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...
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...
Childminding could disappear within the next decade without urgent government intervention, a charity has warned.
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Early help spending on children aged four and under has halved since 2010 – with money instead being diverted to urgent and crisis support, such as taking children into care, research has found. While public...
A plan to “make play normal” again – including a call for play to become a statutory duty – has been launched in Westminster.
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Challenges in recruiting and retaining experienced practitioners are forcing nurseries to turn to staff without the skills and knowledge to effectively support children, Ofsted is warning. The inspectorate’s report into...
Nesta has published a new report looking at support for families and children in the early years. The report analyses the Fairer Start Local programme which ran in partnership with three local authorities in England to...
The Institute of Health Visiting has published a report on the UK health visiting landscape during 2024. Based on findings from a survey of 1,392 practitioners, the report looks at babies, young children and their...
The scale of the government’s challenge to get three-quarters of young children “school ready” by 2028 has been revealed by latest research that showed half of teachers reported the problem deteriorating last year. Read...
Health visitors’ use of an infant wellbeing tool – backed by the Prince and Princess of Wales’ early childhood charity – is to be expanded following a successful pilot study. Read the full article on this link...
Increases to funding for the early years sector are failing to consider the rising cost pressures that providers face, an Institute of Fiscal Studies report is warning. As part of its research into education spending it...
NSPCC and UNICEF UK’s report: ‘Opening Doors: Access to early childhood services for families impacted by poverty in the UK‘, finds that “families experiencing poverty face barriers to accessing early...
Source: NSPCC Learning Date published: 04 December 2024 The NSPCC and UNICEF UK have published new research exploring access to early childhood services for low income families across the UK. The report is based on...
