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An extension of free nursery education, an out-of-school childcare place for all three- to 14-year-olds and increased maternity leave and childcare tax credits are key elements of the Government's...
Nearly two-thirds of local authorities in England have cut their budgets for holiday childcare and play services since last year, a survey by the Daycare Trust reveals.
Private and voluntary nurseries in Scotland are seeing their number of funded places capped as local authorities move to increase their own provision.
The Scottish Executive has underlined its commitment to providing affordable, high-quality childcare in rural areas. At last week's conference in Glasgow on rural childcare services, deputy minister...
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. Speaking after a...
The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has partnered with Scotland’s association of councils to draw up principles of working together that local authorities and providers must adhere to.
Can local authorities plan integrated early years services in the face of a profusion of new Government policies? Simon Vevers reports
It becomes obvious when you stop to look at the job of nannying for more than a few minutes that nannies are in 'sole charge' not just of children but of their own careers. It's because they work...
Early years providers are being put off offering the free entitlement because of faults with the slow payment regime used by local authorities, a parliamentary committee has been told.