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Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.
Problems with the funding of childcare services in England have been underlined in the Government's inter-departmental childcare review. The review, Delivering for Children and Families, said, 'There...
Local authorities are adopting their own techniques to encourage healthy eating. The catering team for the East Riding of Yorkshire last month held a 'Design your own healthy school lunch'...
Schools minister David Laws has set out more details about the Early Years Pupil Premium, including plans for a pilot of the scheme.
Future leaders of extended schools and children's centres will be public sector chief executives or experts in learning or pedagogy, replacing the traditional headteacher, says a leadership expert....
The Integrated Review has received a mixed response from settings in terms of the effectiveness of its impact on identifying developmental problems early. Charlotte Goddard reports
Scottish local authoritiesare to receive a share of 10m to tackle the problem of indiscipline in schools, the Scottish Executive announced last week. The funding will provide extra staff to supervise...
To prepare for the roll-out of funded two-year-old places to 20 per cent of two-year-olds from September 2013, the Department for Education (DfE) funded ten trial areas from September 2012 to March...
The DCSF has named 56 local authorities that have been approved to implement the Early Years Single Funding Formula from April by becoming second-wave pathfinders (see box).
As a nursery nurse I am very aware of the importance of safety for young children and also how important it is for parents' sense of security that staff working with their children are fully checked...