The free entitlement is finally coming up for a new code of practice.
Another study of daycare provision should make us think about families' differing needs.
The number of childminders has dropped more than 10 per cent in the past two years, the latest figures from Ofsted show.
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Adult concerns may be failing children, suggests Alan Bentley.
A survey of mums, undertaken by the Parent-Infant Foundation, suggests pregnant women are not getting the support they need to help them bond with their babies.