RAFA Kidz has received funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and the MOD PHOTO RAFA Kidz

New funding for nursery group RAFA Kidz, while Happy Days makes move into Wales

Provision
Local authorities are reportedly now looking more carefully at nurseries' invoices for the funded hours, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Management
PHOTO Adobe Stock

Disadvantaged children will miss out on childcare expansion plans, unless support is targeted – report

Policy & Politics
Findings from the DfE survey of provides reveals nurseries and childminders are making cuts to boost their income, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Settings forced to reduce spending on food and resources, risking their quality of care - survey

Provision
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School takes part in BookTrust's annual Pyjamarama event PHOTO BookTrust

Pyjamarama returns to make sure no child misses out on their bedtime story

Inclusion
The children's minister has suggested childminders work together in village halls to combat loneliness, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

‘Lonely’ childminders could soon work together in village halls

Policy & Politics
Employees are increasingly seeking family friendly policies, Bright Horizon's Work + Family Snapshot report reveals PHOTO Bright Horizons

Under 35s are forcing a 'workplace power shift' in UK companies– survey

Policy & Politics
A petition calling for reform to the 'broken' SEND system has been signed by tens of thousands of people, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Over 36,000 people sign petition to fix the 'broken' SEND system

SEND
Still taken from the animated film 'For Isaak', in memory of a couple's stillborn son, Credit: 'For Isaak'

Grieving animator pays tribute to son in film to help parents impacted by stillbirth

Families
Busy Bees Leytonstone PHOTO Busy Bees

Busy Bees fined £225,000 for health and safety breaches

Provision
Andrew Coulter: 'If you plan properly and use the right experts, you get a smooth transaction which is well structured.'

How to ensure nursery group sales and acquisitions go according to plan

Management
The research by Working Families highlights how childcare costs are pushing low-income parents into debt, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

Childcare costs push 4 in 10 working parents on low incomes into debt – research

Families