Universities are often seen as institutions that begin their work at 18. But if we are serious about social mobility, opportunity and national productivity, our responsibility begins much earlier – in the first five years of life.

Something significant is happening in childcare policy in England.

Camden Council is facing legal action over safeguarding failures at a nursery home where a man sexually abused children as young as two years old.

A new online training course is designed to improve knowledge around safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries.

N Family Club, which has 54 settings in London and the South East, has announced plans to expand into America with 80 nurseries expected to open by 2032.

Families of the victims of former Bright Horizons nursery worker Vincent Chan have taken steps towards a legal challenge against Camden Council over claims it has refused to investigate whether the nursery group breached health and safety legislation.