The Scottish Greens attended NDNA’s member nursery, First Adventures, as part of their election campaign. NDNA Scotland took part in a meeting with the co-leaders to raise awareness of the challenging situation in West Lothian where the council has decided to no longer fund ELC places for children who live across the boundary, and lobby them for change.
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New Freedom of Information (FOI) findings from National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) reveal that councils across England underspent £115m in early years funding during 2024-25. These figures are the largest underspend recorded in seven years of NDNA annual reports.
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Colleagues from NDNA Scotland took part in Scotland’s early learning and childcare hustings ahead of the election next month.
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NDNA Scotland announces winner of Children’s Rights Award 2026
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We have launched our latest survey to gather vital, up to date evidence from nurseries across England on real experience from early years providers.
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The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the Childcare Offer for Wales funding rate which will rise from £6.40 to £6.67 from 6 April 2026.
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Ministerial letter: changes to EYFS safer sleeping requirements
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The National Day Nurseries Association is calling on the next Scottish Government to give children the best start with the right policies in early learning and childcare (ELC).
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Coram childcare survey: costs fall sharply for families in England as funding expands
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The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is running its annual campaign, Healthy Body, Happy Me campaign to encourage our youngest children to live happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.
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