Two former political party leaders are calling for universal free childcare in the UK and a commitment to build a ‘resilient’ ...

The Covid pandemic is still ‘casting a long shadow’ over millions of children in England,  with soaring numbers identified as having a special educational need or disability and more households living ...

Early years minister Stephen Morgan joined leading sector figures, experts, practitioners and academics in the House of Commons for the launch of the Early Years Social Enterprise Collective.

A programme to help children understand concepts rather than just individual words has been found to have improved three and four-year-olds’ progress by two months, rising to three months for those ...

A ‘deep-seated societal problem’ is ‘creating a natural suspicion’ around men in childcare, preventing them from wanting to ...

The number of working parents using funded early education entitlements is at its highest ever, while those in disadvantaged ...

The Department for Education (DfE) has today sent operational updates to early years funding rules for 2026-27 to local authorities and providers, confirming a rise to the minimum rate of funding ...

Budget 'fueled' the childcare market which experienced 'exceptional momentum’ in the first half of the year, with demand ...

There is a widening attainment gap among children starting school, with the widest gap on record among pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, according to the Education Policy ...

An open letter to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, expressing ‘deep concern’ about the current direction of early ...

The sector and parents have welcomed the Government’s plans to introduce a professional register for early years staff, but stressed it ‘must be more than just names on a list’ and inclusive of the ...

The prime minister has set out a new commitment to working in partnership with the voluntary sector with the launch of the Civil Society Covenant.