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Government delays in confirming the upcoming funding rates for the new one- and two-year-old early entitlement offers are “putting the entire policy at risk�Read more

Ofsted's latest annual report states that the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in the early years sector are putting the quality of early years provision at...Read more

More than 1.5 million children in England are living in areas where there are more than three children for every early years place, according to new statisticsRead more

A rising number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being turned away from early years settingsRead more

The number of children aged two to two-and-a-half years old meeting or exceeding the expected level of development in 2022-23 was lower than in the previous yearRead more

57% of nursery and pre-school staff and 38% of childminders are considering quitting the early years sectorRead more

The Home Office has published a consultation outlining the government's proposals for a mandatory reporting duty for child sexual abuseRead more