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...
The final two local authority areas taking part in the 30-hour childcare pilots for working parents have revealed how much they will pay providers.
Scotland's largest nursery chain, Careshare, has tightened its monitoring of staff:child ratios after the Care Commission upheld nine complaints by parents against six of its nurseries over the past...
World leaders are being called on to invest more in the early years as new research shows less than 2 per cent of the global aid budget goes to pre-primary education.
The Welsh government has extended business rates relief to nurseries and pre-schools to help them recover from the pandemic.
An Edinburgh nursery school has increased safety procedures after a five-year-old boy walked out of the building unnoticed. Staff at Spinney Lane Nursery School were alerted to Calvin Crate's...
Baby rooms in some Busy Bees nurseries will be turned black and white following a pilot project in a Hertfordshire nursery.
Childcare in Wales looks set for a happier new year with 3.8m in funding for Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships. During a debate on childcare last week at the Welsh Assembly, minister...
Members of the Scottish Parliament voted last week to lend their support to the Executive's proposals to clarify the law on physical punishment of children. The Executive proposes to ban the use of...