Nord Anglia appointment

Nord Anglia Education has appointed Rosamund Marshall to the group’s board as chief operating officer. She will be responsible for its three operating divisions...

New BHFS board member

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has appointed Gabrielle Greene to its board of directors.Ms Greene brings over 15 years’ experience in the financial services industry...

ESRC appointment

Michael Lamb is to serve on the Economic and Social Research Council for the next three years. Professor Lamb is Professor of Psychology at...

New places are a threat to existing providers finds PWC

Private and voluntary sector operators’ worst fears appear to have been confirmed by a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers that states local authorities may be...

Hughes rules out nursery education ‘top up fees’

Providers in England have been told once again that they cannot charge extra fees to make up perceived shortfalls in government funding, which rose...

More education funding for Scottish providers

Childcare providers in Scotland are to receive a 20% increase in funding for pre-school education places.In a letter to local authority directors of education...

Teachers say childminders cannot deliver full EYFS

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that childminders would not be able to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum (NCMN...

Vicky Pollard remarks refuted

Childcare organisations reacted angrily to comments from Deborah Lawson, chair of the Professional Association of Teachers, at the union’s annual conference earlier this summer.Ms...

Reduction in operators missing national standards

Ofsted received around 1,500 complaints last year, it has revealed in a new report. This represents 1.4% of all childcare providers and concerns were...

Evidence needed for 2007 CSR

The Department for Education and Skills and HM Treasury are calling for evidence for their policy review on outcomes for children and young people,...