This page is regularly updated to keep you informed on what's happening at Morton Michel and in the childcare sector.
As a childcare provider, it's important to know what to do if an emergency occurs in your setting. Here, the British Red Cross shares how to help a child in your care when an AED is available.
Recent research shows that the number of early years job postings is growing fast, as settings prepare for the extended entitlement roll-out.
Although new funding rates have been published and even cautiously welcomed in some quarters, most providers remain concerned that they will not be sufficient to deal with demand.
The Government has launched a recruitment campaign to address the shortage of early years workers in England. The campaign includes a trial offering £1,000 tax free cash payments to newly hired staff.
Childminding UK aims to equip all childminders with the tools to help them remain sustainable in a job they love with a free Managing Funding Sustainability Pack.