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DfE confirms £75 million expansion grant and pupil premium funding increase for early years settings

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A new £75 million grant, alongside an increase in Early Years Pupil Premium funding rates, has been announced by the Department for Education (DfE) today.Read more

Disadvantaged and rural families unlikely to benefit from early entitlement expansion without reforms, research shows

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The expansion of government-funded early years places currently underway across England is at risk of not delivering for poorer families, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Save the Children.Read more

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± annual report highlights plan to focus on the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children

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Focusing on disadvantaged and vulnerable children at the earliest stage in life is a key priority for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±, the inspectorate announced today in its annual report. Read more

Prime Minister announces focus on early years in ‘Plan for Change’ speech

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Improving outcomes in the early years is a key part of the government’s long-term plan to deliver change, the prime minister announced today in a speech.  Read more

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