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What changed for nurseries and childminders in England and Scotland last week, from the official websites, and the dates coming up.
By Hubba Training · · 1 min readApplies in England and Scotland
What it means for you
- Open the items for your nation and check whether any change what your setting does.
- Put the dates coming up in your diary.
Here is what the official websites published for nurseries and childminders in England and Scotland last week, and the dates coming up.
In England
- Check an early years qualification (Department for Education)
- Space requirements in early years childcare settings in England (Department for Education)
In Scotland
- The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 (legislation.gov.uk)
- Statement on Amanda Mathewson (Care Inspectorate)
Coming up
- 21 November - Scottish Nursery Awards, Glasgow (Scotland)
- 25 November - Ofsted statistics: childcare providers and inspections (England, date not confirmed)
- 27 November - Nursery Management Show, ExCeL London (UK-wide)
- 3 December - Scottish draft Budget 2027-28 (Scotland)
- 4 December - Autumn early years census: councils' submission deadline (England)
- December 2026 - Funding rates for 2027-28 (England)
- December 2026 - Funded ELC statistics (Scotland)
- 1 January - New duty: tell workers about their right to join a trade union (UK-wide)
Over the border: This recap covers England and Scotland together.
Official sources
- Department for Education, Check an early years qualification
- Department for Education, Space requirements in early years childcare settings in England
- legislation.gov.uk, The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026
- Care Inspectorate, Statement on Amanda Mathewson
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