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Qualified early years teacher numbers plummet over last decade

Thursday, September 21, 2023

| CYP Now

The number of qualified early years teachers in England has dropped by more than three quarters over the last decade, analysis has found.

Early Years Alliance launches flexible CPD training for providers

News

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

| CYP Now

The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has launched an online development programme offering a new range of pre-recorded sessions and additional training resources for early years providers.

Churchill Fellowship opens applications for next funding round

News

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

| CYP Now

The Churchill Fellowship has opened applications for its next round of funding for those seeking “to discover new ideas and best practice from around the world”.

Childcare reform 'key to general election votes'

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Friday, September 8, 2023

| CYP Now

Nearly half of UK voters believe that childcare and early education reform will be key in deciding who to vote for at the next general election, a report from the Early Education and Childcare Coalition has found.

LEGO launches Braille bricks

News

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

| CYP Now

LEGO has released its first set of Braille bricks to the public to boost access to play for children who are blind or have blind family members.

Scotland to pilot funded childcare expansion

News

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The Scottish government has announced plans to pilot an expansion of funded childcare to children as young as nine months old in line with proposals put forward in England.

Record number of children struggling with speech and language difficulties

News

Monday, September 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A record number of school pupils are now facing speech and language difficulties, according to research.

Guide to Qualifications and Training: Early Years

Other

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

The cost-of-living crisis is exacerbating early years staffing challenges.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training 2023/24

Features

Friday, September 1, 2023

| CYP Now

With many parts of the sector facing recruitment challenges, Joe Lepper identifies developments in entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for children's services practitioners.

David Johnston appointed as children’s minister

News

Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

David Johnston has been appointed as the Department for Education’s tenth children’s minister in just over a decade after his predecessor Claire Coutinho was promoted to Energy Secretary.

Children's minister Claire Coutinho promoted to Energy Secretary

News

Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Claire Coutinho has been promoted to Energy and Net Zero Secretary, Downing Street has announced, meaning the Department for Education will have had seven different children's ministers since the last election.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

News

Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Every council facing childcare recruitment crisis, trade union warns

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

| CYP Now

All UK regions are experiencing a childcare recruitment crisis, according to research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Government expands early years SENCO training

News

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

| CYP Now

A further 2,000 early years staff are set to benefit from a government expansion of training for special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs).

Early years coalition set to influence childcare policy

News

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Dozens of organisations supporting children and young people have joined a new coalition planned to influence childcare policy.

Children’s minister urges housing sector to support childminders

News

Monday, August 21, 2023

| CYP Now

Children, families and wellbeing minister Claire Coutinho has called on housing associations, developers and landlords to allow childminders to work in their rented properties, in a bid to boost childminder numbers.

Childminders to benefit from free mentor programme

News

Friday, August 4, 2023

| CYP Now

Applications have opened for the next round of the Department for Education’s childminder mentor programme, designed to support practitioners to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on young children.

Early years leaders criticise 'offensive' government blog on funded childcare expansion

News

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have hit out at a government blog justifying plans to expand funded childcare hours, with Early Years Alliance (EYA) chief executive Neil Leitch branding its claims as “simply not true” and a “gross insult” to settings.

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

News

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of parents say their child’s social and emotional skills worsened during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

News

Monday, July 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Family hub support services for parents with infants under two years old are set to be reviewed by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Early years providers urge government to 'wake up' to sector crisis after inquiry

News

Thursday, July 27, 2023

| CYP Now

Providers are urging the government to “wake up” to the challenges facing early years providers, following the publication of an education select committee inquiry into support for the sector.

Lack of access to outdoor spaces prevents play, finds research

News

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

More than a quarter of parents said their children do not have a place to play near their home, according to new data.

Robin Walker: Government must 'do better' for childcare reforms to succeed

News

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| CYP Now

The government must “do better” for childcare reforms to succeed long-term, the chair of the education select committee has said following the publication of a cross-party inquiry into support for the sector.

Funded childcare expansion plans in doubt amid nursery closures

Analysis

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

| CYP Now

Councils are increasingly worried about a shortage of early education places, particularly in disadvantaged areas, and echo warnings from sector leaders that it could hit government plans for funded childcare.