early years

Ministers urge primaries to consider childminders on site

Schools without space for full nursery told to consider teaming up with childminder to provide early years provision

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

£5.4m scheme to boost maths skills in early years settings

DfE seeking organisation to deliver programme 'to at least 5,000 settings'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
The early years

‘Best start in life’ strategy: Primaries to get ‘intensive’ RISE reception support

New plan to boost school-readiness also includes more early years training for heads and reception teachers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School readiness

Benefits cuts threaten school-readiness target

Starmer wants 75% of children school-ready by 2028. Benefit cuts put that in jeopardy

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
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Election 2024

Labour will convert ‘spare’ primary classrooms into 3,334 nurseries

Policy would cost around £140 million and create 100,000 childcare places, party says

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Key findings from the DfE’s EYFS reform evaluation report

Most schools have changed their curriculum 'approach' as a result of reforms to the early years framework

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Most schools didn’t complete £17m early language catch-up scheme

Ministers announced in 2021 that every primary school would be offered support through the scheme

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Covid

Reception pupils falling behind after pandemic, warns EEF

Experts warn of 'particularly concerning' drop in early years development

James Carr
James Carr