Policy | From pregnancy to children aged 5

Ofsted: Don’t prepare for our new way of inspecting

June 7, 2019

If you’re working in a childcare provision – whether as a childminder or in a large chain nursery – the chances are that your working…

Government responds to report on tackling disadvantage in the early years

April 4, 2019

The Department for Education has today published a response to the Education Select Committee report focusing on quality early years education and a strong…

Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations

February 5, 2019

The Government has published guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children…

30 hours free childcare: final evaluation of the national rollout

September 12, 2018

The Department for Education have published findings from an independent evaluation of the first year of the national rollout undertaken by Frontier Economics, researchers from the…

Take-up of free early education entitlements

September 10, 2018

The Department for Education have published a research report into factors affecting take-up of free early education entitlements (FEEE) for children aged between 2 and 4….