* Devon Information on Services for Children (DISC), a service offering free and independent advice on childcare, has won the National Quality Standards Award for the second time. The assessor, the National Association of Children's Information Services, said that DISC is providing an 'excellent and wide-ranging service dealing with approximately 43,000 enquiries a year'.
* The quality of play and out-of-school childcare in the London Borough of Camden was recognised last month when the council's Play Service gained a Charter Mark, an award which rates how well councils respond to the needs of their customers. The report commended Camden Play Service for giving all children and parents the opportunity to put forward their views about the service.
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