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Early Years Pupil Premium and funding to rise, but it won't 'come close' to covering NICs increase
While the Early Years Pupil Premium is to rise by 45 per cent and funding for providers to deliver the early years ...
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Janet King: Education starts here, not in the classroom
Qualifications and skills expert Janet King from the awarding organisation and early years specialist NCFE discusses the ...
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Children from poorer families missing out on funded early years education
Two-thirds of the poorest families are missing out on childcare due to the most deprived areas having fewer places, ...
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MPs raise impact of increase to national insurance on nurseries, pre-schools and childminders
The bill regarding the Government’s planned changes to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) was debated in the ...
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Early childhood services ‘out of reach’ for families in poverty
Families living in poverty are missing out on critical support as they struggle to access early childhood services, finds a ...
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Call for universal free meals in early years settings to combat food poverty in the under-fives
The Government is being urged to prioritise tackling food poverty in under-fives and work towards providing universal free ...
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PM sets target of 75 per cent of Reception children 'school-ready' in plan for change
Giving children the best start in life’ is one of the six key ‘milestones’ set out by the prime minister today in his ‘plan for change’ speech.
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Ofsted to examine link between 'childcare deserts' and children's school attainment
Ofsted is to look at the link between childcare deserts and children’s outcomes in primary school and beyond. Within its ...
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NW Survey: Budget adds to pressure and puts expanded offer ‘at risk’
Rises to employer National Insurance Contributions and the national minimum wage from April could force cuts to headcounts ...
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Ban on junk food ads aims to prevent 20,000 cases of childhood obesity
The Government is to press ahead with a ban of junk food advertising before 9pm in a move to prevent an estimated 20,000 ...
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EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: Rights for babies?
Rhona Matheson discusses her research into babies’ rights as the UNCRC came into force in Scottish law earlier this year ...
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EYE SUPPLEMENT Student Spotlight: Children’s rights
We caught up with Dearbháil Niamh Maguire, who won Early Childhood Graduate of the Year at the Nursery World Awards this year ...