More primary school children across the country are to benefit from a free healthy school lunch, children's secretary Ed Balls announced this week.
Plans to extend the free early years entitlement for thousands more two-year-olds are among the measures to improve social mobility in New Opportunities.
ABC Learning Centres is continuing negotiations with JP Morgan Stanley over the sale of 60 per cent of its US business, despite the fact that an end-of-March deadline has long passed.
Children’s author Michael Rosen is to be appointed as BookTrust’s new Writer in Residence – a role which he will use to promote the importance of reading and rhyming with young children.
Despite political uncertainty and the ongoing challenges around underfunding and recruitment, the biggest nursery chains are getting bigger. Catherine Gaunt reports
A television parenting show that sparked criticism from childcare professionals and parents alike has been cleared by the media regulator.
The rising pay levels all round seen in our annual survey reflect the growing professionalism of nannies and the eagerness of parents to recognise and reward it, says Asa Nilsdotter of Nannytax.
The DfE is consulting on proposals to change the way it funds free childcare and early years education including a new national funding formula.
Charities opposing cuts to a scheme which helps young parents to pay for childcare while in education or training have written to education secretary Michael Gove asking him to rethink the plan.