Childcare providers face a funding shortfall of more than £500m for delivering government childcare initiatives, a study has found. Ceeda estimates that childcare providers are facing a funding shortfall of in excess...
Two-child benefit limit lawful, court rules
Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge to the government’s two-child limit on some benefits. Lawyers representing three families had argued that the policy was incompatible with human rights law. But a judge has...
Decline in uptake of early years teacher training due to poor pay, study finds
The government must raise the status of early years teachers to prevent a brain drain from the sector, according to the educators’ union Voice and the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey). In a...
Single parents and poor families ‘benefit least’ from 30 hours childcare
Single parents and families on low incomes gain the least under the government’s 30 hours and tax-free childcare initiatives, a charity has claimed. A study by the Family and Childcare Trust has found that couples and...
Childcare providers ‘struggling to stay afloat’ due to lack of 30 hours funding
Small childcare providers are struggling to make ends meet, with some considering closing their doors for good, due to a shortfall in government funding for the 30 hours free childcare scheme in England, a report has...
Health visitor role extended as part of £45m initiative
Children and parents will be seen by health visitors at least eight times before their fourth birthday as part of an early intervention initiative designed to improve outcomes for children. The current statutory...
