Around 290,000 children in families in receipt of Universal Credit will miss out on free school meals from September because they attend a PVI setting, suggests new research.

Around 290,000 children in families in receipt of Universal Credit will miss out on free school meals from September because they attend a PVI setting, suggests new research.

With the publication of Ofsted’s new Early Years Inspection Toolkit coming in November – and the EYFS statutory Framework ...

Schools that are early adopters of the universal breakfast club scheme will be eligible for discounts on food and deliveries, the Government has announced, after heads raised concern over the cost of ...

The current approach to support children with SEND is no longer fit for purpose as demand for EHC Plans has soared 250 per cent since they were introduced, argues a new report.

For operators opening a nursery in a commercial premises could hold the key to helping them expand, says Alex Dawson of Alex ...

Tim McLachlan, chief executive of National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), says nurseries are increasingly asking them to ...

Out-of-school childcare providers are warning of a looming ‘funding cliff edge’ next year as new polling shows that childcare costs are impacting parents’ ability to work.

Every child's individual experience needs to be taken into account when they start school, says Dr Aaron Bradbury ...

A family support worker from Northern Ireland has been awarded the first BookTrust Story Sharer of the Year Award in ...

Her Majesty The Queen hosted a celebration to mark 100 years of BookTrust where an exclusive Peter Rabbit book was launched ...

Almost 300 public figures, parliamentarians, academics, health professionals and charities have signed a letter urging the Prime Minister to end physical punishment against children in England.