Government spending on the early years sector in 2022-23 has dropped by almost 9% in real terms, according to an annual report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)Read more
The Department for Education today confirmed long-awaited council funding rates for the early years entitlement expansion, due to come into effect in April 2024Read more
新澳门六合彩官网开奖 has stated that four proposals put forward in a public consultation about its post-inspection arrangements will be implemented throughout 2024Read more
Government delays in confirming the upcoming funding rates for the new one- and two-year-old early entitlement offers are 鈥減utting the entire policy at risk鈥Read more
新澳门六合彩官网开奖's latest annual report states that聽the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in the early years sector are putting the quality of early years provision at...Read more
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the national living wage will increase from 拢10.42 to 拢11.44 in April 2024 鈥 a near 10% increase 鈥 and extend to 21- and 22-year-oldsRead more
More than 1.5 million children in England are living in areas where there are more than three children for every early years place, according to new statisticsRead more
Parents of three- and four-year olds accessing the early entitlement offers are paying up to 拢1000 a year in extra 鈥榟idden鈥 fees due to underfundingRead more