The DfE has announced that childcare funding is to rise by 3.4 per cent for three and four-year-olds and by 4 per cent for two-year-olds in 2023-24, while an extra £20m is being provided to help cover...
Demand for nursery places fell by 4 per cent last year, as recession hit and some families opted for informal childcare arrangements, according to Laing & Buisson's latest report on the childcare...
The 30 hours policy will save some of the poorest households £5 per week, while the richest will gain ten times that, analysis finds.
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Just two weeks to go until election day - so who will get your vote? To help you decide, read our Special Report this week (pages 10-11) for a handy summary of the main political parties' early years...
Comments in the news story 'All-day school plans anger nursery group' (22 November) are typical of the private sector. Any possible threat to their future profitability is poorly shielded by their...
* A Montessori teacher has been awarded Early Years Professional Status after training at the University of Hertfordshire. Toni Finkel is co-proprietor of Rexton House Nursery Schools and Daycare in...
The majority of schools are having to make redundancies due to the funding crisis, finds ‘largest ever’ school leaders survey.
CWDC is supporting the launch of City & Guilds' new Level 4 Award in Work with Parents, with a series of free, one day workshops. These are aimed at FE staff, voluntary, community and private sector...
Teaching children to notice the connection between their physical reactions, feelings, and core emotions can go a long way to help them self-regulate Nicole Weinstein finds, as she looks at resources...