The Scottish Independent Nurseries Association is calling for a national quality assurance scheme for all early years settings in Scotland to reassure parents in the wake of a spate of scare stories...
What are the 20 largest nursery groups in the UK up to? Alison Mercer on who did what in the past six months In Nursery Chains' first ever league table of the 20 largest nursery groups in the UK and...
Early years organisations have expressed mixed feelings about the Government's refusal to pay the new version of its childcare tax credit to providers instead of parents.
Early years providers in England have been praised for their high standards by Ofsted chief inspector David Bell.
19 September A new deal for children - Reforming children's services in Scotland, England and Sweden This conference by Children in Scotland, in association with the Ministry of Education of Sweden,...
Tiny Teddies Day Nurseries in Coventry has marked its tenth anniversary with the announcement of plans to acquire a fourth setting.
Increased bureaucracy and funding issues have contributed to a drop in the number of holiday clubs, according to providers.
Day nurseries across England are finding it difficult to continue offering free childcare places to three- and four-year-olds as the Government's nursery education grant is failing to cover their...
Heads of early years services have warned that the level of capital funding from the Government for the second wave of children's centres is inadequate and will pose a massive challenge to reaching...
Nanny agencies in Scotland are joining forces to protest to the Scottish Executive about proposed charges for registration with the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, which will see...