The Children’s Commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland want the Government to amend the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, currently going through Parliament, and remove the defence of ‘reasonable punishment’. nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news/u…

🚀 Online training is good, face-to-face training is great! 🚀 Explore the power and connection of in-person training in our latest blog post! 🌟 🔗 coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-05-1… #Training #Education #FaceToFace #OnlineLearning #EarlyYears #Childcare

Coming up this June: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Nursery World - Stephen Morgan, Minister for Early Education: Building something better nurseryworld.co.uk/content/opinio…

Nursery World - Spending Review 2025: More money for expansion of funded childcare and school-based nurseries nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news/s…

Our Managing Director James Hempsall OBE visited a Babyzone project recently.  They are a UK-based charity that aims to provide holistic support to disadvantaged families with children under the age of five. Click here to read more: coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-06-1…

Babyzone: open, accessible and measurable - CYP Now cypnow.co.uk/content/blogs/…

Flashback to Sure Start 2007: CYP Now - Childcare & Early Years: Experts hit back at Sure Start critics cypnow.co.uk/content/other/…

Let’s think again about school readiness - CYP Now cypnow.co.uk/content/blogs/…

We've recently delivered the Childcare Works national meeting with Coram Family and Childcare & Mott MacDonald & local authorities. Thank you to Stephen Morgan MP Department for Education for Q&A & constructive debate.  on roll-out progress and futures. childcareworks.org.uk

Five years ago, we launched a simple idea with big impact: short, timely conversations to bring LAs together for reflection, learning, & support. Born during the isolation, confusion, & pressures of the pandemic, our Coffee Breaks continue as a cherished part of our work.

Read our views: CYP Now - Ofsted childcare data: beyond the headline findings cypnow.co.uk/content/analys…

Parent power has never been so potent in early education and childcare. Everyone including politicians, policy makers, and professionals should understand that. Read our blog here: coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-07-1…

Here is James' shelf with print editions of Children & Young People Now containing his articles & comments over the years. The mag will be online only from next month. Sad, but inevitable. The joy of paper, the excitement of sending/receiving a card, or turning a page is still very much in our DNA.

Big decline in uptake of two-year-old funded entitlement - CYP Now cypnow.co.uk/content/news/b…

Delving into the inspectorate's latest annual early years data highlights key trends about the evolution of the childcare sector over the past year. Here are James’ five key takeaways from the Ofsted Childcare providers and inspections data 2024/25. coramhempsalls.org.uk/news/2025-07-2…