Outdoor learning at our West Berkshire centre20231215111122

Outdoor learning at our West Berkshire centre

We recently took part in specialist SEND forest school training, and have been really delighted by the changes it has enabled us to make. The training...
CEO Catherine McLeod’s response to the government’s early years funding consultation update20231130162723

CEO Catherine McLeod’s response to the government’s early years funding consultation update

Dingley’s Promise calls for better access to early years SEND funding Yesterday’s release of the government’s response to the early years funding cons...
Dingley’s Promise statement on changes to the EYFS20231031085834

Dingley’s Promise statement on changes to the EYFS

On October 27th 2023, the Government announced regulatory changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) after a national consultation. Dingley’s ...
Dingley’s Promise joins the Early Education and Childcare Coalition20230906140447

Dingley’s Promise joins the Early Education and Childcare Coalition

Working together for an early education and childcare sector that delivers for our children, for parents, and for the economy. Dingley’s Promise...
Reflections on Coram’s Childcare Survey 202320230309172602

Reflections on Coram’s Childcare Survey 2023

With the release of Coram’s Childcare Survey for 2023, we are reflecting on the current situation in the early education and childcare sector for chil...
Statement on Government’s SEND and alternative provision improvement plan20230302180222

Statement on Government’s SEND and alternative provision improvement plan

  2nd March 2023 We welcome the release of the Government’s SEND and AP Plan, and are particularly happy that within this plan, early education i...
EDI – The journey that never ends20230302115522

EDI – The journey that never ends

Catherine McLeod – Dingley’s Promise CEO   This week, I have been reflecting on the Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) journey of D...
Remembering Chris Khoo20230116093807

Remembering Chris Khoo

In November last year we lost a much-loved patron and dedicated supporter of Dingley’s Promise. Christopher Khoo DL had been a patron of Dingley’s Pro...
CEO Catherine McLeod on Recruitment in the Early Years20221214112519

CEO Catherine McLeod on Recruitment in the Early Years

Last night our CEO Catherine McLeod spoke to BBC News on behalf of Dingley’s Promise about staffing and recruitment in the early years. As a sector, r...
Dingley’s Promise Team Day 202220220922114147

Dingley’s Promise Team Day 2022

Dingley’s Promise Team Day 2022 At the beginning of September early years practitioners, management, central and leadership staff and volunteers from ...