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Ofsted announces return to full inspections in 2021

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Inspections are to resume across children’s services, schools, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and early years settings in 2021 after visits were suspended due to Covid-19.

Councils tackle young children's development gaps

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Local authorities involved in a government programme to tackle developmental gaps in disadvantaged children have reported that it improved outcomes for under-fives and boosted the profile of early years in councils.

Coronavirus daily round-up: Tuesday 1 December

News

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Early years leader lauds rise in standards of childcare providers despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

DfE ‘denying Covid support to early years providers’, sector warns

News

Monday, November 30, 2020

Early years providers hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic are being denied the same support from government being given to schools, sector leaders have warned.

Duchess of Cambridge reveals early years survey findings

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Friday, November 27, 2020

The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed the findings of the biggest ever study of early years in the UK.

Spending Review: What has Rishi Sunak pledged for children and young people?

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his one-year spending review with a focus on helping the UK’s economy recover from Covid-19.

Public sector pay freeze ‘a body blow’ to frontline workers, unions say

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Education and social care unions have criticised the government’s decision to freeze pay for public sector workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Spending Review: Sector bodies set out key asks

News

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is today set to announce a one-year spending review focussed solely on helping the UK to recover from Covid-19.

CYP Now Awards 2020 unveils shortlist

News

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

The finalists for the Children & Young People Now Awards 2020 have been announced.

Parent support: lockdown lessons

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Parenting expert identifies five lessons from first national lockdown for maintaining support for families.

Early child development review: emerging issues and solutions

Analysis

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Andrea Leadsom MP, who is leading a government-commissioned review on early child health, says improving access to parenting services, better data sharing and the benefits of digital support are being considered.

Ofsted announces ‘six-year window’ for early years inspections

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Friday, November 13, 2020

Ofsted has announced new changes to early years inspection cycles which mean all nurseries, pre-schools and childminders will be inspected within six years of their last inspection.

Services for children with SEND ‘seriously affected’ by Covid-19 pandemic

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have regressed in their development due to lack of available services during the Covid-19 pandemic, Ofsted has said.

No limit on size of informal 'childcare bubbles' amid second lockdown, DfE confirms

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

There is no size limit on the number of children and adults that can meet up as part of an informal "childcare bubble" during the second lockdown, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed.

Councils sought for early years partnership to help disadvantaged children

News

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Innovation charity Nesta is looking for councils to work with on a long term early years project to support disadvantaged children.

Early years providers need funding to cope with second coronavirus lockdown, sector leaders say

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Monday, November 2, 2020

The government must properly fund early years settings to stay open during a planned second Covid-19 lockdown amid fears over a “fall in demand for childcare provision”, sector leaders have said.

Early years settings and schools to remain open despite second Covid-19 lockdown

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Saturday, October 31, 2020

Early years settings, schools and universities will remain open despite a month-long English lockdown throughout November, the Prime Minister has said.