The Pre-school Learning Alliance is calling for an in-depth review of funded childcare, amid concerns that the Government has ‘severely under-costed’ its 30-hour plan.
Three in five childcare workers in Scotland do not have a recognised pre-school or early years qualification, research carried out for the Scottish Executive suggests. The Executive published a...
As parents we all want the best start in life for our children, and that includes good health. But quite often without intention or awareness we can damage our children's health when we smoke around...
The Pre-school Learning Alliance has published two free guides to support early years settings with their Ofsted inspections and the complaints process.
Parents at a Huddersfield nursery school threatened with closure have collected over 1,000 signatures calling for a reprieve.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the second largest nursery chain in the UK, has bought Teddies Nurseries, creating the largest network of childcare settings in Britain.
A children's centre attached to a primary school in north London is among the latest settings to close amid swine flu fears.
Children's secretary Ed Balls has written to Ofsted proposing an end to regulating reciprocal childcare arrangements between friends.
Teaching assistants who are worried about job security should consider a career in playwork, according to SkillsActive.