This page is regularly updated to keep you informed on what's happening at Morton Michel and in the childcare sector.
The survey, which launched earlier this month, is the first step towards creating an accurate picture of the sector, to help ensure policy makers take the right decisions for the future.
Following an initiative by Labour MP Stella Creasey, childcare will now be treated as national infrastructure.
According to a report by the IFS, despite spending on early years having risen by 28% since 2010, rising costs will mean childcare providers seeing a drop of 9% in real terms funding over the next ye ..........
In its 2022 report, Ofsted identifies recruitment and retention as a critical factor for closures.
Early years providers are being asked for vigilance after a rise in Step A and Scarlet Fever cases has been identified in England.