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How the School-based Nursery Capital Grant funding helped a primary school to repurpose an existing space to create a new preschool class.
How a Best Start Family Hub integrates early-years education alongside other wider family support.
How a primary academy and an infant school each worked with a private, voluntary and independent (PVI) provider to reap the benefits of their mutual expertise.
How the School-based Nursery Capital Grant accelerated one infant school’s plan to expand its provision to support local demand and improve transitions into reception.
How two primary schools, each with a supportive governing body and local authority, used the School-based Nursery Capital Grant to create early years places.
Parents across the country to benefit from new plan to drive up the quality and accessibility of early years education and boost children’s life chances.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
First round of funding launches for up to 300 school-based nurseries - part of government’s opportunity mission to give every child the best start in life.
Nurseries and childminders across the country will be paid more from today for every government-funded hour they provide to parents.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Minister Coutinho writes to housing associations, social landlords and developers to urge them to allow childminders to work from their rented properties.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector reflects on the last 2 years and talks about Ofsted's work on education recovery.
New project to challenge stereotypes around men's role in early education.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
1,000 health visitors to be trained to support children's early language and communication needs during routine home visits
Ofsted's Chief Inspector discussed the importance of the early years and developing a love of reading at the 2018 Pre-school Learning Alliance conference.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector talks about Ofsted being a force for improvement in the early years sector.
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