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Local authorities are focusing on existing provision as they start to carry out assessments of childcare as part of their new duties under the Childcare Act. Nursery World spoke to three local...
It's easy to believe that listening to children should be a central part of the nursery philosophy, but much harder to ensure that this happens in practice. When consultation with young children...
Nurseries and local authorities must be able to operate 'flexibly' within the revised Code of Practice, a policy group of nursery providers said this week.
The children's centre programme could be given a boost by a new range of online materials providing practical advice and guidance for local authorities designed by the Together for Children consortium...
Ofsted grades should not be used on their own by local authorities or parents when assessing the quality of childcare an early years setting provides.
Local authorities are focusing on existing provision as they start to carry out assessments of childcare as part of their new duties under the Childcare Act.<BR>
Local authorities must promote public awareness of the need for parents to notify them of any private fostering arrangements, under new minimum standards in the Children Act. The standards have been...
Government funding should be withheld from local authorities that don't work in partnership with the voluntary sector, the Pre-School Learning Alliance told Nursery World last week.
The recent riots across the country highlight how community cohesion is one of the most valuable lessons we in education can support, says our columnist Michael Pettavel
Unease is growing over some of the proposals in the Childcare Bill, with early years and childcare professionals raising their voices at several recent events (see News, page 4). There has been such a...