A new report by the OECD highlights the importance of early education in enabling children, particularly those from disadvantaged families, to gain essential social and emotional skills.
The membership organisation for early years trainers and consultants, NEyTCO, has ceased trading.
Expanding group Kids Planet has bought its tenth nursery this year.
A three-year media campaign on home safety for children is to be launched by the Government to coincide with Child Safety Week, which runs from the 23 - 29 June.
The Nursery Education Grant distribution system is not delivering fairly to providers, according to the Pre-school Learning Alliance.
New Government figures reveal in each of the last three years, the proportion of nursery schools in deficit has been double that of all schools.
Busy Bees has acquired two more settings, bringing its total number of nurseries to 354.
The sector is warning that parents could face reduced childcare choice as a Nursery World investigation reveals that smaller providers are more likely to be closing.
A nine-year-old girl’s drawing of a pink front door with a Christmas wreath is the winning entry in The Big Issue festive magazine competition.