NEWS

Short news updates from the early years sector and beyond.

All children aged between one- and nine-years-old and living in Greater London will be offered a polio vaccine after the virus was detected in sewage earlier this year.

The SNP is said to be considering raising the age that children start school in Scotland from four- to six-years-old.

New statutory guidance for schools aims to make uniforms more affordable for families, with schools asked to keep branded items to a minimum and avoid being “overly specific” about items.