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The NAO report highlights how the DfE set out a timetable for the expansion without knowing whether there would be enough capacity, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Expanded offer 'ambitious' against background of uncertainty around costs and benefits

Policy & Politics
FE college teachers in early years courses may be eligible for extra incentive payments from September PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years FE college tutors could be eligible for an extra £6,000 a year from September

Provision
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Alison Featherbe: 'Lessons from past safeguarding cases have driven the need for clarity'

Early Years Curriculum
The DfE has launched a consultation on proposals for a new experience-based route for early years practitioners, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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DfE seeks views on new experience-based route qualification for early years practitioners

Careers & Training
The DfE is consulting on introducing new requirements around job references for early years workers PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Plans to strengthen safeguarding rules in the EYFS out for consultation

Policy & Politics
The DfE Pulse survey highlights early years provider's issues around places, staffing and funding, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Sector raises concern as survey shows most early years providers haven't increased their places

Business
The latest DfE figures estimate 79 per cent of two-year-olds have secured a funded place, while 21 per cent have not, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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More than 51,600 two-year-olds without a funded place

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Pilot childcare scheme to run in schools this summer

Provision
Families with more than two children have said they are struggling with providing for their children due to the benefits cap, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Families impacted by two-child benefits limit ‘struggling to keep their head above water’

Policy & Politics
A weekly stall offering cereal, milk, pasta and fresh produce set up in a primary school playground. PHOTO: William Baker, University of Bristol
News

One in five schools on the ‘frontline’ of supporting families with food poverty

Provision
The report for Theirworld reveals just 1.4 per cent of total education spending is invested in early years, PHOTO: Theirworld
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Aid spending on early years at record high, but investment on higher education remains 21 times higher

Funding
The Fawcett Society says its report argues the case for universal childcare, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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England’s broken childcare system is ‘falling behind the rest of the world’

Provision
Share your views on the Government's expanded childcare offer PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Take part in a Nursery World survey on the expanded childcare entitlement for two-year-olds

Policy & Politics
Early years providers have spoken out against Ofsted's updated complaints procedure, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Early years providers sceptical Ofsted's new complaints process will be fairer

Inspection
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Sharp drop in pupil numbers could lead to schools losing £1 billion in funding

Policy & Politics
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Research shows that children living near Sure Start centres gained higher GCSE grades

Policy & Politics

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