Minister backs scheme to encourage more men into early years careers
More men are being encouraged to work in nurseries as a charity aims to challenge stereotypes over the male role in early education. Men currently make up just 3% of
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Report: Evidence from providers’ finances from survey of childcare and early years 2018
Several important changes in childcare policy in England in recent years have had financial implications for providers of Early Years education and childcare. These include the introduction of 30 hours
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Early years staff to be specially trained to identify early language difficulties in children
Specially trained early years staff and family support workers will identify infants with poor language and communication skills to prevent them falling behind at school. As part of a £6.5
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100,000 children under five ‘have never practiced learning activities at home’
Around 100,000 children under five have never done activities at home with their parents to try to boost their learning skills, a survey suggests. The Department for Education poll of
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Report: Review of care services for early learning and childcare 2014-2017 (Scotland)
The number of children experiencing early learning and childcare in Scotland has increased to more than 290,000. A report by the Care Inspectorate, published today, showed the number of children
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Resource: Food Matters – Good practice guide for nurseries and other childcare settings
Nurseries, childminders and other early learning and childcare settings can make a huge difference in supporting youngsters to eat well and enjoy well balanced and nutritious food. Eating well is
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Nursery school leaders to march on Westminster demanding long-term funding
Hundreds of nursery school leaders will descend on Westminster asking for long-term funding to secure their future. On Monday nursery heads and governors will deliver a letter to Philip Hammond
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Children’s Minister insists doubling free childcare provision is deliverable
It is not fair to accuse local authorities of failing to deliver on a pledge to double free childcare provision ahead of schedule, a Government minister has said. The Scottish
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MPs committee calls for ‘early years revolution’ to give children ‘best possible start’
Families should be given more support during a child’s early years to ensure youngsters are getting the best possible start in life, a committee of MPs has warned. The first
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Government risks ‘social vandalism of worst kind’ if maintained nurseries close
Ministers risk causing “social vandalism of the worst kind” if maintained nurseries close due to funding uncertainty, MPs have heard. Former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell warned the Government must
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