England has some of the highest quality childcare provision in the world, with 96% of early years settings rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding. But we recognise that childcare is also one of the biggest costs facing working families …
Hundreds of thousands more working parents will be supported through an extension of the government funded childcare on offer, more than doubling the current support in place. This will help mums in particular to stay in work and keep the …
...of free childcare for two-year-olds. The government won the vote and, contrary to misleading statements from the opposition, this will mean that 50,000 more children receive a free school meal...
Today’s news review looks at our consultation on free school meals under Universal Credit.