This page is regularly updated to keep you informed on what's happening at Morton Michel and in the childcare sector, as well as an archive of earlier updates for reference.
Registration for the UK’s leading early years event is now officially live - Childcare & Education Expo is returning to Olympia, London, across the 20th – 21st March 2026.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP’s long-awaited budget has key reforms aimed at improving life chances for all children.
The publication of the CIW Chief Inspector's Annual Report for 2024-2025 has highlighted some positives, but also several continuing challenges for care services across Wales.
According to the 2024 Scottish Household Survey Childcare report, 32% of households with children aged up to five are choosing private nurseries compared with just 24% in 2018.
New data shows the Department for Education’s financial incentive pilot failed to encourage more people to join or return to the early education and childcare sector.