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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.
New data finds half a million children already benefitting from 15 hours extended childcare offer as applications open for tens of thousands more from today.
Ofsted has today begun accepting applications for a new category of childcare provider, as part of a series of changes the Department for Education has introduced to give the early years and childcare sector more flexibility…
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.
Ofsted has today published the final part in its series of Best start in life research reviews relating to early years education.
Ofsted has today published the second part in its series of research reviews drawing on a range of research relating to early years education.
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.
Universal Credit’s maximum childcare payments will rise nearly 50% – up to £1,630 per month – from 28 June.
Ofsted has today published the third set of briefings in a series looking at the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers.
Package of measures will increase childcare support for parents, boost the number of childminders and drive take up of childcare offers, to address rising costs.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ofsted has today published the second set of reports in a series looking at the pandemic’s continued impact on education providers.
Ofsted's Chief Inspector reflects on the last 2 years and talks about Ofsted's work on education recovery.
From 21 February, childcare providers do not have to notify Ofsted of any COVID-19 cases at their setting, whether in staff or children.
A new series of reports from Ofsted looks at the effect of the pandemic on children and how education providers are helping them catch up.
The Chief Inspector’s Annual Report says that nearly all children and learners have been affected by the pandemic, with long-term consequences unknown.
Ofsted has published two research reports looking at early years multiple providers and providers that own more than one children's home.
From the end of January 2021, childminders, nurseries and all other childcare providers must use an online notification form to tell us about significant events.
Ofsted’s return to inspection in 2021 will happen in phases, with no graded inspections for education or social care providers planned before the summer term.
A new approach to inspecting early years providers will give good and outstanding providers more consistency while prioritising providers rated less than good.
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