Early years and childcare news

Senior civil servants who attended an NDNA Talk event announced that the Government would be calling 15 and 30 hour childcare places “funded” and not “free”.

Government ministers announced various policies at the annual conference which will impact on nurseries in England. 

These include business rates reform, breakfast clubs in all primary schools and new nurseries in schools.  

As a result of the First Minister Eluned Morgan’s reshuffle, Dawn Bowden MS has been appointed as the new Minister for  Children and Social Care.

An independent review has been carried out by the Learning Partnership  into the way joint inspections between Care Inspectorate Wales and Estyn work for the non-maintained sector in Wales.