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Third of low-income families struggling to access early years help

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

| CYP Now

More than a third of low-income parents with pre-school aged children are facing a battle to access early years support, sector leaders have warned.

Early years leader Jan Dubiel joins Hempsall's as project director

News

Monday, August 22, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years specialist Jan Dubiel has joined childcare consultancy Hempsall's as a project director, working on a new platform for providers.

Early years providers 'struggling to keep costs down' amid record inflation

News

Thursday, August 18, 2022

| CYP Now

Supporting early years providers to keep nurseries open and costs down for parents as inflation reaches a record high “needs to be at the heart of our political agenda”, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has warned.

DfE amends press release over ‘flawed’ early years ratio calculations

News

Thursday, August 18, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has amended a press release which claimed relaxing childcare ratios could save parents £40 per week following a complaint from sector leaders.

Attainment gap 'unchanged after 20 years'

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

| CYP Now

The attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers has seen “virtually no change” over the last two decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic “significantly worsening” outcomes for all children, a new report finds.

National Children’s Bureau to run Covid recovery early years practice hubs

News

Monday, August 15, 2022

| CYP Now

The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been appointed by the government to run its Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme.

Areas with fewer childcare places hardest hit by funding changes

News

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

| CYP Now

Changes to how childcare is funded in England will hit areas that are already struggling with a lack of places the hardest, early years leaders have warned.

Schemes to reduce holiday hunger

News

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Local authorities and organisations supporting vulnerable families are providing food and activities for children facing food poverty over the school holidays.

South Yorkshire early years providers offered post-Covid child development training

News

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Early years providers in Yorkshire could benefit from a training programme to support families with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child development.

How I Got Here: Debra Barton, early years specialist lead, Ministry of Defence

Best Practice

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Debra Barton, early years specialist lead, global education team at the Ministry of Defence on her career highlights to date.

Plans to reduce cost of childcare: pros and cons of five proposals

Analysis

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has put forward five proposals for reducing the cost of early years provision including changing child-to-staff ratios and flexibilities for childminders, but expert says just two of the measures have any real merit.

Neil Leitch: Early years professionals are educators

Opinion

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

| CYP Now

Fragmented early years support system failing vulnerable families, councils warn

News

Monday, July 25, 2022

| CYP Now

Vulnerable families across London are missing out on vital support due to a fractured early years support system, a new report finds.

Early years support ‘more important than ever’ after pandemic, Ofsted says

News

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

| CYP Now

Support from childminders and nurseries is “even more important” in preparing children for school following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Ofsted.

Heatwave advice for schools, early years and youth work settings issued

News

Monday, July 18, 2022

| CYP Now

Advice for schools, youth services and childcare settings has been published after the Met Office issued its first ever red alert for extreme heat in the UK.

Government delays controversial changes to nursery free milk scheme

News

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

| CYP Now

Controversial changes to the Nursery Milk Scheme, which will force early years providers to share information about children’s attendance, have been put back a year.

DfE names new ministers following mass resignations

News

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

| CYP Now

The Department for Education has appointed its new ministers following a mass resignation of Conservative frontbenchers in response to Boris Johnson’s handling of the Chris Pincher affair.

James Cleverly appointed as Education Secretary

News

Thursday, July 7, 2022

| CYP Now

James Cleverly has been named as the government's third Education Secretary in just three days.

Ministerial departures throw policy reforms into turmoil

News

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders have warned that ministerial resignations at the Department for Education have raised questions over the future of major policy reforms.

Consultation launches on ‘flawed’ plans to relax childcare ratios

News

Monday, July 4, 2022

| CYP Now

The government has launched a consultation over controversial plans to relax childcare ratios for two-year-olds in England.

More than 1,000 children’s centres closed over last decade

News

Thursday, June 30, 2022

| CYP Now

Official figures show that 1,342 children’s centres have closed over the last decade.

Covid-19 inquiry to include impact on early years

News

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

| CYP Now

Childcare providers have welcomed the inclusion of the pandemic's impact on early years in the UK Covid-19 inquiry.

London’s largest nursery provider calls for free school meals expansion

News

Monday, June 27, 2022

| CYP Now

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has called on the government to extend free school meals to all children taking up funded childcare places in maintained nurseries amid the cost of living crisis.

Pandemic hit early education of disadvantaged children hardest, research finds

News

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

“Considerably more” children from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds have missed out on formal early learning during the Covid-19 pandemic compared with their peers, new research has found.

Mobile provision: Children’s services on the road

Features

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| CYP Now

Mobile provision allows children’s services teams to reach more children, young people and families. Charlotte Goddard spoke to those delivering mobile services to identify challenges and keys to success.

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