Katy Morton

YMCA, which operates settings across the country, has highlighted its concerns surrounding having enough staff to deliver the 30 hours expansion, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 5 January 2024

Time is running out to grow the workforce to accommodate the expanded hours, warns nursery group

The sector has reacted with surprise to Pen Green Children's Centre's Inadequate inspection grade, PHOTO: Pen Green Centre

News 19 December 2023

Sector voices its support to Pen Green Children's Centre after Inadequate Ofsted grade

Provision

Pen Green Children's centre, Corby

News 18 December 2023

Award winning Pen Green Children's Centre rated inadequate by Ofsted

Inspection

The latest DfE data shows the drop in childcare providers is largely down to a loss of thousands of childminders in a 12-month period, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 14 December 2023

Concerns childminders will cease to exist as DfE survey reveals a 5 per cent drop in childcare providers

Provision

The Soil Association is warning about the health risks associated with children eating highly-processed foods, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 13 December 2023

Ultra-processed foods are 'robbing' children of the 'joy' of eating, warn experts

Nutrition

The research by Action for Children finds 1.5 million children under the age of 10 are living in material deprivation, PHOTO: Action for Children

News 11 December 2023

Nearly one in five children going without warmth and fresh food

Families

Chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, has published a statement following the inquest of Ruth Perry, who took her own life earlier this year, PHOTO: Ofsted

News 8 December 2023

Ofsted apologises to the family of former head teacher Ruth Perry

Inspection

Sport England’s latest Active Lives Children and Young People survey shows activity levels remain stagnant among children, PHOTO: Sport England

News 7 December 2023

Almost 4 million children not physically active for at least an hour a day – survey

Physical Development

A senior coroner has listed Ofsted inspection as a 'contributing factor' in a head teacher's death

News 7 December 2023

Ofsted inspection 'contributed' to head teacher Ruth Perry's death, says coroner

Inspection

The first report of the DfE commissioned Children of the 2020's study has been published PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 1 December 2023

Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

Families

News 30 November 2023

Government told to take action on 'sky rocketing' cost of formula milk driven by 'greedflation'

PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 30 November 2023

Extended hours: New funding rates fail to meet 10 per cent rise to minimum wage, analysis shows

Funding

The DfE has confirmed the national average funding rates for the delivery of the extended offer from April, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 29 November 2023

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

Funding

Rosebuds Day Nursery in Liverpool took part in a former trial of the NELI Pre-school programme

News 28 November 2023

PVI settings invited to take part in early language trial

Research

The NDNA's analysis shows many providers are not seeing much of an increase to their hourly funding rate, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 23 November 2023

Government urged to publish funding rates for extended 30 hours to give settings time to plan

Policy & Politics

According to the YouGov Poll few voters trust the Conservatives to reduce the cost of childcare, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

News 22 November 2023

Survey reveals voters have little confidence in the Conservatives to improve childcare

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