Government unveils single inspectorate plans

The government has announced that it is to create a single inspectorate for children and learners that will involve devolving the inspection of local...

Best practice network to link initiatives

Dudley, Walsall, Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Coventry councils are to be involved in a new network that aims to share good practice between extended schools...

William Hague meets with care providers in North Yorkshire

Problems in the care of vulnerable people were discussed with former Conservative Party leader and now Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague MP at a...

Regulatory fee increases anger care provider bodies

Representatives of the care home sector have reacted with anger to the Department of Health’s announcement of a 15 per cent increase in fees...

Council sues setting on school grounds

Essex County Council has reportedly started legal proceedings against a nursery provider in Harlow after she allegedly failed to pay her rent for several...

No teachers lowers quality says EIS

Teaching union EIS (Educational Institute of Scotland) has expressed concern at the plans of some local authorities in Scotland to reduce or close down...

Family learning funding for Cornwall’s children’s centres

Cornwall County Council has launched a new project that will place specialist tutors in children’s centres to boost family learning.The Family Learning Years Project...

ABC now world’s largest public childcare company

Australia-based ABC Learning Centres Limited says it is now the world’s largest publicly listed childcare operator following its acquisition of US operator Learning Care...

Busy Bees are Nexus fund’s first customers

Major provider Busy Bees has completed a sale and leaseback deal on two of its settings through the £50m PINE fund. The fund has...

Christie & Co predicts rise in market activity

Despite a slow-down in the development of the nursery market last year, estate agents and valuers Christie & Co says it expects increased activity...