Only 40 per cent of local authorities will commit themselves to keeping all of their children's centres over the next financial year, research has found.
Childminders will lose an average of £410.40 per child a year under the 30 hours due to a shortfall in funding, a survey has revealed.
One nursery group appears to have found a formula for success and is all set to replicate it in two more settings.
The gap in quality of early years and childcare provision in deprived areas has worsened over the past year, according to Ofsted's annual report.
A new poverty map reveals there are now constituencies where more than half of children are growing up in poverty.
The rules for provision of space and equipment and how to use them in an early years setting to comply with the EYFS are set out by Laura Henry.
For those nurseries in need of extra cash, rattling the tin is a vital source of income. Katy Morton presents a six-step guide to holding a successful fundraiser.