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The Creative Education Corporation, which runs nurseries in the UK under the Primary Steps brand, is linking up with a property company to create 25 nurseries in the Irish Republic. CEC's strategic...
The Government is standing firm on its insistence that private and voluntary sector nurseries must not charge any top-up fees to parents for nursery education grant sessions (see News, page 4)....
The early years sector has expressed further concern over the financial sustainability of settings as new figures reveal stagnant funding rates for most local authorities next year.
Nurseries are being advised by local authorities to be ‘more creative’ to remain sustainable, with suggestions including taking in ironing and seeking donations.
The Liberal Democrats outlined plans to extend free childcare to 25 hours per week at their annual conference in Bournemouth this week.
Funding for two-year-old places is lower in 57 council areas than it was last September, according to an analysis of funding rates by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also warns that...
Local authorities will take-over responsibility for commissioning health visitors and school nurses in their area, under new Government plans.
A national framework for implementing a comprehensive programme of change to ensure the integration of children's services and multi-agency working will be unveiled by the Government when the Children...
The Labour party has released research into the cost of childcare in local areas showing huge variations across the country.
Up to 1.1bn of Government funding for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds is not being passed on to nurseries by local authorities, says a new report.