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The organisation that has led the development of an early years apprenticeship standard says the new qualification will help practitioners deliver improved outcomes for children and childcare settings.

Creating more 30-hour places

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Figures suggest access to free childcare is getting more difficult, with early years leaders calling for changes.

Early years groups call for action on protecting children's centres

Analysis

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

After a consultation on the role of children's centres is scrapped, providers challenge ministers to present a bold vision for their future and incorporate this into a government-wide review of support for families.

Preparing for 30-hour childcare

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Following the government response to the consultation, issues remain over how the policy will work.

Early intervention grant raises questions over fairness and bias

Analysis

Monday, January 9, 2012

Against a backdrop of continued austerity, the announcement last month that the early intervention grant is set to rise by six per cent from April appeared to offer some hope that services tackling deep-seated issues among the most disadvantaged children and families would be boosted.

Developing Covid-proof childcare services

Analysis

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Early years expert sets out six key actions for local authorities to maintain sufficient childcare provision during the Covid pandemic.

Early years policy: key questions

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Andrea Leadsom outlines work being undertaken by a ministerial group to assess gaps in family support.

How to address the childminder decline

Analysis

Monday, July 29, 2019

Inquiry aims to reinvent childminding as experts call for less council red tape and more support from government to stem falling numbers.

Nurseries feel the pressure as local authority support takes a tumble

Analysis

Monday, January 9, 2012

The foundation years have become a focal point for the government, with the recognition that a child's journey from birth to five is critical to successful development in later life.

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

As a consultation on changes to the early years foundation stage framework closes, childcare organisations express concerns over how the proposed reforms prioritise formal learning subjects over holistic approaches to education.

Mapping children's centre cuts

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Experts challenge minister's assertion that poorest areas have not seen children's centres closed.

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Outcomes-based commissioner: Jo Cleary, chair of 4Children

Resolving childcare apprenticeship

Promoting social mobility early

Trailblazers deliver new childcare standard

Creating more 30-hour places

Early years groups call for action on protecting children's centres

Preparing for 30-hour childcare

Early intervention grant raises questions over fairness and bias

Developing Covid-proof childcare services

Early years policy: key questions

How to address the childminder decline

Nurseries feel the pressure as local authority support takes a tumble

Seven key reasons why proposed EYFS revisions must be changed

Mapping children's centre cuts

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