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Children's minister Claire Couthino says that national average hourly funding rate for two-year-olds will rise to £8 this September and to £5.50 for three-to-four-year-olds. When the offer of 15 hours...
Two former childminders have been awarded 7,000 by the Local Government Ombudsman following a complaint about their treatment at the hands of their local council. The childminders, a married couple in...
Early years workers can extend their career prospects with a new higher education degree. Mary Evans reports The first new higher education qualification for 25 years was launched this autumn,...
Analysis by London Councils, based on Department for Education figures, shows demand for permanent school places in London will increase by almost a third in a single academic year, with the pressure...
Five early years settings put up for sale earlier this year by the YMCA, the UK’s largest charity provider of childcare, have secured new owners.
Strapped for cash? Now's the time to start filling in those forms and apply for extra funding from the New Opportunities Fund. Jane Morgan explains how If you are thinking about expanding your...
Nursery owners paying staff the national minimum wage (NMW) have warned they will have to make cutbacks when the salary rate increases later this year.
Fifteen local authorities are taking part in a 4m pilot to test methods of providing nursery places to the poorest two-year-olds in England.
What students can gain from reflective study and where it can take them are explained by Professor Tina Bruce The influence of Friedrich Froebel is strong today in quiet and influential ways. Froebel...