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More than 100,000 parents have signed up to claim 15 hours of free childcare for two-year-olds under a new £8 billion scheme. But short-staffed nurseries will not be able to cope with demand.

Earlier we spoke to Jonathan Broadbery, the Director of Policy at the National Day Nurseries Association.

The near-miss was one of 119 incidents where children left Scotland’s nurseries unaccompanied last year.

The Labour Party would introduce compulsory supervised toothbrushing in English primary schools as part of a “rescue plan for NHS dentistry” if it wins the next general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Labour has pledged to bring in supervised toothbrushing in schools for three- to-five-year olds as part of a wider ‘rescue plan for NHS dentistry’, ahead of the party’s conference in Liverpool.

SCOTS nurseries face going out of business as an analysis found just three of Scotlands 32 local authorities are increasing early learning and…

What does the sector think of the Government’s proposed reform of the early years funding formula ahead of the extension to the funded hours entitlement? Katy Morton reports

Sector leaders have hit out at a government blog justifying plans to expand funded childcare hours, with Early Years Alliance (EYA) chief executive Neil Leitch branding its claims as “simply not true” and a “gross insult” to settings.

The number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for 15-hour childcare is now the lowest ever, according to the latest official statistics, while the number of children of working parents registered for the 30-hour entitlement is at its highest.

There are 400 fewer nurseries in England compared to last year, with the sector blaming "chronic underfunding".