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Key findings from Education Select Committee report into Ofsted's work with schools

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Emotion Coaching is the the first trial to be commissioned by the EEF into children's PSED, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Early years practitioners invited to take part in programme to improve children's self-regulation

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Local authorities have said they are concerned they won't be able to meet demand for the expanded offer once it rolls out from April, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Local authorities concerned there won't be enough places for the expanded offer

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Dingley's Promise is calling for change to the SEND funding system so settings can secure the money they need to support children, PHOTO: Dingley's Promise
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Calls to change SEND funding system to increase 'scandalously low' number of early years places

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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