Tucked between two high-rise blocks of flats in Wolverhampton — a city in central England — the Little Village Nursery hums with activity. The joyful sounds of children at play fill the air. Especially in the “home” corner, where the children pretend to grocery shop, cook meals, or serve orders in a cafe. But instead…

Laura Weir, manager of Rosedene nursery, Hardwick: ‘We are seeing the damaging effects of the ever-growing cost-of-living crisis, so we felt it was responsible to do something to help With the price of food and energy rising – and inflation at a 40-year high – many early years settings are thinking about how best to…