The projected cost of government-funded childcare to disadvantaged two-year-olds has risen by a third and could rise again, the Scottish Education Secretary has said. Mike Russell said the Scottish Government

The Scottish Government is being called on to publish information to back up its plans for extending free childcare after independence, with Labour accusing ministers of “writing policies on the

Families are under pressure from a combination of patchy childcare provision and above-inflation price rises, a charity is warning. Nursery childcare for under-twos is 4.8% more expensive than last year,