There are calls to extend paternity leave to six weeks as well as increase the rate of pay, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Government urged to extend paternity leave to help close gender pay gap

Families
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, was speaking at their virtual annual conference, PHOTO: EYA

Government accused of turning children into 'numbers on a Treasury spreadsheet'

Policy & Politics
A story being shared together at North Bridlington Library in Yorkshire, PHOTO: BookTrust

Campaign calls on dads to read with their children

Families
Reports suggest Labour is looking at making the funded hours means-tested if it wins the next general election, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Labour considers making the funded childcare hours means-tested, not universal

Policy & Politics
The Education Committee will look at the current inspection framework and if Ofsted ratings are helpful for schools, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Cross party MPs to consider whether Ofsted school inspections could be improved

Ofsted Inspections
Ofsted is to launch a consultation on plans to make it easier for early years providers and schools to lodge a complaint, PHOTO: Ofsted

Ofsted to ‘significantly’ change complaints process

Provision
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

More emotional support for mums needed as 1 in 10 struggle to bond with their newborn

Families
The sector has accused Ofsted of ignoring the early years as the majority of its reforms only apply to schools, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

‘Unacceptable’ that changes to Ofsted inspections only apply to schools and not early years

Inspection
Ofsted's Alex Magloire and Wendy Ratcliff speaking at the NDNA conference on 9 June 2023 PHOTO Nicole Weinstein

Ofsted responds to comments around ‘culture of fear’

Inspection
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

'Inadequate' schools with 'ineffective' safeguarding to be re-inspected sooner – Ofsted

Ofsted Inspections
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

Call to increase paternity pay so families avoid money struggles – poll

Families
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

Children’s minister pledges to re-examine local authority top-slicing of early years funding

Policy & Politics