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Disadvantaged parents spending a third of income on childcare

Thursday, March 17, 2022

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged parents are spending a third of their income on childcare costs as a result of government failure to properly fund the sector, providers have said.

Half of children not ‘school ready’, say teachers

News

Monday, March 14, 2022

| CYP Now

Half of all children are not ready to start school and need extra support from classroom staff that results in less time for other pupils, a survey has found.

Fury over government refusal to launch childcare funding review

News

Monday, March 7, 2022

| CYP Now

MPs and early years organisations have expressed their “disappointment” over the government’s dismissal of calls for an independent review into childcare funding and affordability.

Understanding the impact of early years funding shortage

Analysis

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

| CYP Now

The early years sector has acted as a lifeline for families over the last two years. Yet while it has played such an essential role during the pandemic, it has often been taken for granted.

Covid-19 pandemic ‘not yet over’ for early years settings, providers warn

News

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

| CYP Now

The pandemic is “not yet over” for early years settings, leaders have warned, following the removal of Covid-19 restrictions in England.

Department for Education announces major restructure

News

Thursday, February 17, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans outlining a reorganisation of the Department for Education from 1 April have been published.

Family hubs a ‘pale imitation’ of Sure Start Centres, Labour says

News

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

| CYP Now

Labour’s shadow minister for children and early years has branded plans for family hubs across the UK as a “pale imitation” of Sure Start centres.

Early years leaders back MMR campaign

News

Thursday, February 3, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders are supporting a campaign to warn parents about the severe health risks of not vaccinating their children against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).

Levelling Up White Paper: Key points for the children's sector

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Investment in youth services and education in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas have been announced as part of the government’s “levelling-up” plan.

Levelling Up white paper a ‘missed opportunity’ to support young people

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Plans to increase opportunities for young people published in the government’s Levelling Up white paper do not go far enough to support the most disadvantaged children, sector leaders have said.

Tackling free childcare decline

Analysis

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Councils are honing ways to reverse fall in the number of two-year-olds using the funded entitlement.

Latest Covid-19 guidance for children’s social care, education, early years and youth work providers

News

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Services supporting vulnerable children and young people face changes to Covid-19 guidance as more restrictions lift across the UK.

Early years funding significantly less than expected, sector fears

News

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders fear the sector will receive significantly less funding over three years than was pledged at last year’s Spending Review.

Top tips for supporting men working in early years

Features

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| CYP Now

As one in five parents questions the suitability of men working in childcare, experts give advice on how providers can support male early years workers in becoming vital role models for young children.

Support service launches to tackle harmful sexual behaviour in children

News

Monday, January 17, 2022

| CYP Now

A support service has been launched to help education and safeguarding professionals tackle incidents of harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people.

LEYF launches external training course for early years chefs

News

Monday, January 17, 2022

| CYP Now

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened up its chef academy to non-LEYF staff interested in tackling childhood obesity.

'Intrusive’ health reporting rules for early years staff removed by Ofsted

News

Thursday, January 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Ofsted has removed guidance around how the health of early years staff is reported less than 24-hours after it was published following complaints from providers.

Sector cautiously welcomes relaxation of early years staffing ratios due to Covid-19

News

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years leaders have cautiously welcomed the government’s decision to relax staff to child ratios to help cope with workforce shortages amid a surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Covid-19 cases in early years settings ‘skyrocket’ before Christmas

News

Monday, January 10, 2022

| CYP Now

The number of Covid-19 cases reported by early years providers reached record levels in the lead up to Christmas, latest Ofsted figures show.

Ofsted advises schools and nurseries hit by staff shortages to apply to defer inspections

News

Thursday, January 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years and education settings affected by Covid-related staffing shortages have been urged by Ofsted to apply to defer inspections.

Omicron surge sparks concerns over children’s workforce shortage

News

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

| CYP Now

Rising cases of the omicron variant of Covid-19 across the UK has increased fears of staffing shortages in education, early years and children’s social care.

Former Hertfordshire DCS awarded CBE in New Year Honours list

News

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The former director of children’s services (DCS) at Hertfordshire County Council has been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list.

University nursery uses latest tech to hit net zero by 2030

Best Practice

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

An ambitious project combining sustainable energy, digital technology and nature will create the first nursery and forest school targeting net zero at Staffordshire University.

Sustainable Services: Policy context

Other

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

There are numerous studies showing how events like floods, fires, drought and harm to animals as a result of habitat destruction are affecting the mental health of young people, who now face even more uncertainty about their future because of the pandemic.

Provider survey reveals scale of childcare workforce crisis

Analysis

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| CYP Now

Few parts of the children and families sector have been hit as hard by the pandemic as early years services. Shortages of staff and government funding have only been exacerbated by Covid-19 as demand for places has failed to return to pre-pandemic levels resulting in settings closing.

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