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Early Years

King Charles III delivers his first King's Speech under a Labour government. Picture: BBC

News 17 July 2024

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

Children aged five, 11 and 19 have fallen further behind their peers, experts say. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 16 July 2024

Young children with SEND face ‘widest attainment gap on record’

Croydon says not partnering with schools or academies could leave councils 'financially unsustainable'. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 10 July 2024

Council gives nurseries six months to find school or academy partner

Children's sector leaders are urging the next government to invest in young people's services.

News 4 July 2024

General Election 2024: Next government urged to prioritise children as voters go to polls

A plan to improve recruitment and retention is staff is also need to sustain the early years sector, leaders say. Picture: LightfieldStudios/Adobe Stock

News 3 July 2024

Enough funding for providers is voters’ top childcare priority ahead of election

Children’s organisations are calling for a joined-up approach to early years provision. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

Features 1 July 2024

Children’s charities on issues the next government must prioritise

Problems recruiting and retaining staff is the biggest concern for councils around rolling out the expansion. Picture: DglImages/Adobe Stock

News 27 June 2024

Nine in 10 councils ‘not confident’ they can deliver full funded childcare expansion

Hanan and her five-month-old son Nour are among those to benefit from activities on offer at the Triangle Centre Family Hub in South Tottenham. Picture: Jamie Hodgskin

Features 26 June 2024

Inside a family hub

The Centre For Young Lives has released a ten-point manifesto for the next government. Picture: Centre for Young Lives

News 25 June 2024

Longfield calls for new government poverty unit ahead of general election

Huge changes have swept the country throughout the five years of this parliament, affecting children, young people and families. Picture: Bednarek/Adobe Stock

Features 25 June 2024

The hits and misses of a ‘patchy’ parliament for children’s services

Oliver Steeper's death after choking on food at nursery has raised questions over safeguarding. Picture: Leigh Day

Analysis 25 June 2024

Baby deaths reveal culture of poor practice

Children's social care and early years costs for councils are set to increase. Picture: Pressmaster/Adobe Stock

News 25 June 2024

Council spending on early years and children’s services set for dramatic real-terms increase, data shows

Data-sharing is crucial to identify extra support needed by children, says the NDNA. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 20 June 2024

Multi-agency data sharing must be improved to boost child development, say early years leaders

Main party pledges could increase demand for childcare for parents of under-twos by 52% by late 2025, researchers have warned. Picture: Rio Patuca Images/Adobe Stock

News 19 June 2024

Labour and Conservative childcare pledges will hit ‘poor urban areas’ hardest, think-tank warns

Voters will take to the polls on 4 July. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 14 June 2024

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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