Cross-party MPs are expanding their ongoing inquiry into the early years sector to examine how safeguarding can be ...

The Early Years Alliance has closed 11 nurseries as a result of the rise to employer National Insurance contributions, ...

After a very busy year, which has included celebrating our centenary, the Nursery World team are now downing tools for the ...

Absence rates among children in Reception and Year 1 rose last year, according to a survey by the Education Policy Institute. The latest data on post-pandemic school absences in England reveals ‘a ...

Average funding rates are to rise by 4.3 per cent for under 2s and to almost 5 per cent for three and four-year-olds next ...

The sector and parents have welcomed the Government’s plans to introduce a professional register for early years staff, but stressed it ‘must be more than just names on a list’ and inclusive of the ...

While there has been a rise in staff in group-based settings, according to the DfE, the numbers continue to remain below Government targets. The latest Childcare and Early Years Providers survey finds ...

The legacy of Sure Start is receiving renewed focus amid increased calls for a national integrated family support system and high interest in further details of the Government's much-anticipated Best ...

The benefits of graduates in the early years workforce are well-evidenced, but will the new Government prioritise this? By Emma Davis With a new government now in power, many of us will be wondering ...

London’s poverty charity, The Childhood Trust, along with the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, have announced a new joint research project on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and early ...

Our 26 award categories provide the opportunity to celebrate and recognise the amazing work that goes on right across our sector. We want to shine a spotlight on those individuals who make ‘a ...