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MPs call for Ofsted to end single-word inspection judgements

Monday, January 29, 2024

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MPs have called for a review into Ofsted’s single-word inspection judgements for schools, such as 'requires improvement' or 'outstanding', in a wide-ranging report by the Education Select Committee on the role of the inspectorate in schools.

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

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Monday, January 29, 2024

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MPs have concluded their inquiry into Ofsted's work with schools.

Local authorities concerned there won't be enough places for the expanded offer

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

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The majority of local authorities do not think they will have enough places to meet demand for the expanded offer, according to new research by Coram Family and Childcare.

Tens of thousands register for DfE's early years catch-up training

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

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Tens of thousands of early years professionals have signed up to the DfE’s education recovery training courses, designed to improve children’s outcomes,including those that are disadvantaged.

Three in every ten children in the UK live in poverty as ‘scale of destitution’ rises fast

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

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Six million of the poorest people in the UK would need to double their income to escape poverty, a major report has warned.

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

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Monday, January 22, 2024

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Ministers have actioned a last-minute ‘workaround’ to ensure that thousands of parents of two year-olds can get their codes to take-up a funded place.

DfE miscalculated under-twos places by £120m, but says it will cover whatever it costs

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Monday, January 22, 2024

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The DFE miscalculated funding for under-twos places by at least £120 million, but has now committed to ‘funding however much it costs’.

DfE to review Ofsted judgements for schools graded inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds

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Friday, January 19, 2024

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Schools that are found to be inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds, will receive no further intervention if they can prove the safeguarding issues have been resolved quickly, the DfE has said today (19 January).

More children with language delay and behaviour problems as poverty becomes the 'norm'

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

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‘Poverty is so widespread among families it has become the norm’, according to health visitors who have seen an increase in the numbers affected in the last year, impacting children's health and development.

London Mayor urged to take action on early years funding

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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The Mayor of London is being urged to lobby the Government to review funding rates for early years places.

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

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Monday, January 15, 2024

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Thousands of parents are struggling to get their code to take up the extended hours and to find a setting that is offering funded places.

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

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Friday, January 12, 2024

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Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery operators and a continued loss of capacity as a result of smaller settings closing, in market predictions for the year ahead.

Labour promises to 'end the scandal of children being held back by poor health' with new action plan

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

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Labour has unveiled plans for a new Child Health Action Plan, with the aim of creating the ‘healthiest generation of children ever in Britain’.

Government's long-awaited Family Hubs now open to families in 75 areas

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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The Government’s Family Hubs, first announced in 2021, are now open across 75 local authorities, while the DfE has launched a new campaign to support parents with their child's development.

New Year: The sector reveals its hopes and ambitions for 2024

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Monday, January 8, 2024

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Early years professionals explain what they want the sector, and their own operations, to achieve in the year ahead, against the backdrop of ongoing challenges

New childminder EYFS introduced

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Friday, January 5, 2024

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A new childminder-specific EYFS came into force on Thursday (4 January), as part of changes to regulations in the early years sector.

New Year Honours for nanny campaigner Tricia Pritchard and Caroline Wright of Bright Horizons

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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A nursery group director and a campaigner for nanny regulation are among those recognised for their work in early years in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2024.

Ofsted puts school inspections on hold for mental health training for inspectors, but early years inspections will continue

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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The new chief inspector of Ofsted has halted routine Ofsted inspections in schools until later in January to allow all inspectors to attend mental health training – however in a move criticised by the sector, early years inspections will continue.

Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

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Friday, December 1, 2023

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A new study suggests that young children’s understanding of language is nearly back to pre-pandemic norms, despite ‘added pressures on today’s families’.

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

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Friday, December 1, 2023

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The proportion of five-year-olds with a good level of development and who reach the expected level across all areas of the EYFS at the end of the Reception year has risen slightly, according to the latest statistics.

Extended hours: New funding rates fail to meet 10 per cent rise to minimum wage, analysis shows

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

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Many local authorities won’t receive the headline funding rates the DfE is promising providers from April, with rises well short of the minimum wage increase, according to the NDNA.

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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The DfE has announced national average hourly funding rates of £11.22 for under-twos, £8.28 for two-year-olds and £5.88 for three and four-year-olds from April when the first phase of the extended offer comes in.

Ofsted to bring in changes to post-inspection complaints process from January, as 80 per cent back plans

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Monday, November 27, 2023

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Early years providers will be able to contact Ofsted to raise concerns following an inspection, in changes to the way the inspectorate deals with complaints following inspections.

Interview – Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education

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Friday, November 24, 2023

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Catherine Gaunt spoke to Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education, about the findings of Ofsted's Annual Report for 2022-23.

Ofsted highlights early years workforce crisis in annual report

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

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Ofsted’s annual report highlights the impact of the early years workforce crisis on the sector, and the growing number of unqualified staff in nurseries and pre-schools.

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MPs call for Ofsted to end single-word inspection judgements

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

Local authorities concerned there won't be enough places for the expanded offer

Tens of thousands register for DfE's early years catch-up training

Three in every ten children in the UK live in poverty as ‘scale of destitution’ rises fast

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

DfE miscalculated under-twos places by £120m, but says it will cover whatever it costs

DfE to review Ofsted judgements for schools graded inadequate solely on safeguarding grounds

More children with language delay and behaviour problems as poverty becomes the 'norm'

London Mayor urged to take action on early years funding

‘Complete chaos’ for parents trying to access the extended funding for two-year-olds

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

Labour promises to 'end the scandal of children being held back by poor health' with new action plan

Government's long-awaited Family Hubs now open to families in 75 areas

New Year: The sector reveals its hopes and ambitions for 2024

New childminder EYFS introduced

New Year Honours for nanny campaigner Tricia Pritchard and Caroline Wright of Bright Horizons

Ofsted puts school inspections on hold for mental health training for inspectors, but early years inspections will continue

Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

Extended hours: New funding rates fail to meet 10 per cent rise to minimum wage, analysis shows

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

Ofsted to bring in changes to post-inspection complaints process from January, as 80 per cent back plans

Interview – Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education

Ofsted highlights early years workforce crisis in annual report

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