News and updates from the Quality, Improvement and Standards Team
In this section, please find below links to local and national updates related to early years:
- Early Years Foundation Stage nutrition guidance – This guidance is for early years providers in England who are caring for early years children aged 0 to 5 years. It supports providers in meeting the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework requirement ‘Where children are provided with meals, snacks and drinks, these must be healthy, balanced and nutritious’. From September 2025, the EYFS statutory framework will include a safeguarding and welfare requirement that asks providers to follow this nutrition guidance unless there is good reason not to.
- Giving every child the best start in life outlines how the government will improve child development and ensure that all children have the chance to achieve and thrive. The strategy has online and printable versions available. Additionally, a parent hub is available for guidance, signposting and support.