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

Calls to change SEND funding system to increase 'scandalously low' number of early years places

Provision
More than 37,800 practitioners have registered for the DfE's Early Years Child Development Training, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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

Policy & Politics
The Sutton Trust has accused the Government of 'failing disadvantaged children' with the way it treats its early years policies, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Attainment gap ‘at risk of widening’ in current policy outlook, experts warn

Provision
Three in every ten children - 4.2 million children - live in poverty, reveals the JRF report, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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

Families
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against measles if they have not already been, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Measles declared a national incident amid surge in cases

Health
Parents unable to access their two-year-old funding codes via the Childcare Service are now to be send a temporary code

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

Families
The DfE has promised to give all local authorities extra money to cover additional funding weeks for under-twos places, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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

Funding
Sir Martyn Oliver PHOTO Ofsted

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

Provision
The DfE is to look into the way schools are downgraded to inadequate by Ofsted when it is safeguarding grounds alone, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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

Policy & Politics
Ofsted has updated its Early Years Inspection handbook following changes brought in after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, PHOTO: Ofsted

Ofsted updates early years handbook to clarify how inspections can be paused

Inspection
The iHV's survey highlights the growing scale of poverty among families, PHOTO: iHV

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

'Overstretched' local authorities struggling to meet demand for 'wrap-a-round' care

Provision