All news on the topic: Nurseries

Applications for 15 hours of free childcare a week for eligible working parents of nine-month-olds will open on May 12, ahead of the rollout in September

Free childcare rules are expanding to include working parents with children aged from nine months to five - see the changes in full and how it affects you

Whooping cough cases are on the rise, with 553 confirmed in England in January alone. Here's what you need to know about the bacterial infection, including how to prevent it

The number of cases of whooping cough has surged, with 553 confirmed in England in January of this year alone - compared to 858 cases seen throughout the whole of 2023

A former nursery worker says there are four items that parents think look 'adorable' on their children, but nursey workers find annoying - she recommends reconsidering what you dress your child in before drop-off

Layla Davis, 3, hit the headlines while just a tot for her blonde locks which cannot be combed flat - and now the frizzy mop has led to her being nicknamed 'Fluffy'

Major nursery providers warned that they would be forced to go bust if the scheme is introduced in its current form, leaving disappointed parents unable to claim places for their children

A woman's admitted to being 'blindsided' when her female friend told her she was pregnant with her baby when they were at school, leaving the internet in hysterics

Measles cases have risen yet again in the UK, as the Government launched a new marketing campaign designed to reverse the fall in vaccination rates among children

Liverpool called on their academy prospects to see out their Carabao Cup final triumph over Chelsea after 10 first team players were ruled out of the game through injury

The Tories have been accused of delivering a "shoddy" policy as childcare costs have soared by 80% since they took to power in 2010 - and we want to hear your thoughts

Parents have been left thousands of pounds worse off after childcare costs soared by a third faster than inflation since the Tories came to power, according to Labour's analysis

Austin Riley, aged 15 months, was crying hysterically, thrashing around and frantically pulling at his onesie when his mum collected him from Firtrees Nursery in Motherwell

Dealing with nosy neighbours can be a stressful experience, but garden expert Morris Hankinson has shared his simple hedge planting trick to prevent prying eyes

Stacey Gibson, a sacked nursery worker, has been sent to jail again after she made dangerous threats to her former workplace - where she was fired from in 2018

The Education Secretary said she was 'really confident' parents would be able to access Government-funded childcare but stressed she could not offer an iron-clad guarantee

A nimble 6 per cent claim to be able to get out of the door in under half an hour, while for two out of five (42 percent) it takes up to TWO hours.

A family row has erupted for one teenager after she refused her mum and grandmother's pleas to go back to using her first name Nancy, rather than her middle name, admitting she hates it

Health experts have warned of continued measles outbreaks across the UK unless more people get vaccinated - with 70 cases identified in one hotspot city so far this year

Parents from around the world were left dumbfounded after New Zealand released its list of banned baby names - with some monikers being proposed multiple times

The Government had announced that all two-year-olds would be eligible for 15 hours a week of free childcare from this April, but in a 'disastrous failure' parents could miss out

A lesbian couple from Kansas was left heartbroken when they realised their dream wedding venue made clear they didn't support same-sex marriages.

A mum has revealed how she was cruelly mum shamed for ordering a coffee while at her daughters playgroup - and was shocked at the interrogation from another mum

Cases of norovirus have rocketed by 18% in just a fortnight, as the winter vomiting bug sweeps across the UK. Here are the most common symptoms to watch out for

A paediatric doctor at Birmingham Children's Hospital said he was treating 'multiple' children with measles 'every day' and urged parents to get their children's MMR vaccines