Nurseries in England face an average 40 per cent rise in business rates from April 2023 PHOTO Adobe Stock

More than a third of nurseries have limited funded places or plan to do so, due to rising costs

Policy & Politics

LEYF highlights the keys to stronger SEND provision

Practice
Nursery attendance has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, statistics show PHOTO Adobe Stock

Spending review 2025: Concern school-based nurseries ‘favoured’ over PVI early years settings

Policy & Politics

Experts call for national play strategy to 'reclaim childhood'

Provision

Mark Hamilton-Anderson: Creating inclusive environments at Bright Horizons

Viewpoint
Low pay, long hours and lack of status are among the barriers to a stable early years workforce, the report finds

Seven in ten nurseries don't have enough staff to operate at maximum capacity, warns NDNA

Provision
The research from the EYA and LEYF reveals the struggle many childcare providers are facing to provide nutritious meals due to rising living costs, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Children from PVI settings excluded from free school meal expansion

Policy & Politics

Call for online safety to be included in early years curriculum to protect under-fives

Early Years Curriculum

Free school meals expanded to all families on Universal Credit

Families

Sector urges PM to use the Spending Review to invest in early years

Policy & Politics

Calls for inclusion training to be made mandatory in the EYFS to help avert the ‘early years inclusion crisis’

Inclusion

Laura Henry-Allain: Using the 'village' to support children's reading

Viewpoint