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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....Read more

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. Read more

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.  Read more

The safeguarding needs of children from Black, Asian and mixed-heritage households are not being met, according to a new report by The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (TCSPRP). Read more

Researchers at University College London (UCL) are urging early years settings, schools, and families to take part in a project focused on toilet training.Read more

A national programme of supervised toothbrushing for three-to-five-year-olds is being rolled out across the most deprived areas from April, the government has announced.Read more

The Department for Education has published updated guidance on how early years providers should deliver the early entitlement offers, including clarification on the rules on additional charges. Read more

A new campaign encouraging families to get creative with portraits has been launched by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.Read more