University of Hertfordshire one of the first to offer the Early Years Teacher Degree Apprenticeship
Nearly one in four mothers eligible for the Government's Healthy Start scheme are not registered to receive support, according to a major infant feeding survey. The findings highlight significant gaps in take-up of the programme, which provides vouchers for milk, formula, fruit and vegetables to support healthy nutrition in the crucial first years of life.
The Department for Education has supported recommendations from Parliament’s Education Committee to expand training for early years practitioners in identifying special educational needs and disabilities at the earliest opportunity.
Trade unions, MPs and opposition councillors have raised concerns over South Tyneside Council’s plans to review its early years provision, amid fears the move could lead to nursery closures in the northeast.