/rss/news en /news/2025/04/new-dfe-guidance-early-years-nutrition-coming-effect-september <a href="/news/2025/04/new-dfe-guidance-early-years-nutrition-coming-effect-september"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_109707141_1.jpeg?itok=-uvMS2Vf" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/new-dfe-guidance-early-years-nutrition-coming-effect-september">New DfE guidance on early years nutrition coming into effect in September </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 22, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The Department for Education (DfE) has published new guidance on early years nutrition, which will come into effect in September 2025.  <a href="/news/2025/04/new-dfe-guidance-early-years-nutrition-coming-effect-september" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:31:14 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159926 at /news/2025/04/alliance-investigate-impact-school-based-nursery-policy-pvi-early-years-providers <a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-investigate-impact-school-based-nursery-policy-pvi-early-years-providers"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_243401412.jpeg?itok=dPS1NtcC" width="220" height="144" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-investigate-impact-school-based-nursery-policy-pvi-early-years-providers">Alliance to investigate impact of school-based nursery policy on PVI early years providers </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 10, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The Early Years Alliance has filed a Freedom of Information (FoI) Act request to the Department for Education (DfE)<a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-investigate-impact-school-based-nursery-policy-pvi-early-years-providers" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:30:10 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159891 at /news/2025/04/report-shows-one-three-children-not-meeting-their-early-years-development-goals <a href="/news/2025/04/report-shows-one-three-children-not-meeting-their-early-years-development-goals"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_247493043.jpeg?itok=V7LczgYo" width="220" height="173" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/report-shows-one-three-children-not-meeting-their-early-years-development-goals">Report shows one in three children not meeting their Early Years Development Goals</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 8, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>One in three children are not meeting their Early Years Development Goals, according to a report by The Centre for Young Lives.<a href="/news/2025/04/report-shows-one-three-children-not-meeting-their-early-years-development-goals" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:42:18 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159881 at /news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions <a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/img_2695_0.jpg?itok=PicMHeim" width="220" height="147" alt="Alliance CEO Neil Leitch" title="Alliance CEO Neil Leitch" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions">Alliance CEO criticises &quot;insulting&quot; messaging in school nursery promotions</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 2, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The Department for Education shared social media posts claiming that school-based nurseries give children "a smoother transition to reception year".<a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-ceo-criticises-insulting-messaging-school-nursery-promotions" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:54:25 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159831 at /news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries <a href="/news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_188499421.jpeg?itok=DBNARF0p" width="220" height="147" alt="Children playing with blocks" title="Children playing with blocks" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries">DfE launches first wave of school nurseries</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 2, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The new settings are expected to offer around 6,000 new places in total.<a href="/news/2025/04/dfe-launches-first-wave-school-nurseries" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:50:01 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159826 at /news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements <a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_149481994_0.jpeg?itok=Nobiur21" width="220" height="147" alt="A toddler reaching for a pen in a pen pot" title="A toddler reaching for a pen in a pen pot" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements">Alliance challenges inconsistent LA funding agreements</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 1, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The organisation is raising reports of unreasonably-restrictive provider agreements with the Department for Education<a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-challenges-inconsistent-la-funding-agreements" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:02:16 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159811 at /news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement <a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_434797520_2.jpeg?itok=7pcFREyk" width="220" height="147" alt="Parliament" title="Parliament" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement">Alliance criticises lack of reference to early years sector in Spring Statement</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Apr 1, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><div>The Chancellor did not announce additional support for the early years, despite warnings about the growing pressure on providers.<a href="/news/2025/04/alliance-criticises-lack-reference-early-years-sector-spring-statement" class="more-link">Read more</a></div> </div> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:09:54 +0000 Shannon.Pite_EYA 159806 at /news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access <a href="/news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_52147778.jpeg?itok=qfyU95Dv" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access">Coram annual report shows disadvantaged and SEND children more likely to struggle to access early years provision</a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 20, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are more likely to struggle to access early years provision in England than their peers, according to Coram Family and Childcare’s annual Childcare Survey....<a href="/news/2025/03/coram-annual-report-shows-disadvantaged-and-send-children-more-likely-struggle-access" class="more-link">Read more</a></p></div> Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:01:06 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159776 at /news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years <a href="/news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_334197032.jpeg?itok=PGu-h9GD" width="220" height="147" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years">New National Insurance cost support excludes private and voluntary early years providers </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 18, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>The government has today published new guidance on a government grant for increasing National Insurance contributions that confirms private and voluntary early years providers are not eligible for this support. <a href="/news/2025/03/new-national-insurance-cost-support-excludes-private-and-voluntary-early-years" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:40:51 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159766 at /news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs <a href="/news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/featured_image/adobestock_524388620_1.jpeg?itok=NSdlhCKg" width="220" height="149" alt="" /></a><h2><a href="/news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs">Parents set to face shortages of government-funded early years places and rising costs </a></h2><div class="field--name-post-date"><div class="label-inline">On</div>Mar 13, 2025</div><div class="field field-name-field-tags"><div class="label-inline">Categories:&nbsp;</div><a href="/tags/under-5-news">Under 5 news</a></div><div class="field field-name-body"><p>Early years settings and childminders in England have warned they are likely to limit the number of government-funded places on offer and increase their prices, a new survey by the Early Years Alliance has found.  <a href="/news/2025/03/parents-set-face-shortages-government-funded-early-years-places-and-rising-costs" class="more-link">Read more</a></p> </div> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:32:18 +0000 jessica.gibson_EYA 159756 at