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Regarding the letter from Diana Scutt (23 June) about her problems filling childminding vacancies, I have been a registered childminder myself for the past six years and, apart from the first year, I...
Play policy has been taken forward around the UKwith the implementation of Scotland's first playwork and education strategy and the launch of a consultation into play policy by Northern Ireland's...
Private and voluntary sector providers are often quoted as calling for a 'level playing field' with state-funded childcare. This week there's good news and bad news - some bits of the field appear to...
In our news story 'Scrapping of tax credits proposed' (24 April), we quoted directly from the Policy Exchange report a phrase including 'parents who prefer informal care (grandparents, childminders)'.
Asquith Court and Kidsunlimited, two of the UK's largest chains, are to merge and form a new company, the Nursery Years Group, making them the second-largest group in the UK in terms of number of...
The provision of employer-supported childcare is critical to London's economic success, says a new report funded by the London Development Agency. Expanding the quantity and quality of London's...
Employers will find it is in their best interests to help parents to balance their work and childcare responsibilities, employment relations minister Alan Johnston told delegates at a conference in...
In the first part of a series on adapting your business to the current operating environment, Melanie Pilcher sets out how to ensure optimum infection control standards
You are probably already familiar with the Blue Kangaroo series of books, written by Emma Chichester-Clark and published by Andersen Press. Last autumn, the publishers released this delightful box...