The government has responded with the “same tired lines” to calls to boost childcare funding to cover national minimum wage rises due this spring, according to early years representatives. An online petition, started by owner of Little...
MPs slam government over rejection of early intervention strategy
MPs have criticised the government for failing to put in place a national early intervention strategy to help prevent adversity and trauma among children. The introduction of a national strategy is a central recommendation of the Commons science and...
Disadvantage in the early years
The House of Commons Education Committee has published a report on tackling disadvantage in the early years. The report, which focuses on early years education and the home learning environment, calls on the Government to take actions...
Government early years policies are ‘entrenching disadvantage’
Reform of the “perverse” 30 hours funded childcare offer is vital, MPs have claimed – after finding the government’s early years policies are worsening disadvantage. Despite the government’s “good...
Low wages see four in 10 childcare workers reliant on benefits
More than 40 per cent of childcare workers are claiming benefits or tax credits as a result of being poorly paid – a higher proportion than less-qualified hairdressers and beauticians. More than 40 per cent of childcare workers claim in-work...
A Better Start Supporting child development in the early years
15 January 2019 Over the past decade or so, there has been an enormous increase in scientific knowledge and understanding of the extent to which the experiences of the very early years – from pregnancy to age three – not only influence, but...
