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Around 4,000 school-based nursery places to be created from September, government says

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Roughly 4,000 new early years places will be delivered across 200 new or expanded school-based nurseries from this September, the government has announced.  Read more

Government early years policy at risk of “embedding inequality”, Alliance CEO warns

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Alliance CEO says current government policy is a risk of undermining its aim to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ at the earliest possible opportunityRead more

New report reveals private equity backed nurseries contributing to ‘care deserts’ in poorer areas

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UCL research find that low early education and childcare availability in England’s most deprived areas is inhibiting choice and qualityRead more

IFS warns popularity of early years entitlements could leave spending much higher than initially forecast

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Government spending could be higher than expected if current levels of take-up for the early years entitlement remain, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)Read more

Alliance publishes new essay collection on supporting children and families most in need

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The Early Years Alliance has published an essay collection entitled No child left behindRead more

New analysis estimates funding needed to improve early years quality and inclusion

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New analysis conducted by London Economics and commissioned by charity Save the Children has modelled the cost of various changes to the current early years model which, if implemented, could “improve inclusion and quality” in the sectorRead more

New national nanny register launched to raise standards and improve safety

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A voluntary national register of nannies has been launched by the National Nanny Association (NNA)Read more

Alliance calls for ban on schools closing PVI early years settings to take up government school-based nursery funding

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Primary schools that have forced private, voluntary or independent (PVI) early years settings to leave their premises to apply for school-based nursery funding should not be allowed to participate in the government scheme, the Early Years...Read more

New Early Education and Childcare Coalition research reveals impact of rising early years costs on families

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A third of parents have quit their job or considered quitting in the past twelve months due to cost of early education and childcareRead more

Early years settings to cap funded hours from September to cut costs, new poll finds

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One in 10 early years settings in England warn they are at risk of closure in the next two years due to rising costsRead more

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