
Latest news from the early years sector, including policy developments in Sure Start, children's centres, nurseries, and childcare issues.
The government has published statutory guidance requiring local authorities to provide 15 hours of flexible free childcare each week to parents of three- and four-year-olds.
Guidance for nursery schools, Sure Start centres and childminders on providing healthy food for children needs to be improved because food provided in such settings is too high in fat,...
Charity 4Children has described Sure Start children's centres as "one of the greatest achievements of modern government" as the number of centres in England reached...
The government is introducing tougher planning guidelines for local authorities to protect the use of open spaces for children's play.
Sign language used by mothers in low-income families can have a profound effect on babies' development, according to research conducted by the University of Hertfordshire.
"The whole field of children's centre work is currently very politicised. Everybody's got a view on what should happen," says Sue Webster, co-ordinator of the...
A fresh report on early intervention has called for policy initiatives to break the cycle of deprivation. Neil Puffett reports.
A CYP Now survey has revealed that staff in the children and young people's sector fear for their jobs in the wake of the recession, with many expressing further concerns...
The government is on target to see 3,500 children's centres built by April, but at what expense? Ross Watson reports.
CYP Now has signed up to support the Shout Out for a Sure Start campaign launched by 4Children. The campaign aims to rally support for...
The Early Years Single Funding Formula, which comes into effect in April 2010, aims to make sure nurseries get a fair recompense for the free places that have to be...
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