/rss/news en /news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions <a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/img_2695_0.jpg?itok=PicMHeim" width="220" height="147" alt="Alliance CEO Neil Leitch" title="Alliance CEO Neil Leitch" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions">Alliance CEO criticises &quot;insulting&quot; messaging in school nursery promotions</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 2, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The Department for Education shared social media posts claiming that school-based nurseries give children "a smoother transition to reception year".<a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:54:25 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159831 at /news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries <a href="/news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_188499421.jpeg?itok=DBNARF0p" width="220" height="147" alt="Children playing with blocks" title="Children playing with blocks" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries">DfE launches first wave of school nurseries</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 2, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The new settings are expected to offer around 6,000 new places in total.<a href="/news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:50:01 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159826 at /news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements <a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_149481994_0.jpeg?itok=Nobiur21" width="220" height="147" alt="A toddler reaching for a pen in a pen pot" title="A toddler reaching for a pen in a pen pot" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements">Alliance challenges inconsistent LA funding agreements</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 1, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The organisation is raising reports of unreasonably-restrictive provider agreements with the Department for Education<a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:02:16 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159811 at /news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement <a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_434797520_2.jpeg?itok=7pcFREyk" width="220" height="147" alt="Parliament" title="Parliament" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement">Alliance criticises lack of reference to early years sector in Spring Statement</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 1, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The Chancellor did not announce additional support for the early years, despite warnings about the growing pressure on providers.<a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:09:54 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159806 at /news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access <a href="/news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_52147778.jpeg?itok=qfyU95Dv" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access">Coram annual report shows disadvantaged and SEND children more likely to struggle to access early years provision</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 20, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are more likely to struggle to access early years provision in England than their peers, according to Coram Family and Childcare’s annual Childcare Survey....<a href="/news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access" class="more-link">Read more</a></p></div> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:01:06 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159776 at /news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years <a href="/news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_334197032.jpeg?itok=PGu-h9GD" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years">New National Insurance cost support excludes private and voluntary early years providers </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 18, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The government has today published new guidance on a government grant for increasing National Insurance contributions that confirms private and voluntary early years providers are not eligible for this support. <a href="/news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:40:51 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159766 at /news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs <a href="/news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_524388620_1.jpeg?itok=NSdlhCKg" width="220" height="149" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs">Parents set to face shortages of government-funded early years places and rising costs </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 13, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Early years settings and childminders in England have warned they are likely to limit the number of government-funded places on offer and increase their prices, a new survey by the Early Years Alliance has found.  <a href="/news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:32:18 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159756 at /news/2025/03/report-shows-child-safeguarding-reviews-silent-issues-around-race-and-racism <a href="/news/2025/03/report-shows-child-safeguarding-reviews-silent-issues-around-race-and-racism"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_204874971.jpeg?itok=8CWqLIZg" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/report-shows-child-safeguarding-reviews-silent-issues-around-race-and-racism">Report shows child safeguarding reviews silent on issues around race and racism </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 12, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The safeguarding needs of children from Black, Asian and mixed-heritage households are not being met, according to a new report by The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (TCSPRP). <a href="/news/2025/03/report-shows-child-safeguarding-reviews-silent-issues-around-race-and-racism" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:49:37 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159751 at /news/2025/03/early-years-settings-and-families-invited-take-part-toilet-training-research <a href="/news/2025/03/early-years-settings-and-families-invited-take-part-toilet-training-research"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_245925037.jpeg?itok=Xc_yTIgM" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/early-years-settings-and-families-invited-take-part-toilet-training-research">Early years settings and families invited to take part in toilet training research </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 12, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Researchers at University College London (UCL) are urging early years settings, schools, and families to take part in a project focused on toilet training.<a href="/news/2025/03/early-years-settings-and-families-invited-take-part-toilet-training-research" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:45:47 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159746 at /news/2025/03/government-announces-%C2%A311-million-funding-children%E2%80%99s-supervised-toothbrushing-programme <a href="/news/2025/03/government-announces-%C2%A311-million-funding-children%E2%80%99s-supervised-toothbrushing-programme"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_499161418.jpeg?itok=6Wy1mUIT" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/government-announces-%C2%A311-million-funding-children%E2%80%99s-supervised-toothbrushing-programme">Government announces £11 million in funding for children’s supervised toothbrushing programme </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 7, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>A national programme of supervised toothbrushing for three-to-five-year-olds is being rolled out across the most deprived areas from April, the government has announced.<a href="/news/2025/03/government-announces-%C2%A311-million-funding-children%E2%80%99s-supervised-toothbrushing-programme" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:12:43 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159731 at