Ofsted is expanding its curriculum unit to include two new leads for early education.
More than 11,000 childcare places have been lost in the past three months, according to the latest Ofsted figures.
Nursery group Caring Daycare now has two-thirds of its settings graded as outstanding by Ofsted, following the results of its latest inspections.
Summer-born children who start school at the age of four may suffer serious stress and anxiety that could damage their educational prospects, a new report argues.
London mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped the London Development Agency's dedicated childcare team to focus on youth and volunteering.
The latest nursery buy-out has seen Princess Christian Nurseries, the eighth-largest nursery chain in the UK and Ireland, acquire the Petits Enfants group. The deal adds nine more nurseries and 527...
Nurseries are facing increasing competition from informal childcare, as parents turn to friends and relatives to look after their children.
Children who aren't developing as expected may require observation to identify a special need. Sue Roffey explains One of the indications that children are developing either differently or more slowly...
Children flourish when they are given the chance to have control of their own decisions and activities, writes Jennie Lindon A sense of physical and emotional well-being can and should start with...