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Ofsted figures show falling places, rising outcomes

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Nov 24, 2015
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A drop in the number of registered childcare providers has caused early years places to decrease by 11,529 between March and August this year, suggest...Read more

Slight rise in children鈥檚 centre judgements as inspections are suspended

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Nov 19, 2015
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The inspection of children鈥檚 centres has been put on hold pending the outcome of the government consultation, Ofsted has confirmed.

Along with its latest children鈥檚 centre statistics, the inspectorate gave an explanation for the temporary...Read more

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鈥楻obust鈥 primary assessment needed, Nicky Morgan claims

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Nov 3, 2015
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National tests for seven-year-olds should be reintroduced in England, according to Nicky Morgan.

The education secretary has claimed that 鈥渞obust鈥 assessment is needed to measure progress in schools.

In an announcement today (3...Read more

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New research questions value of free entitlement for children鈥檚 development

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Oct 22, 2015
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Free early education entitlement does not deliver long-term benefits for children鈥檚 development, according to new findings.

Research carried out by the University of Surrey, the University of Essex and the Institute of Education suggests...Read more

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Child benefit should be conditional on free hours take-up, report claims

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Oct 19, 2015

The receipt of child benefit should be conditional upon all parents eligible for the free entitlement scheme enrolling their children in 鈥榪uality pre-school education鈥, according to a new report.

Promoting more diverse social networks for...Read more

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