England & Wales
Follow the latest updates from GOV.UK (United Kingdom) and find information, guidance on latest developments for the early years sector.
England: Ofsted has just launched a new page to answer some of the most frequently asked questions on the early years inspection practice and the E...
Thu, 22 Jul, 2021 at 2:30 PM
England: Ofsted has made some changes to the EIF from September 2021. The latest updates include that Ofsted will not: Create unnecessary workloa...
Fri, 2 Jul, 2021 at 12:19 PM
Actions for early years and childcare providers has been updated following confirmation that lockdown restrictions will continue to ease as of Monday, 17 Ma...
Tue, 11 May, 2021 at 6:44 PM
From 17 May 2021, out of school clubs operating indoors can keep children in consistent groups of any size, so long as other protective measures are followe...
Tue, 11 May, 2021 at 7:40 PM
The Department for Education (England) has published the new version of the EYFS Statutory Framework (2021). This will apply to school and childcare setting...
Thu, 1 Apr, 2021 at 2:15 PM
England-based settings, you can now order COVID-19/coronavirus rapid lateral flow tests for your employees here: https://www.gov.uk/get-workplace-coronavir...
Mon, 8 Feb, 2021 at 3:08 PM
England: The DfE has now updated its guidance for out of school clubs for the new national lockdown. To learn more, please visit the gov.uk link below: ...
Mon, 11 Jan, 2021 at 10:34 AM
How settings can prepare for restrictions to help contain community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19). Updated: 7 January 2021 To learn more, pl...
Fri, 8 Jan, 2021 at 1:45 PM
DfE has updated OOSC guidance to include tier 4 restrictions. Also secondary pupils receiving remote education 1st week of term should not attend out-of-sch...
Wed, 23 Dec, 2020 at 10:42 AM
DfE has updated its main COVID-19 guidance for EY to include new information on tier 4 and new guidance on charging parents. It also includes guidance cont...
Wed, 23 Dec, 2020 at 10:33 AM