Today (2 December) Ofsted published its annual report 2024/25 looking across early years, schools and further education, children’s social care and skills in England. Disadvantage and access Ofsted has introduced a measure of access to childcare, showing that access...
Rose Porter, Public Policy Manager at Coram PACEY At Coram PACEY, we champion home-based childcare and early education, including the vital work of nannies. While recent government policy in England has rightly sharpened the focus on early education and childcare for...
 Today (26 November) the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented the Budget 2025, outlining the state of the economy and announcing the government’s changes to the tax system and public spending for the year ahead. Minimum wage increases (England and Wales) From April...
Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges, Head of Coram PACEY The childminder decline in England Last week, Ofsted released the latest data on registered childminders showing the loss of 1,001 childminders in England between August 2024 and August 2025 – a decline of 4%. Given...
Today (19 November) Ofsted has published its latest data on early years and childcare providers in England. Change in provider numbers The overall number of providers registered with Ofsted at August 2025 has fallen by 1,267 since August 2024 (an overall decline...
