Today (18 March) Coram Family and Childcare published its 25th annual Childcare Survey looking at childcare costs and availability in England, Wales and Scotland. This is the first survey since the full expansion of childcare for eligible working families in...
Click to Read in English Cliciwch i ddarllen yn Gymraeg As you should be aware HMRC recently confirmed that childminders under Making Tax Digital (MTD) must use standard rules for self-employed people for expenses, instead of the existing agreement that sets out how...
Click to Read in English Cliciwch i ddarllen yn Gymraeg Better Communication CIC are working with the Welsh Government to understand the current support for the speech, language and communication skills and needs of all children and young people across Wales. The...
Click to Read in English Cliciwch i ddarllen yn Gymraeg The Minister for Children and Social Care has published a statement about the response to the public consultation on the National Minimum Standards for regulated childcare which ran from 17 September to 10...
NFER: The Early Years Workforce in England Annual Report 2026 The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) recently published its 2026 annual report of the early years workforce in England. The findings compare the early years workforce with “similar...
On Monday 23 February 2026, the Department for Education (DfE) published the long-awaited Schools White Paper: Every child achieving and thriving setting its vision for education reform as well as proposals to reform the Special Educational Needs...
