Family hub support services for parents with infants under two years old are set to be reviewed by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now...
Summer childcare costs hit nearly £1,000 a child
The cost of childcare through the school summer holidays is now £943 per child on average, a survey suggests. Working parents also face a huge disparity in price depending on where they live in Britain, according to the...
Address eligibility criteria to offer world-leading early years support, research finds
England could be among the world’s leading systems for access to early years if disparities around eligibility for children from the poorest families are addressed, according to new research from the Sutton Trust. The...
Two-year-old funding rate to rise by a third from September
The government is to increase by a third the rate it pays early years providers to deliver two-year-old places as it prepares to expand the funded childcare offer next year. From September, hourly rates per child will...
Early years capacity warning ahead of free hours expansion
Councils are warning that an escalation of nursery closures linked to the cost-of-living crisis “will undermine capacity” ahead of government plans to extend free childcare. Read the full article on this link...
Deprived areas worst hit by 50 per cent rise in nursery closures, research finds
Nursery closure rates have increased by 50 per cent since last year with deprived areas being worst hit, new research from the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has found. There were 50 per cent more setting...
