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Dingley's Promise is calling for change to the SEND funding system so settings can secure the money they need to support children, PHOTO: Dingley's Promise

News 25 January

Calls to change SEND funding system to increase 'scandalously low' number of early years places

Provision

More than 37,800 practitioners have registered for the DfE's Early Years Child Development Training, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 25 January

Tens of thousands register for DfE's early years catch-up training

Policy & Politics

The Sutton Trust has accused the Government of 'failing disadvantaged children' with the way it treats its early years policies, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 24 January

Attainment gap ‘at risk of widening’ in current policy outlook, experts warn

Provision

Three in every ten children - 4.2 million children - live in poverty, reveals the JRF report, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 23 January

Three in every ten children in the UK live in poverty as ‘scale of destitution’ rises fast

Families

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against measles if they have not already been, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 22 January

Measles declared a national incident amid surge in cases

Health

Parents unable to access their two-year-old funding codes via the Childcare Service are now to be send a temporary code

News 22 January

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

Families

The DfE has promised to give all local authorities extra money to cover additional funding weeks for under-twos places, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 22 January

DfE miscalculated under-twos places by £120m, but says it will cover whatever it costs

Funding

Sir Martyn Oliver PHOTO Ofsted

News 19 January

Ofsted pledges to always act with 'professionalism, empathy and respect' following the death of Ruth Perry

Provision

The DfE is to look into the way schools are downgraded to inadequate by Ofsted when it is safeguarding grounds alone, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 19 January

DfE to review Ofsted judgements for schools graded inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds

Policy & Politics

Ofsted has updated its Early Years Inspection handbook following changes brought in after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, PHOTO: Ofsted

News 19 January

Ofsted updates early years handbook to clarify how inspections can be paused

Inspection

The iHV's survey highlights the growing scale of poverty among families, PHOTO: iHV

News 18 January

More children with language delay and behaviour problems as poverty becomes the 'norm'

Families

Sir Michael Morpurgo, along with all the children's laureates, want a long-term commitment from politicians to invest in children's reading and books, SCREENGRAB: BookTrust

News 17 January

Children's laureates call on politicians to invest in children's reading

Families

The London Assembly has published a report looking at the challenges facing the early years sector in the Capital, PHOTO: London Assembly

News 16 January

London Mayor urged to take action on early years funding

Policy & Politics

The NDNA has launched surveys for early years providers in England, Wales and Scotland, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 16 January

Survey into early years providers' costs and staffing pressures

Provision

A survey of parents reveals thousands are struggling to get their codes to take up their funded two-year-old place, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 15 January

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

Birth to Threes

A new report highlights issues with childminders who receive lumps sum of monthly and are on universal credit, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 15 January

Government funding impacts childminders' Universal Credit payments

Funding

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