More than 4,200 parents, childcare experts and educationalists have signed a petition on the Number Ten website to try to stop the Early Years Foundation Stage becoming law in September.
Hundreds of self-employed parents may be unaware that they can make extra savings on childcare by signing up for a voucher scheme, a Manchester nursery has warned.
Only three out of 23 nurseries and primary schools in Glasgow earmarked for closure have been saved, following the local authority's decision to go ahead and close the rest.
The ten local authorities chosen to take part in pilots for the 0-7 Partnership scheme were named last week by children's minister Beverley Hughes.
In business as in romance, the right 'chemistry' is all-important when a venture capitalist and a nursery provider get together, according to a presentation delivered to the Laing and Buisson...
A total of 200,000 expectant parents in Scotland have received a Baby Box, under the devolved government’s scheme aimed at tackling inequality and promoting health.
Ofsted has confirmed the appointment of two companies to take over the inspection of childcare providers in England.
Grandparents who give up work to look after their grandchildren will be able to claim a weekly childcare allowance, under new plans set out by chancellor George Osborne.
A two-month-old girl in Derbyshire is attracting attention with her full head of hair, reported BBC News. Amy Perrot's mother said that because of her long locks, one child had even mistaken her baby...
According to analysis by Action for Children, three children in every primary class will be deprived of the basics, such as heating and fresh food, this Christmas.