The Care Inspectorate has today published its annual report on early learning and childcare provision in Scotland. The figures show how, where and to whom early learning and childcare is
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Good childcare provision is more about quality than quantity, says Helen Barnard. The Conservative’s flagship policy to give all families 30 hours of free childcare a week offered a ray
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New laws doubling the amount of free childcare parents can get for three and four-year-olds could lead to many nurseries having to reduce the number of children they can take
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Thousands of cases of ill health, obesity and tooth decay among under-fives could be prevented if the worst areas of England matched the best, according to a report. The study
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Capita Conferences have announced their Early Years Wales Conference will take place on 22nd October 2015 in Cardiff. As the Building a Brighter Future: The Early Years and Childcare Plan completes the
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Manchester United and England football captain Wayne Rooney has signed up as the NSPCC’s first ambassador for childhood. The striker, a father of two boys, will help the charity fight
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Northern Ireland Junior Ministers Michelle McIveen and Jennifer McCann have launched a consultation on the Executive’s draft Childcare Strategy. The ten year strategy aims to develop and deliver affordable, high
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Dr June O’Sullivan MBE, Chief Executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), has been awarded an honorary degree by Middlesex University. She was presented with the award at the
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School nurseries appear to have been “colonised by the middle classes” the education watchdog chief has said. Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has asked why so many parents have
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People looking to work in childcare will be given more help to reach the high levels needed to give children the best start in life, Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah announced
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