An expected mass exodus of early years workers could undermine government plans to expand funded childcare hours, new research warns. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:...
One in 10 mothers with under-fours quit work over childcare, says charity
About a quarter of a million mothers with young children have left their jobs due to childcare pressures, research by an equal rights charity suggests Read the full article on this link to BBC Share this: Share on X...
Early years
NSPCC Learning has published a briefing collating learning from NSPCC early years work with expectant parents and children aged 5 and under. The briefing looks at families’ engagement with NSPCC early years programmes...
Fewer disadvantaged two-year-olds ‘eligible for funded childcare’
The proportion of disadvantaged two-year-olds eligible for a funded childcare place has plummeted over the last seven years, analysis has found. The analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows only a...
Lack of access to early years education, dentists and ventilated classrooms are causing a fall in attendance among disadvantaged pupils in the North of England, a parliamentary report is warning.
The report, prepared by academics for the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), has found a raft of links between education and health inequality and poor attendance rates in schools across the North...
Childcare and early years
The House of Commons Education Committee has published a report on support for childcare and the early years in England. Findings include: safeguarding issues could be less likely to be identified when a child does not...
