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Early years settings reject plans to relax childcare ratios

Monday, May 23, 2022

Nearly nine out of 10 nurseries and pre-schools in England oppose plans to relax childcare ratios, dismissing government claims it could result in lower fees being charged, a survey has found.

Childcare ratios: DfE reveals further consultation details

News

Thursday, May 19, 2022

The government has shared more information about a planned consultation on relaxing childcare ratios in England.

Concern over young children’s development after lockdowns

News

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The proportion of reception-aged children developing as expected academically, emotionally and in their communication has dropped markedly following Covid-19 lockdowns, new research shows.

MPs and charities back campaign to bolster health visiting services

News

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

MPs and sector leaders are backing a campaign to strengthen health visiting services to ensure new parents are being effectively supported.

Children’s minister reveals plans to consult on relaxation of childcare ratios

News

Friday, May 13, 2022

The government will consult on relaxing childcare ratios for two-year-olds to bring England in line with Scotland before the summer, the children’s minister has announced.

Hundreds back campaign against relaxation of childcare ratios

News

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Hundreds of early years staff, teachers and academics have signed an open letter urging the Prime Minister not to press ahead with rumoured plans to relax childcare staffing ratios.

Reports reveal ‘perfect storm’ facing early years settings

News

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Early years leaders have warned that a series of reports by the Department for Education on the impact of Covid-19 on the sector reveal a “perfect storm” of challenges facing providers.

Early years leaders criticise ‘ludicrous’ plans to reduce child ratios

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Early years leaders have criticised “short-sighted” plans, being discussed by the government, to relax childcare ratios in England.

International Focus: Breakfast clubs, Canada

Best Practice

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Greggs Foundation’s Lynne Hindmarch outlines what she discovered about breakfast clubs during a trip to Canada and outlines what the UK could learn and develop from their approaches to food insecurity.

Protecting childcare staff ratios

Analysis

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Three experts put the case for why the government should not try to water down children-to-staff ratios.

Ofsted to boost focus on early years improvement

News

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Ofsted’s new five-year strategy includes an increased focus on the early years, noting that the sector has been “hit hard” by the pandemic.

Government ‘failing children’ in early years, Labour says

News

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

The government’s lack of investment in the early years is “failing parents and children alike”, Labour’s shadow education secretary has said.

Lack of funding forces closure of early years research programmes

News

Monday, April 11, 2022

An independent early years analyst has announced the closure of all its research programmes from next month due to insufficient funding.

Family hubs: DfE reveals 75 councils eligible to run services

News

Monday, April 4, 2022

The 75 local authority areas to benefit from new family hubs have been announced by the government.

Shortage of childcare staff affecting 'catch up' efforts, Ofsted warns

News

Friday, April 1, 2022

A shortage of early years staff is affecting efforts to help children "catch up" on lost learning and development as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research by Ofsted.

Nursery provider offers staff birthdays off and pay rises amid workforce crisis

News

Thursday, March 31, 2022

London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has unveiled a package of salary rises and perks for its staff to improve recruitment and retention.

Children’s minister to consider childcare regulation changes

News

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Children’s minister Will Quince will “look into” the regulation of childcare settings in England compared with processes used abroad, he has said.

SEND review: Sector 'cautiously welcomes’ plans to fix special needs support system

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Sector leaders have “cautiously welcomed” a raft of measures to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) set out in the government’s long-awaited SEND review.

Families face childcare barriers as councils report lack of sufficiency

Analysis

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Report from Coram Family and Childcare reveals a fall in the availability of funded childcare places, with the problem particularly acute in disadvantaged areas and for children with special educational needs.