Parents set for disappointment as applications for new early entitlement offer open, Alliance warns
Check out this interesting article from The Early Years Alliance. Applications for the first phase of the extended entitlement offer open today (2 January), with working parents of eligible two-year-olds now able to apply for 15 hours a week of funded care and education from April 2024. This offer – announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt […]
New childhood vaccination campaign
A new campaign launched on 1st February from the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) encourages parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). The campaign aims to boost parents’ confidence that getting their children vaccinated is the right thing to do, by […]
The Royal Foundation Centre for Childhood
The Duchess of Cambridge has launched The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood and her Big Change Starts Small report. The aim of the centre is to drive awareness of the extraordinary impact of the early years, and take action in order to transform society for generations to come. It will focus on three key areas of activity – […]