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DfE confirms average local authority funding rates from April 2024
- Wednesday, November 29, 2023
As the Department for Education (DfE) announces national average hourly funding rates, the sector warns the increase is insufficient, and adds up to more early years settings closures .
Challenges of recruiting qualified early years staff continue to worsen, annual Ofsted report finds
- Thursday, November 23, 2023
This year’s Annual Report from Ofsted has highlighted the recruitment and retention challenges in the early years sector.
Early years sector ‘ignored’ in Autumn Statement
- Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Early years organisations have criticised the Government’s Autumn Statement for giving no support to a sector at ‘crisis point’.
National Living Wage increase ‘likely to spark serious concern’ among providers
- Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Early years organisations warn that the National Living Wage increase will have a ‘huge impact’ on settings budgets, and ‘is not going to be painless for employers to implement’.
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Professional and picture book reviews
- Saturday, December 2, 2023
Richard Willis, visiting professor at the University of South Wales, reviews a book about technology...
Editorial: A time to reflect
- Monday, November 20, 2023
It hardly seems possible to be already writing this editorial for the final edition of 2023! It's...
A manifesto for real change
- Monday, November 20, 2023
2023 has been a year in which early years settings have had to cope with extraordinary amounts of...
‘Be passionate about what you do and always consider the child at the centre of every decision’
- Monday, November 20, 2023
Mandy Guttaduro, operations director at Bright Little Stars Head Office, discusses her career and...
FOCUS From Minecraft to minefield: Navigating technology use in early years education
- Saturday, November 18, 2023
Susan Borland, associate lecturer and ULT, Graham Bell senior lecturer and Philippa Thompson,...
FUNDING: Helping parents navigate the funding changes coming in 2024
- Saturday, November 18, 2023
The Government's announcement earlier this year of changes to the funding for early years education...
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- Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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- Monday, March 13, 2023
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- Thursday, November 10, 2022
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