This page captures the activities and outputs from the Early Childhood Community of Practice @ Birmingham Newman University which began with its launch event on the evening of Wednesday 5th April 2023. To date over...
Government invites schools to be free breakfast club ‘early adopters’
Primary schools are invited to be among the first to offer free breakfast clubs as part of a government move to tackle food poverty. Up to 750 early adopter settings will be funded to provide the clubs from April 2025...
Early years education boosts child development, say parents
Boosted child development tops the list of gains from formal early years education, according to a survey of over 2,000 parents. These improvements – including in the areas of communication, social skills, confidence...
Two in five nurseries warn ‘closure is likely’ due to tax and wage rises
Nurseries are facing closure or having to increase fees for families due to planned increases in employer national insurance contributions and the minimum wage, warns the Early Years Alliance (EYA). Read the full...
Konnie Huq launches free climate crisis ebook for UK primary schools
Konnie Huq, Jamie Oliver, David Baddiel, Adam Kay, Mary Portas and Joseph Coelho are among those collaborating on an ebook about the climate crisis which will be free to access for every UK primary school. The ebook...
Early intervention
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a report evaluating the impact of access to Sure Start early years centres on children’s absence and suspensions at school, youth offending and contacts with the...
