A new report published today by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) exposes the worrying shortcomings in childcare provision in Scotland. In particular, it says that many clients find that provision is
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Families could face higher childcare bills if a major gap in funding for free places continues, campaigners are warning. The Government’s scheme to offer free care for young children is
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The Welsh Government is consulting on a draft 10 year plan for the early years, childcare and play workforce in Wales. The Government want a highly skilled early years, childcare
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The Care Inspectorate piloted a new approach to inspecting childminding services last year and, from 1 April 2014, they inspect childminders in a different way. Instead of Quality Themes and
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A continuing fall in the number of providers offering childcare services in Scotland is revealed in a new report published by The Care Inspectorate today. The ‘Early Learning and Childcare
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Half of children have not attained their expected level of development when they move on from reception to their first year of school, new figures suggest. Only 52% of five-year-olds
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A nursery in Calne, Wiltshire is at the centre of a police investigation following the arrest of a woman over the weekend. The 37-year-old is believed to work at the
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Sam Gyimah, MP for East Surrey, who was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education last week, has confirmed on Twitter he will be responsible for
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High-quality nursery education can help improve children’s performance into secondary school, according to a new research paper. Pre-school experience enhances all-round development in children and may particularly benefit disadvantaged children,
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The aim of this working paper is to provide information about the working conditions and in-service training opportunities of early childhood education and care (ECEC) workers and to describe how
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