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.
Childcare settings and organisations in Northern Ireland will be prosecuted if they allow anyone to work or continue to work with children whom they know has previously been disqualified from doing so...
Unannounced arrivals of inspectors have received a mixed reaction from childcare providers that have been inspected under Ofsted's new regime.
Two of the UK's largest nursery chains are set to merge following a 60m deal. <BR>Leapfrog, which was to float on the London Stock Exchange next month, has chosen instead to be bought by Nord Anglia...
French, German and Spanish are among the foreign languages Liverpool four-year-olds will start to learn when a pilot scheme gets under way this September. <BR>
<P> More than 1,500 complaints from parents about childcare provision have been logged by Ofsted's Early Years Directorate in its first four months of operation. </P>
Early years good practice in Scotland should be followed by the rest of Britain, according to a leading early years expert. Professor Tina Bruce, visiting professor at the University of North London,...