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Childcarers, families and councils need to unite against service cuts.
Having involved the children in its design, a London nursery is now enjoying its feature-rich roof garden, reports Katy Morton.
Working co-operatively takes complex skills. Mary Evans outlines the key areas of joined up working and how to overcome barriers to communication
Nurseries across Scotland have been warned to be on their guard following bogus calls from a company claiming they owe it hundreds of pounds for educational publications. Laura Fraser, owner of Rowan...
* At any one time local authorities in England look after 58,000 children. * About 20 per cent of children in local authority care - over 10,000 - are four years old or younger.
Local authorities have been invited to bid to become pathfinders for the Government's 225m play investment programme, a part of the Children's Plan.
Association has called on the Government to adopt an inclusive approach to childcare providers in the forthcoming Childcare Bill. The NDNA wants local authorities to include private and voluntary day...
Gaps in data available to local authorities about children from birth to five could make it difficult for children's services to target early intervention strategies effectively, a survey of...
Local authorities are set to lose their early years quality improvement role, as Ofsted becomes 'the sole arbiter of quality in the early years', in the Government's 'More Great Childcare' shake-up.
The return of the first-ever children's minister Margaret Hodge to the early years fray could be good news for the sector.