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There are no plans to review early years funding annually, the government has confirmed.

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During a House of Lords debate on Monday, the Earl of Listowel, a crossbench peer, asked if the government is "planning to...Read more

The government has announced a minimum hourly funding rate of £4.30 for all local authorities in its response to the consultation on early years funding changes.

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The move, which cost the Department for Education (...Read more

The number of early years places is not increasing in line with the growth in the child population, Ofsted has warned in this year's annual report.

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The report highlights that while there are now more than 240,000...Read more

Early years providers can appoint someone who is not a member of their governing body to act as their nominated individual under certain circumstances, Ofsted has confirmed.

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Nominated individuals, who act as primary...Read more

The 'national living wage' (NLW) and national minimum wage (NMW) are both set to rise next year, the government confirmed at last week's autumn statement.

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The NLW, which currently stands at £7.20 an hour, will...Read more

Today’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond made no mention of additional support for the early years sector.

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While the Chancellor’s speech covered a variety of areas – including...Read more

Labour MP Helen Jones called for an early years inquiry at a parliamentary debate on free childcare on Monday.

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The debate was prompted by a government e-petition calling for ‘free childcare when both parents are...Read more

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has written to all members of Parliament ahead of the Autumn Statement which is due to be released this week on Wednesday 23 November.

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The Alliance has written on the topic of early...Read more

The Family and Childcare Trust has today released a report titled ‘Putting quality at the heart of the early years’, which has called on the government to invest in an Early Excellence Fund.

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The fund would be...Read more

The Social Mobility Commission has today released its State of the Nation 2016 report which has called on the government to double the early years pupil premium (EYPP).

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The report also said that the government...Read more