A new report warns of ‘policy failure’ in early years arts, with freelance artists working with under-threes often ‘excluded’ ...

What would pre-school children across the world do to improve access to early years education? Erini Gkouskou found out.

Bridget Phillipson has called for urgent action to cut school uniform costs after a survey found that parents are going without food to afford branded items.

MPs are urging the government to provide baby boxes to all qualifying first-time parents in England as part of the upcoming national child poverty strategy.

Dr Aaron Bradbury suggests how we can start a new conversation about how we attract and retain more male early years ...

A giant jigsaw illustrated by children’s artist Nick Sharratt reflecting the power of play, connection and care has been unveiled in Manchester to promote the full rollout of the expanded offer.

Absence rates among children in Reception and Year 1 rose last year, according to a survey by the Education Policy Institute.

Recommendations to increase the national living wage to a minimum of £12.55 an hour from next year has left the sector concerned about how settings would meet the additional cost.

Co-op and Deloitte are among the major businesses directing funding to support the early years workforce through the Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

The Government is to review and consult on early years funding and introduce a new professional register to raise the value of the workforce.

With the order of the top three groups unchanged for now, but likely to in the future, Catherine Gaunt provides a run-down of our directory's entrants both familiar and new Storal is now the 10th ...