Katy Morton

The number of children with an Education, Health and Care plan has grown from 430,697 last year to 473,255 this year PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 13 May 2022

Record number of SEND children with Education, Health and Care Plans

Funding

Training provider Realise reported signing up its 100th learner to the Level 5 early years apprenticeship PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 12 May 2022

Hundreds of learners sign up for Level 5 early years apprenticeship

Workforce

The Hollies has bought Kingfisher Day Nursery in Nottingham, its fifth site

News 12 May 2022

Nursery groups continue to expand

Management

The theme of the The Early Years Alliance’s National Week of Play aims to inspire children to connect with nature

News 11 May 2022

National Week of play to focus on helping children build relationship with the natural world

Families

The Queen's speech, to mark the state opening of Parliament, was delivered by Prince Charles PHOTO UK Parliament

News 11 May 2022

Queen's speech criticised for failing to provide immediate help for 'struggling families'

Policy & Politics

Welcome Nurseries has had to temporarily close two of its settings PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 10 May 2022

Welcome Nurseries forced to close setting after failing to pay rent on time

Provision

Millions of adults have skipped meals due to the rise in the cost of living - reveal the findings analysed by The Food Foundation PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 9 May 2022

Growing number of families skipping meals as cost of living crisis 'bites' deeper

Families

Children with SEND in North and West Northamptonshire are unable to apply for high needs funding to support their care in early years settings PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 9 May 2022

Northamptonshire children with high needs locked out of early years funding

SEND

The NEU union has delivered 'unhappy' birthday cards to Ofsted's regional offices to mark the inspectorate's 30th birthday PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 6 May 2022

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

Management

Social enterprise LEYF will use the charity bond to grow its business and provide care and education to 10,000 children including those that are disadvantaged PHOTO: Isabelle Johnson/London Early Years Foundation

News 5 May 2022

LEYF launches charity bond to help achieve plans to double number of nurseries

Management

Tens of thousands of parents and those in the education sector have given their backing to calls for the prime minister to rethink plans to reduce staff: child ratios PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 5 May 2022

Thousands of parents and childcare staff back petitions against PM’s plans to relax ratios

Families

Bright Horizons has bought nursery group Only About Children (OAC) PHOTO: OAC

News 4 May 2022

Bright Horizons acquires Australian nursery group

Management

Little Tigers Nursery and Pre-school is the Little Nursery Group's fourth setting

News 3 May 2022

West Sussex based nursery group re-brands and opens fourth setting

Provision

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking for new parents' view on maternal support, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 3 May 2022

New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

Families

Parents have reported money disappearing from their Tax Free Childcare accounts temporarily or having funds returned to their bank, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 29 April 2022

Parents still experiencing technical problems with Tax-Free Childcare as Government looks to promote scheme

Tax-Free Childcare

The series of reports from the DfE look at the impact of the pandemic on nurseries, school-settings and childminders, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 29 April 2022

New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

Coronavirus

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