30 hours funded childcare

Funding for school-based nursery scheme increased to £37mn

Education
A plan to improve recruitment and retention is staff is also need to sustain the early years sector, leaders say. Picture: LightfieldStudios/Adobe Stock

Nurseries 'will cut funded places' to meet rising costs

Early Years
Balancing settings’ multiple needs is a complex task. Picture: Rawpixel.com/Adobe Stock

Details finalised for new experience-based route into early years

Early Years
Councils have been advised to fund childcare providers based on pre-pandemic figures. Picture: Adobe Stock

Uplift in funding rates 'insufficient' to offset rising costs, childcare bodies warn

Early Years