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MPs say the Government's catch-up scheme is not reaching the children who need it most PHOTO Adobe Stock
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National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

Policy & Politics
Many children starting school last September lacked basic language skills, the survey found PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

Closing the Gap
June O'Sullivan, chief executive of LEYF
Opinion

Doing things differently in Denmark

Viewpoint
The Government has said it will not launch an independent review of childcare at this time PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

Funding
The Welsh Government has announced an 11 per cent increase in the hourly funding rate from April PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

Funding
Covid has accelerated serious sustainability and access issues
News

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

Analysis
Features

EYFS best practice: All about… Down’s syndrome

Practice
Staff in early years settings will no longer be required to take Covid tests twice-weekly PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

Coronavirus
From today (21 February) early years settings will no longer need to notify Ofsted of any confirmed Covid cases among staff or children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries and childminders will no longer need to report Covid cases to Ofsted

Coronavirus
Claudine Bower-Crane of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research: 'Given the importance of ECEC (early childhood education and care), it is alarming that it has not been recognised in the Levelling Up White Paper'
Opinion

Early years forgotten again

Closing the Gap
The TUC is urging the Government to increase the national minimum wage to £10 for all childcare workers
News

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

Policy & Politics
Charity Teach First is calling on the Government to increase the early years pupil premium to the same rate received by schools PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Calls for early years pupil premium to match primary schools' rate

Policy & Politics
Responses to the API's Freedom of Information request revealed a 'postcode lottery' of free outdoor play provision across the UK PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Access to play spaces 'unfair' and 'unequal', finds new research

Policy & Politics
The TUC has warned that Families face rising energy bills and living costs this April, with many already struggling financially PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Millions of low-income families to 'face a crunch point' with bills rise in April

Families
The number of reported Covid cases in nurseries grew over January, reveal new Ofsted figures PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Covid cases in nurseries hit new reported high

Coronavirus
Hartlepool is one of the 55 'cold spots' identified as 'Education Investment Areas' in the Government's new White Paper, PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

'No real support' for early years in Government's levelling up white paper

Closing the Gap

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