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  • Giving every child the best start in life

    The government's strategy for improving child development and meeting the ambition that 75% of 5-year-olds in England have a good level of development by 2028.

    • From: Department for Education
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  • Space requirements in early years childcare settings in England

    We are seeking views on options for amending the indoor space requirements in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory frameworks.

    • From: Department for Education
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  • Experience-based route for early years practitioners

    A technical consultation to test a proposed model for the experience-based route, proposed eligibility criteria and process requirements.

    • From: Department for Education
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  • Early years foundation stage (EYFS) safeguarding

    We are seeking views on our proposals to strengthen the safeguarding requirements within the statutory framework for the EYFS.

    • From: Department for Education
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  • Early education entitlements and funding

    Information about the 2023 Spring Budget announcement on early years entitlements and associated funding.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Childminder recruitment and retention consultation

    We are seeking views on Department for Education proposals to support childminders and childminder agencies (CMAs) and future policy development.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Early years funding – extension of the entitlements

    We are seeking views on proposals regarding our approach to funding for early years entitlements for 2-year-olds and under from April 2024.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Early years foundation stage (EYFS): regulatory changes

    We’re seeking views on proposed changes to requirements in the early years foundation stage (EYFS).

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Evaluating the education inspection framework

    An evaluation plan and theory of change of the Ofsted education inspection framework (EIF).

    • From: Ofsted
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  • The best start for life: a progress report on delivering the vision

    Sets out the government's progress in implementing the Early Years Healthy Development Review report 'The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days'.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Childcare: regulatory changes

    We are gathering a range of views to help us reach well-informed and fair decisions on proposed regulatory changes to childcare in England.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Childminder agencies (CMAs)

    Information about childminder agencies (CMAs).

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Early years register providers inspection requirements for Ofsted

    DfE requirements for Ofsted when inspecting early years childcare providers.

    • From: Department for Education
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  • Publication of statistics on childcare providers and inspections

    This consultation seeks your views on proposed changes to our statistical release on childcare providers and inspections.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Childminder agency (CMA) inspection requirements for Ofsted

    DfE requirements for Ofsted when organising and undertaking childminder agency (CMA) inspections.

    • From: Department for Education and 1 others
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  • Early years childcare fees regulations

    We're seeking views on proposed changes to early years fees paid to Ofsted, and on the principles that should underpin a revised fee model.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Education inspection framework 2019: inspecting the substance of education

    Ofsted seeks your views on our proposals for changes to the education inspection framework from September 2019.

    • From: Ofsted
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  • Government response to the 'First 1000 days of life' report

    Command paper responding to the Health and Social Care Select Committee report on 'First 1000 days of life'.

    • From: Department of Health and Social Care
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government response to report on tackling early years disadvantage

    Government response to the Education Select Committee report on tackling disadvantage in the early years.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Surveys on childcare and early years in England

    This consultation seeks user perspectives on 2 surveys released as official statistics on childcare and early years provision in England.

    • From: Department for Education
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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government