The Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) has published the results from a survey of health visitors working with families across the UK. Findings from 1,323 responses include: 84% reported an increase in children with...
Young children missing vital reviews due to health visitor shortage
Despite rising cost-of-living pressures, children and families are no longer receiving the support they need due to insufficient numbers of health visitors, according to a recent UK-wide survey of frontline health...
Early years funding uplift branded ‘insufficient’
A Department for Education funding increase for childcare places has been branded “insufficient” by early years leaders who say it will amount to “just pennies in practice”. Read the full article on this link...
Free preschool childcare for all would boost UK growth, report finds
Free universal preschool childcare and more funding for after-school clubs could increase government revenues and save a family with young children between £620 and £6,175 a year, a joint report endorsed by the Labour...
Early years
Ofsted has published the first in a series of research reviews into early years education in England. The report examines factors contributing to a high-quality early education and looks at curriculum and staffing in...
Sunshine and tears: here’s what my day in a struggling nursery system looks like
“It’s everywhere! It’s everywhere!” the little girl cried with delight as she threw the bubbles up into the air, washing the mud off her hands. An hour earlier, she had been forlornly sitting on a chair, disengaged with...
