early years providers and schools to lodge a complaint, PHOTO: Ofsted
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Ofsted to ‘significantly’ change complaints process

Provision
This year's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week aims to raise awareness of of the importance of supporting parents who need help to bond with their baby, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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More emotional support for mums needed as 1 in 10 struggle to bond with their newborn

Families
The sector has accused Ofsted of ignoring the early years as the majority of its reforms only apply to schools, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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‘Unacceptable’ that changes to Ofsted inspections only apply to schools and not early years

Inspection
The poll by TUC highlighted how the rate of paternity pay prevents some dads from even taking up paternity leave once their child is born, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Call to increase paternity pay so families avoid money struggles – poll

Families
Gabriella Jozwiak (far right) at a modular housing project in Lviv for displaced people, PHOTO: Vitaliy Hrabar
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Nursery World's correspondent wins award for article on Ukraine

Research
Busy Bees Hopefield Castle PHOTO: Busy Bees
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Busy Bees adds two more nurseries in Scotland

Management
One person has been arrested and bailed as part of the police investigation into Grafton Childcare PHOTO Google
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One person arrested as police investigate safeguarding concerns at Devon nursery

Safeguarding
Harp Nurseries closed its Colchester site on 26 May, leaving it with 9 settings, SCREENGRAB: Harp Nurseries
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Harp Nurseries closes Colchester site, and now operates just a third of the nurseries acquired from Welcome

Provision
'Every Moment Counts' is the National Deaf Children's Society's new five-year strategy to help deaf children get the support they need early on, SCREENGRAB: NDCS
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New strategy to ensure that every deaf child receives the right support early on

SEND
The DfE has launched a consultation looking at proposed changes to the EYFS to boost the workforce and provide settings with 'greater flexibilty', PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Major Government consultation on proposals to change ratios and make the EYFS 'more practical' goes live

Policy & Politics
Parents on universal credit will be able to claim a larger amount of money towards their childcare bills from next month, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Parents on universal credit will be able to claim hundreds of pounds more for childcare

Families
The sector is concerned about proposed changes early years qualifications such as the move to make only managers hold a maths qualification, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Proposed Government changes to childcare qualifications spark concern about 'de-professionalisation' of the workforce'

Careers & Training
Community will launch its Early Years Charter in Westminster on 6 June PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Trade union calls on Government to address early years workforce challenges

Workforce
PHOTO Fawcett Society
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New campaign aims to tackle gender stereotypes in childhood

Equality & Diversity
Local authorities are reportedly now looking more carefully at nurseries' invoices for the funded hours, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Management