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More than 37,800 practitioners have registered for the DfE's Early Years Child Development Training, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Tens of thousands register for DfE's early years catch-up training

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The Sutton Trust has accused the Government of 'failing disadvantaged children' with the way it treats its early years policies, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Attainment gap ‘at risk of widening’ in current policy outlook, experts warn

Provision
Three in every ten children - 4.2 million children - live in poverty, reveals the JRF report, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Three in every ten children in the UK live in poverty as ‘scale of destitution’ rises fast

Families
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against measles if they have not already been, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Measles declared a national incident amid surge in cases

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Parents unable to access their two-year-old funding codes via the Childcare Service are now to be send a temporary code
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Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

Families
The DfE has promised to give all local authorities extra money to cover additional funding weeks for under-twos places, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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DfE miscalculated under-twos places by £120m, but says it will cover whatever it costs

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Sir Martyn Oliver PHOTO Ofsted
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Ofsted pledges to always act with 'professionalism, empathy and respect' following the death of Ruth Perry

Provision
The DfE is to look into the way schools are downgraded to inadequate by Ofsted when it is safeguarding grounds alone, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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DfE to review Ofsted judgements for schools graded inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds

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Ofsted has updated its Early Years Inspection handbook following changes brought in after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, PHOTO: Ofsted
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Ofsted updates early years handbook to clarify how inspections can be paused

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The iHV's survey highlights the growing scale of poverty among families, PHOTO: iHV
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More children with language delay and behaviour problems as poverty becomes the 'norm'

Families
The report, published by Coram Family and Childcare, highlights the challenges facing local authorities with the provision of before and after-school care, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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'Overstretched' local authorities struggling to meet demand for 'wrap-a-round' care

Provision
Sir Michael Morpurgo, along with all the children's laureates, want a long-term commitment from politicians to invest in children's reading and books, SCREENGRAB: BookTrust
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Children's laureates call on politicians to invest in children's reading

Families
The London Assembly has published a report looking at the challenges facing the early years sector in the Capital, PHOTO: London Assembly
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London Mayor urged to take action on early years funding

Policy & Politics
The NDNA has launched surveys for early years providers in England, Wales and Scotland, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Survey into early years providers' costs and staffing pressures

Provision
A survey of parents reveals thousands are struggling to get their codes to take up their funded two-year-old place, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

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A new report highlights issues with childminders who receive lumps sum of monthly and are on universal credit, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Government funding impacts childminders' Universal Credit payments

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