
Local authorities are not getting the backing they require from Ofsted to deal with underperforming early years settings, local authority early years chiefs have told CYP Now.
All early years and childcare staff could be required to hold at least a level 3 qualification, in measures proposed by the Government to boost social mobility.
As new research suggests parents want more men to work in nurseries, one man who runs a pre-school explains what it is like working in a profession dominated by women.