Short inspections were introduced by Ofsted in September 2015, under the new common inspection framework, for schools previously rated good, and maintained nursery schools rated good or outstanding.
Nursery group Kiddi Caru has been bought by Les Petits Chaperons Rouges, a European nursery chain.
Demand for childcare in the Netherlands has fallen sharply amid the economic crisis and cuts in childcare tax credits, leading to a huge rise in the number of centres going bankrupt.
Fennies nursery group has launched its own training academy, offering CPD courses and a scheme for graduates.
Grandir UK, which owns Kiddi Caru, has acquired all three Maggie & Rose nurseries based in London.
Private and voluntary providers in Kent received letters from the local authority on Friday confirming that they are not able to charge top-up fees to parents for the free nursery education grant...
The New Opportunities Fund has extended the deadline for applications to its out-of-school hours childcare programme to enable it to allocate the full amount of 220m earmarked for the scheme by 2003....
Online advertising of foods high in fat, salt and sugar aimed at children is to be banned under new rules coming into effect next year.