Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said a Conservative government would scrap the "cliff edge" that means parents in England are no longer eligible for funded childcare hours once they earn more than £100,000 a year.
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A new study from Dr Nathan Archer and the British Academy has looked at the additional services and family support increasingly offered by early childhood education settings in England, its importance and the struggles it creates.
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NDNA\'s Maths Champions programme has been shortlisted in two categories at the Children & Young People Now Awards 2026. Recognised for excellence in children\'s learning and workforce development, this achievement celebrates the programme\'s growing impact on early years practice and the dedicated professionals helping children develop strong mathematical foundations.
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New vocational GCSEs will be introduced from 2029 for 14-year-olds in England.
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Tackling child poverty and improving outcomes for children and families is the top area for co-operation as agreed by the Welsh and Scottish governments.
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Noise is increasing around the proposal to raise the higher earnings threshold for funded places in England which has been fixed at £100,000 per parent since 2017.
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Early years accreditation Millie’s Mark, the gold standard in paediatric first aid, celebrates ten years of keeping children safer later this month, supporting around 250,000 children in nurseries across the UK.
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NDNA has submitted evidence to the Government, Treasury and ministers from the Department for Education that more needs to be done to support the PVI nursery sector.
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The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results have now been released. These are reported every three years and are taken from a sample of 15-year-old students across multiple nations to assess their maths, science and reading skills.
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NDNA is delighted to announce the launch of the NDNA awards 2027, which are now open for nurseries and NDNA networks to enter across the UK. Our awards celebration will return to the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool on Friday 9 July 2027.
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