The government must act urgently to tackle the early years workforce crisis or risk families – many in deprived areas – being turned away for the funded childcare entitlement, the YMCA is warning. Read the full article...
Make play a statutory duty, urges charity
A plan to “make play normal” again – including a call for play to become a statutory duty – has been launched in Westminster. Charity Play England’s 10-year strategy aims to reverse “phone-based childhoods” and wants to...
Early help funding for youngest children funnelled to crisis support
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...
Make play a statutory duty, urges charity
A plan to “make play normal” again – including a call for play to become a statutory duty – has been launched in Westminster. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this: Share on X...
Ofsted reports child development impact of declining nursery workforce quality
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...
Early years support
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...
