Official figures from Ofsted show the number of childcare providers and places has fallen since last year, raising fears over how the expansion of the funded hours will be met.
A group of mothers from across the country went to 10 Downing Street on Mother's Day and handed in a petition with 50,000 names against cuts to Sure Start Children's Centres.
How can settings best support the particular maths development needs of three-year-olds, asks Judith Dancer in the fourth part of this series
The early years sector needs to stand up and fight the Government's proposed childcare reforms, says Nancy Stewart
The Universal Credit will fail to provide all working single parent families with a route out of poverty, and could act as a disincentive to work longer hours, according to new research carried out on...
The DfE has announced national average hourly funding rates of £11.22 for under-twos, £8.28 for two-year-olds and £5.88 for three and four-year-olds from April when the first phase of the extended...
The national living wage has come into force today - as childcare providers say they cannot afford to pay it without raising fees.
Nursery chain Leapfrog has struck a deal with a local authority to buy in places in one of the groups existing settings.