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Local authorities are deciding how to spend the capital grant allocations they have received to help private and voluntary sector nurseries adapt their buildings and outside space to extend the...

Alarmist headlines about the state of childcare in the UK pose a huge challenge for the sector, according to the chief executive of the National Childminding Association.

More private and voluntary nursery providers across the country are joining the campaign against the Code of Practice for nursery education for three-and four-year-olds, which started last year in Kent.

Children from poorer backgrounds are still achieving less at school than those from affluent homes, says a new study.