On Monday 22 April, the Department for Education (DfE) launched two new consultations for early years providers in England. 1. Strengthening EYFS safeguarding requirements The DfE has detailed its proposals to strengthen safeguarding requirements under the Early Years...
40,000 additional staff required for September 2025 and 85,000 new childcare places needed, says DfE. Today, the Department for Education (DfE) released data on the uptake of phase 1 of the entitlement scheme expansion and what they believe the sector needs to do to...
Last week, new research published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies outlined significant positive impacts of Sure Start for children in England. Between 1999 and 2010 the Sure Start early intervention program provided families, particularly those from...
Labour pledges to keep the entitlement scheme whilst Lib Dems call for national special needs agency. Labour party In an interview with BBC’s Newsnight at the end of March, Labour’s shadow education secretary, Bridgette Phillipson, suggested that Labour would review...
Coram Family and Childcare’s 23rd annual survey was published this week. The survey is based on surveys from local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, that were returned to Coram Family and Childcare between November 2023 and February 2024. A total of 184...
