There has been a rise in the number of parents of children with special educational needs who find it hard to find a nursery, ...

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

A ‘deep-seated societal problem’ is ‘creating a natural suspicion’ around men in childcare, preventing them from wanting to work in the early years, a headteacher has argued.

Ofsted is to hold a number of webinars to help early years settings and schools prepare for its ‘new look’ inspections from ...

The Government is to review and consult on early years funding and introduce a new professional register to raise the value ...

Children are living in ‘Dickensian levels’ of poverty without basics like heating, a place to wash and somewhere to eat ...

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has urged parents to read to their children every day ‘even just ten minutes', ahead ...

Researchers from the University of Northampton and Nottingham Trent University have launched the ‘Play 2025’ survey to ...

As the Government plans to build on the legacy of Sure Start, Dr Jatinder Hayre who led a systematic review on the benefits ...

Early years providers are being invited to take part in a survey to understand the impact of parents not being able to claim ...

Our Government won't tackle child poverty without paying attention to the problems around the Child Maintenance Service, says ...

The NFER is carrying out research into the early years workforce in England to identify key challenges into recruitment and ...