Informal childcare provided by grandparents is up by a third and now worth 7.3 billion a year, up from 3.9 billion in 2004, according to new research.
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.
New analysis highlights the increasing pressures on parents of under-fives over the last 20 years, and warns that financial pressures will be heightened by the cost of living crisis.
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.
A new guide to the Children and Social Work Act, which became law last year, is now available.
Scotland's leading teaching union, the Educational Institute of Scotland, has published a manifesto in preparation for the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May. Among its priorities are that every...
The Kids' Clubs Network has called for improved services for 11- to 16-year-olds as well as for an after-school and holiday youth club in every school in England. At a major conference in London...
How well do you understand how to deal with children's behaviour? Think about it with our true or false quiz. 1 Young children can be encouraged to set goals for their own behaviour.