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Ofsted鈥檚 Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, spoke at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Conference 2026 in Liverpool.
Ofsted鈥檚 Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, spoke at the Early Years Alliance's Connect Roadshow in London.
Ofsted will begin inspecting early education and childcare providers more frequently from April 2026, in line with the DfE's Best Start in Life strategy.
A new package of support will help early years settings strengthen their workforce and improve outcomes for children from the very start.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
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.
Thousands more families will soon benefit from free breakfast clubs as the government confirms plans for 2,000 new schools to join the scheme from April 2026.
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鈥檚 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.
New wave of 鈥淒o Something Big鈥� campaign launches to encourage more men to join the early years workforce.
Parents across the country to benefit from new plan to drive up the quality and accessibility of early years education and boost children鈥檚 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鈥�
First round of funding launches for up to 300 school-based nurseries - part of government鈥檚 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鈥檚 maximum childcare payments will rise nearly 50% 鈥� up to 拢1,630 per month 鈥� from 28 June.
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