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Reports suggest Labour is looking at making the funded hours means-tested if it wins the next general election, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

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The Education Committee will look at the current inspection framework and if Ofsted ratings are helpful for schools, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Cross party MPs to consider whether Ofsted school inspections could be improved

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Ofsted is to launch a consultation on plans to make it easier for early years providers and schools to lodge a complaint, PHOTO: Ofsted
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Ofsted to ‘significantly’ change complaints process

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This year's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week aims to raise awareness of of the importance of supporting parents who need help to bond with their baby, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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More emotional support for mums needed as 1 in 10 struggle to bond with their newborn

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The sector has accused Ofsted of ignoring the early years as the majority of its reforms only apply to schools, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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‘Unacceptable’ that changes to Ofsted inspections only apply to schools and not early years

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Ofsted's Alex Magloire and Wendy Ratcliff speaking at the NDNA conference on 9 June 2023 PHOTO Nicole Weinstein
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Ofsted responds to comments around ‘culture of fear’

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Schools will be provided with more information about what year they will be inspected as part of new reforms introduced by Ofsted PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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'Inadequate' schools with 'ineffective' safeguarding to be re-inspected sooner – Ofsted

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The poll by TUC highlighted how the rate of paternity pay prevents some dads from even taking up paternity leave once their child is born, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Call to increase paternity pay so families avoid money struggles – poll

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NDNA chief executive Purnima Tanuku (left) with children's minister Claire Coutinho at the association's annual conference at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 9 June 2023 PHOTO NDNA Twitter
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Children’s minister pledges to re-examine local authority top-slicing of early years funding

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Gabriella Jozwiak (far right) at a modular housing project in Lviv for displaced people, PHOTO: Vitaliy Hrabar
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Nursery World's correspondent wins award for article on Ukraine

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Busy Bees adds two more nurseries in Scotland

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One person has been arrested and bailed as part of the police investigation into Grafton Childcare PHOTO Google
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One person arrested as police investigate safeguarding concerns at Devon nursery

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Harp Nurseries closed its Colchester site on 26 May, leaving it with 9 settings, SCREENGRAB: Harp Nurseries
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Harp Nurseries closes Colchester site, and now operates just a third of the nurseries acquired from Welcome

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Emma Davis is carrying out a survey into early years leadership for her PhD thesis at the University of Worcester PHOTO Emma Davis
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Take part in an early years leadership survey

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'Every Moment Counts' is the National Deaf Children's Society's new five-year strategy to help deaf children get the support they need early on, SCREENGRAB: NDCS
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New strategy to ensure that every deaf child receives the right support early on

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The DfE has launched a consultation looking at proposed changes to the EYFS to boost the workforce and provide settings with 'greater flexibilty', PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Major Government consultation on proposals to change ratios and make the EYFS 'more practical' goes live

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