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New analysis by the Early Years Alliance suggests local authorities with falling childcare places will see the smallest increases to funding under proposed changes to the formula, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 9 August 2022

Local authorities with declining childcare places will be 'hit hardest' by proposed funding changes

Funding

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the government is no longer on track with its pledge to reinstate school funding to 2010 levels PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 2 August 2022

IFS warns of cuts to school budgets amid rising costs

Policy & Politics

One in six children are now identified as having a probable mental health problem PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 30 July 2022

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

Policy & Politics

Happy Days Nurseries' managing director Kim Herbert with children at the group's nursery in Newquay, Cornwall

News 29 July 2022

Happy Days nursery group secures multi-million pound investment to expand

Funding

The Government has announced a 'landmark' pay rise for teachers, but unions warn it is not enough due to a surge in inflation and won't solve the teacher recruitment crisis PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 27 July 2022

Teaching unions to take action if 'landmark' pay rise for teachers is not increased amid record inflation

Policy & Politics

The Institute of Economic Affairs says that relaxing childcare ratios and removing some regulation of the sector would save parents money in childcare fees PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 27 July 2022

Think tank backs relaxing childcare ratios to address the cost-of-living crisis

Families

Kiddi Caru Walnut Tree in Milton Keynes has been devastated by fire PHOTO courtesy of @Karl_Downey

News 21 July 2022

Staff at Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery praised for their swift action after a major fire broke out

Funding

The cost and lack of availability of summer holiday childcare is preventing parents from working - finds survey, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 19 July 2022

Summer holiday childcare costs forcing parents to take unpaid leave

Families

News 19 July 2022

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

Research

The Government is to push back admin changes to the nursery milk scheme until next year PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 13 July 2022

Changes to free nursery milk scheme postponed

Policy & Politics

Research by Pregnant Then Screwed finds that childcare costs influenced women's decisions to have an abortion PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 8 July 2022

More than 60 per cent of women who had an abortion were influenced by childcare costs

Families

The research compares England's childcare system with that of five other liberal welfare states Photo Adobe Stock

News 7 July 2022

Calls to reform and improve England's early education system

Funding

News 5 July 2022

Government consults on updating early years funding and £10m in extra funding for maintained nursery schools

Funding

The Government is consulting on increasing the number of two-year-olds nursery and pre-school staff can care for in settings PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 4 July 2022

Ministers launch consultation on childcare ratio changes

Policy & Politics

The Government proposes allowing childminders more flexibility with ratios when looking after their own children or siblings of other children they already care for PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 4 July 2022

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

Policy & Politics

The Scottish Government programme will provide healthy food and childcare to low-income families over the summer holidays, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 1 July 2022

Scotland to launch programme to support families at risk of poverty this summer

Families

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