Voice of the infant

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has published a report evaluating the impact of training health visitors in the use of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB), a tool to help with routine checks to promote...

July 14, 2026

Early Years News

Nurseries poll finds funding pressures are limiting early intervention

Campaigners are warning that financial pressures on nurseries are limiting their ability to invest in early intervention and support for children. Sector body National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) said new...

May 26, 2026

Early Years News

Childminding set to disappear within a decade charity warns

Childminding could disappear within the next decade without urgent government intervention, a charity has warned.
Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now

May 19, 2026

Category - Early Years

Early Years News

Children’s commissioner calls for ‘rocket boost’ for early years services

The children’s commissioner for England has called for a “rocket boost” of support for early years services including family hubs and health visitors.
Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now

March 17, 2021

Early Years

Nursery staff call for training to deal with complex mental health needs in under-fives

Almost three quarters of early years staff say they have struggled when working with children facing extremely complex backgrounds and challenging emotional and behavioural needs. Read the full article on this...

February 11, 2021

Early Years

Parent beliefs, behaviours and barriers: childcare and early education

A qualitative study exploring why parents of 3 and 4 year olds are not accessing the Childcare Offer and the universal offer of Foundation Phase Nursery. Parent beliefs, behaviours and barriers: childcare and early...

January 22, 2021

Early Years

Gender stereotyping

The Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood has published a report looking at gender expectations and gender stereotypes in the UK. Findings from responses to a call for evidence and a separate survey of...

December 21, 2020

Early Years

Early years

The Royal Foundation has published findings from a study of public attitudes towards bringing up children from conception to 5 years across the UK. Findings from face to face surveys and an online survey of 435,141...

December 1, 2020

Early Years

Independent research into the impact of the systematic synthetic phonics government policy on literacy courses at institutions delivering initial teacher education in England

In January 2020, Ofsted published a consultation document on the future inspection of initial teacher education institutions in England. The new policy was announced in June and will be implemented in September 2020...

September 25, 2020

Early Years

Early Years Workforce Review: A Joint statement by Professor Chris Pascal and Professor Tony Bertram

Today sees the launch of the Early Years Workforce Review, a new report from the Sutton Trust and the Centre for Research in Early Childhood that reviews recent developments in early years policy and sets out a...

September 9, 2020

Early Years General News

Closing children’s centres is the very opposite of ‘levelling up’

What a time to announce it, just as evidence grows that children are under extreme stress as they return to school next week. Suffolk county council – with 50 out of 75 councillors Tory since time immemorial –...

August 27, 2020

Early Years General

Family labor participation and child care decisions: the role of grannies

Grandparents, and in particular grandmothers, are an important source of informal child care for their grandchildren in most developed countries. The literature shows how these informal transfers of care can help...

August 17, 2020

Early Years

Covid-19 Has Exposed Britain’s Childcare Crisis

Almost half of the women workers who have lost their jobs during Covid-19 cite lack of childcare as a factor. It’s time to recognise childcare as a public good – and make it available to everyone. Read the full...

August 12, 2020

Voice of the infant

Nurseries poll finds funding pressures are limiting early intervention

Childminding set to disappear within a decade charity warns

Category - Early Years

Children’s commissioner calls for ‘rocket boost’ for early years services

Nursery staff call for training to deal with complex mental health needs in under-fives

Parent beliefs, behaviours and barriers: childcare and early education

Gender stereotyping

Early years

Independent research into the impact of the systematic synthetic phonics government policy on literacy courses at institutions delivering initial teacher education in England

Early Years Workforce Review: A Joint statement by Professor Chris Pascal and Professor Tony Bertram

Closing children’s centres is the very opposite of ‘levelling up’

Family labor participation and child care decisions: the role of grannies

Covid-19 Has Exposed Britain’s Childcare Crisis

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