This page is regularly updated to keep you informed on what's happening at Morton Michel and in the childcare sector, as well as an archive of earlier updates for reference.
The Department for Education has announced a £200 million training programme to help educators across England better identify and support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
The Government has announced £3.2 million in funding to support employers whose staff train as early years teachers while continuing to work.
New IFS research shows funding for three- and four-year-old places is worth 22% less in real terms than in 2017, when the 30-hours childcare policy launched nationally.
Britain’s childcare sector is in the grip of a deepening pay crisis — and the numbers make for uncomfortable reading.
New research from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) highlights the scale of the workforce challenge facing early education and childcare in England.