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 […]
Introducing The SEND Information Hub

We wanted to introduce you to The SEND Information Hub. This is a local offer which gives children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities and their families information about what support services are available in their area. They talk with children, young people and their families to find out what support and […]
Princess of Wales launches ‘Shaping Us’ campaign

‘Shaping Us’ is a new long-term campaign from The Early Foundation Centre for Early Years. For more information see: Shaping Us
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 – […]