Policy

Childcare and early education

• From: Department for Education and HM Treasury
• Applies to: England

What the government’s doing about childcare and early education.

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• Childcare service opens for parents with children under five

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 19 July 2017

• Benefits of 30 hours confirmed as free childcare places soar

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 18 July 2017

• 30 hours free childcare: LA and early years provider guide

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 17 July 2017

• Study of early education and development (SEED)

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 12 July 2017

• Early education use and child outcomes up to age 3

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 12 July 2017

• Early education: potential value for money

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 12 July 2017

• EYFS learning and development requirements: exemptions for providers

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 28 June 2017

• EYFS learning and development requirements: exemptions for children

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 28 June 2017

• How to register as a childminder or nanny: quick guide

  • Display type: Detailed guide
  • From: Ofsted
  • Updated: 26 May 2017

• Tax-free childcare impact assessment

  • Display type: Impact assessment
  • From: HM Revenue & Customs
  • Updated: 20 April 2017

• Supporting early years providers to run sustainable businesses

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 11 April 2017

• Families to benefit from £55 million boost to childcare schemes

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 11 April 2017

• Update on primary assessment in England

  • Display type: Statement to Parliament
  • From: Department for Education and 1 others
  • Updated: 30 March 2017

• 'Digital accelerate' funding: grant determination letter

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 30 March 2017

• Literacy and numeracy of level 3 early years educator staff

  • Display type: Impact assessment
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 3 March 2017

• Level 3 early years educator: numeracy and literacy requirements

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 3 March 2017

• Early years workforce strategy

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 3 March 2017

• Cost and funding of early education

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Parents’ views and demand for 30 hours of free childcare

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Experiences of the early years pupil premium

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Good practice in early education

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Childcare and early years survey of parents: sampling frames

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Childminders’ views on funded early education

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Early years pupil premium: providers survey

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Children with SEND: meeting their needs in the early years

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 27 January 2017

• Families to benefit from £50 million boost to childcare schemes

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 10 January 2017

• Early years funding: changes to funding for 3- and 4-year-olds

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 12 December 2016

• Early years providers: how to respond to changing needs

  • Display type: Case study
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 1 December 2016

• Early years national funding formula: equalities impact assessment

  • Display type: Impact assessment
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 1 December 2016

• Early years providers: how to promote your business

  • Display type: Case study
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 1 December 2016

• 30-hour free childcare entitlement

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 5 November 2016

• Fairer early years funding plan launched

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 11 August 2016

• Amanda Spielman confirmed as next Ofsted Chief Inspector

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 19 July 2016

• Evaluation of children's centres in England (ECCE)

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 7 July 2016

• Sam Gyimah: vision for early years workforce and Millie’s Mark

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 4 July 2016

• Childcare workers: changes to disqualification arrangements

  • Display type: Closed consultation
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 1 July 2016

• Paediatric first aid: EYFS statutory framework amendments

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 1 July 2016

• Education provision: children under 5 years of age, January 2016

  • Display type: National Statistics
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 30 June 2016

• Dads urged to consider Shared Parental Leave

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Updated: 20 June 2016

• Wraparound and holiday childcare

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department for Education
  • Updated: 26 May 2016