Nearly 50,000 places in out-of-school clubs are being created across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with a 27m grant from the New Opportunities Fund (NOF). The latest cash injection...
Children whose fathers are on duty in Afghanistan with 45 Commando Group had a visit last week from Angus MP Mike Weir and Provost Frances Duncan at the Royal Marines' Condor Family Centre in...
Unions have condemned plans being considered by Ofsted under which early education and childcare inspections could be carried out by the private sector.
A leading children's charity has called for the families of babies and toddlers to be given more support in order to protect infants from being harmed or killed by parents in times of great stress....
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has confirmed that it is poised to extend the APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experience and Learning), the fast-track level 3 certificate, quelling...
Prominent academics in the early years field have expressed fears that a Government consultation on extending the national curriculum in England to include the Foundation Stage could have an...
The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently...
The under-threes provision at Broomhall Nursery School in Sheffield, due for closure, has been saved by parents.
Two primary schools in Crewe are planning to take children from aged two after their on-site nurseries run by a private provider closed suddenly.
The Pre-School Learning Alliance has renewed calls for reform of Ofsted’s inspection system, after figures from a Freedom of Information request show that more early years settings are downgraded...