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Genevieve Meehan “Gigi” to those who loved her was an infant when her life was tragically cut short while in nursery care.
Nursery World’s next conference on 4 November in London will provide a powerful platform for government and practice experts to come together at one event to explore what we mean – and what needs to ...
Nursery World’s next conference on 4 November in London will provide a powerful platform for government and practice experts to come together at one event to explore what we mean – and what needs to ...
Nannies’ wages in the capital have risen by a record 9.7 per cent for the 2024/25 financial year, up by over £4,500. Families in London are paying an average of £19.51 per hour for a full-time nanny, ...
The Department for Education (DfE) has today sent operational updates to early years funding rules for 2026-27 to local ...
Two former political party leaders are calling for universal free childcare in the UK and a commitment to build a ‘resilient’ ...
The cost of summer holiday childcare has risen by 4 per cent in the last year, with parents now facing an average bill of ...
The number of working parents using funded early education entitlements is at its highest ever, while those in disadvantaged ...
There is a widening attainment gap among children starting school, with the widest gap on record among pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, according to the Education Policy ...
Early years minister Stephen Morgan joined leading sector figures, experts, practitioners and academics in the House of Commons for the launch of the Early Years Social Enterprise Collective.
The Covid pandemic is still ‘casting a long shadow’ over millions of children in England,  with soaring numbers identified as having a special educational need or disability and more households living ...
The prime minister has set out a new commitment to working in partnership with the voluntary sector with the launch of the Civil Society Covenant.