Long working hours, low income and poor quality housing are having a negative impact on parenting and harming children's development, according to a new report by think-tank Demos.
More nurseries made a loss last year than in the previous ten years, according to a Government-commissioned survey.
Forest school providers can now gain an accredited award, which recognises their good practice.
The quality of childcare in the private daycare sector is a 'real concern' that is not being acknowledged by the Government, a leading academic warned last week.
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Try using resources as suggested by Helen Bilton photo at coombes school, Reading, by Teri Pengilley
In the first of a new series on creative play with the under-threes, Alice Sharp offers satisfying ways to make music with children from birth to 12 months.