Chuka Umunna
: Ed's Google Speech and What It Means for Responsible Capitalism
B.J. Epstein
: Down With the Matriarchy? What Matriarchy?
Dr Peter Bruggen
: Sir David Nicholson Resigns but if Many Bad Apples Remain, The NHS Might Be Rotten to the Core
Jack Butler
: Miliband Talks the Talk on Tax Avoidance - But Can Anyone Walk the Walk
Xenios Thrasyvoulou
: Is It Easier Than Ever to Start a Business?
One of the coalition's key reforms has been thrown into doubt after Nick Clegg signalled he did not support it. The government wants to allow child...
In recent weeks, the debate around reducing childcare costs and improving quality has been confused. This has been most evident in the More Great Childcare proposals to increase adult:child ratios in nurseries and to change them in childminding settings. This is the clearest indication yet that for the Coalition government, cost is the biggest driver for change, not quality.
More than two thirds of councils are failing to provide enough childcare, campaigners for have warned. Just one in five local authorities have enou...
Too many children are still starting school without the basic skills they need to learn, according to Ofsted's annual report. It is a concern that ...
