The cost of summer holiday childcare has risen by 4 per cent in the last year, with parents now facing an average bill of ...

A programme to help children understand concepts rather than just individual words has been found to have improved three and four-year-olds’ progress by two months, rising to three months for those ...

There is a widening attainment gap among children starting school, with the widest gap on record among pupils with special ...

The sector and parents have welcomed the Government’s plans to introduce a professional register for early years staff, but ...

Budget 'fueled' the childcare market which experienced 'exceptional momentum’ in the first half of the year, with demand ...

There has been a rise in the number of parents of children with special educational needs who find it hard to find a nursery, ...

Researchers from the University of Northampton and Nottingham Trent University have launched the ‘Play 2025’ survey to ...

Tapestry’s survey of more than 580 educators reveals half (50 per cent) of respondents have found it harder to engage with ...

Early years providers are being invited to take part in a survey to understand the impact of parents not being able to claim ...

Children are living in ‘Dickensian levels’ of poverty without basics like heating, a place to wash and somewhere to eat ...

The Government is to review and consult on early years funding and introduce a new professional register to raise the value ...

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has urged parents to read to their children every day ‘even just ten minutes', ahead ...