Browsing: childcare

For many schools across England it is now October half-term – but while it used to be standard for state schools to have just one week,…

Last month, New Mexico’s governor announced that the state would soon become the first in the country to offer universal free child care. This was a…

Disadvantaged children who stand to benefit most from early years education are at risk of missing out, experts have warned, as the final stage of the…

Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporterVanessa Clarke/BBCThe final phase of the largest-ever expansion of publicly funded childcare support has begun in England, as thousands of working parents receive more…

BBCEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson has urged parents who are eligible for more government funded childcare hours from September to apply as “the offer is just around…

BBCTrevor Parry and grandson Elliott spend the summer together while Elliott’s mum looks after his younger sisterGrandparents looking after their grandchildren during the holidays is part…

Butler says government to ‘quickly’ move to address child safety in centresThe health minister, Mark Butler, has vowed this morning that the government will introduce urgent…

Socially responsible superannuation and managed funds that invested in a childcare operator where children were alleged to have been sexually abused have demanded the company respond…

The absolute minimum a parent should expect when dropping off their child at an early childhood education and care centre is that their child will be…

BBCEligible working parents in England can now apply to get 30 hours of free childcare a week for children aged nine months and older from September.…