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By Nathan Archer, consultant at the children's house consultancy While the development of children's centres is broadly welcomed, we cannot lose sight of the effect this initiative has on already...
A local council has launched a campaign to recruit more childminders to cope with the demands of the forthcoming 30-hour offer and to meet local needs.
New analysis shows the extent to which families will miss out of the Government's plans to extend childcare support for working families, both through the new Tax-free Childcare scheme and extra...
The DfE has published the revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework to incorporate the new Level 3 qualification requirements and first aid regulations.
A new programme to develop and showcase good practice in children's centres has been launched by the children's services think-tank Capacity in collaboration with back-to-work programme Take Three...
Vitamin Angels UK extends partnership with NDNA as nurseries increase food donations and other support to struggling families and members of staff. Catherine Gaunt reports
More parents than ever in England are using formal childcare to look after their children during the week, according to research by the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR), launched to coincide...
All early years and childcare staff could be required to hold at least a level 3 qualification, in measures proposed by the Government to boost social mobility.
The relentlessly determined effort to keep the children's centre roll-out on track has seen the programme expand to the point where it is now reaching one million children and their families. Some 500...
The Under 12s Exhibition features lively, informative and relevant seminars for workers in all sectors of childcare and education. Lindy Sharpe talks to four of them. Olwyn Gunn