St Johns Church of England Primary School

With thousands of new school-based nursery places created and more government funding on the way, we meet some of the schools that have taken up the offer – and find out what advice they would share

Early years providers based in areas of deprivation are twice as likely to close as those in the most affluent areas, the Early Years Alliance has found.

The forum will talk about early years research and practice and help to shape Ofsted’s research programme.

A project to recruit more people from ethnic minorities into careers in early learning and childcare has been launched in Scotland.

Ofsted is calling for academics, practitioners and researchers to express their interest in attending the forum, which is an opportunity to help shape Ofsted’s policy and priorities.