Katy Morton

Boris Johnson appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live to answer listeners' questions
News

Prime Minister commits to a review of business rates

Policy & Politics
According to the NEU's analysis, more children are now in class sizes of 31 pupils and above
News

Almost a million children in class sizes of 31 or more pupils

Policy & Politics
News

DfE refuses to explain how funding rates were calculated

Funding
Features

Nursery Chains: Buying Nurseries - Group mentality

Nursery Chain 2019
Settings are reporting parents becoming increasingly reluctant to pay any voluntary charges for funded hours
News

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

30 Hours Free Childcare
Monika Jephcott
Other

Interview - Monika Jephcott, chief executive and clinical director of PTUK

People
News

Labour to expand the 30 hours and Sure Start

Policy & Politics
News

Lib Dems promise free childcare from nine months old

Policy & Politics
The cost of delivering childcare has increased by 20 per cent since last year, finds the DfE survey
News

Further concern for sector as DfE survey shows increasing childcare delivery costs

Provision
Co-op Childcare has bought three more settings
News

Co-op Childcare acquires three new settings

Business
News

DfE confirms new early years funding rates for 2020-21

Funding
Helen Clark, chair of the APPG and author of the report
News

Getting children moving is key to improving their mental health, say MPs

Mental Health & Well-Being
According to Ofsted's chief inspector, 500 plus early years settings closed every month between Apri 2018 and March 2019
News

More than 500 childcare settings closing each month

Provision
Campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed want childcare to be subsidised from when children turn nine months old
News

Cost of childcare forcing parents to quit their jobs

Childcare Costs
One trial will examine the effectiveness of the NDNA's Maths Champions programme
News

500 nurseries and Reception classes wanted for new research

Early Years Curriculum
Teachers raised concerns over the removal of the ELG for shape, space and measure
News

Teachers unsure if new Early Learning Goals will prepare children for KS1

Early Years Curriculum