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Government announces plans for 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs

The new £1.5bn strategy aims to support all children particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds or with additional needs. It includes more support for families and

Among the initiatives will be a consultation on the funding formula, more powers to local authorities to ensure sufficient childcare places, more frequent Ofsted inspections and measures to promote inclusion.

The strategy will also support quality and the workforce including looking at making sure each setting has at least one teacher and more funding for early interventions such as NDNA’s Maths Champions programme.

Government announces plans for 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs

Two hundred new school-based nurseries will create 4,000 places

The Government has announced that almost 200 new school-based nurseries will open in September delivering more than 4,000 early education and care places. This will exceed the Government’s initial predictions on places.

NDNA Awards: And the winners are….

A huge congratulations to all of our NDNA Award winners in 2025. There were some incredible award entries across the categories and all finalists can be immensely proud of their achievements. Thank you to everyone who entered!

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