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Funding for local authorities involved in the pilot to test the impact of financial incentives when recruiting early years staff.

• Updated: 8 February 2024

More nursery and early years places and spaces to be delivered, with an online childcare eligibility checker to give information about new support.

• Updated: 27 October 2023

£6.5 million fund to boost social mobility through projects supporting children who need the most help with early language and speech skills.

• Updated: 1 July 2018

Written ministerial statement by Nick Gibb MP about funding arrangements for schools in 2017 to 2018.

• Updated: 20 December 2016

A plan to deliver a fairer funding system for nurseries, preschools and childminders will help support families with the cost of childcare.

• Updated: 11 August 2016

Working parents to receive double the current amount of free childcare for 3- and 4-year-olds.

• Updated: 2 February 2016

Written ministerial statement by Childcare and Education Minister Sam Gyimah about funding arrangements for schools in 2016 to 2017.

• Updated: 17 December 2015

NCTL is introducing School Direct for early years initial teacher training (ITT) from September 2014.

• Updated: 20 May 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Children's Minister Sarah Teather writes in 'Nursery World' on the Spending Review and the early learning and childcare sector.

• Updated: 31 January 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A speech given by Elizabeth Truss at the Daycare Trust conference on 4 December 2012.

• Updated: 6 December 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Children's Minister talks to the National Children and Adult Services conference.

• Updated: 24 October 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Children's Minister Sarah Teather writes in Nursery World about the Government's commitment to early years education for the most deprived children.

• Updated: 24 March 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Children’s Minister discusses Sure Start, the pupil premium and free childcare.

• Updated: 25 November 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government