Plans to utilise spare capacity in primary schools across England to deliver the spaces required for the ongoing early entitlement expansion is 鈥渦nlikely to work鈥, a report produced by consultancy Frontier Economics has stated.聽聽Read more
Increasing the volume of early years roles that are part-time or include flexible working options would aid the recruitment of educators in the sector, a study by social enterprise Timewise has found.聽Read more
Parents are set to face rising early years costs and setting closures as the early years sector grapples with the impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) and minimum wages, a new Early Years Alliance survey of...Read more
National living wage and minimum wage will both undergo significant increases, Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves announced聽at today鈥檚 Autumn Budget.Read more
Chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves confirms steps to protect early years priorities as part of the Labour Party鈥檚 first Budget since being elected to government.聽Read more
A range of barriers are preventing disadvantaged children in England from taking up their entitlement to 15 hours of funded early education, a new study has warned.聽Read more