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The troublesome introduction of the new code of practice on the nursery education grant seems to have reached a messy deadlock, with private and voluntary providers continuing to protest, the...
A pan-sector commission is seeking practitioners’ views on entrenched sector problems ahead of its plans to publish a new workforce strategy.
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery operators and a continued loss of capacity as a result of smaller settings closing, in market...
The nursery group Creative Education, which trades under the brand name of Primary Steps, has acquired an 18.5 per cent stake of Academy Childcare, one of the UK's largest chains. Creative Education...
Accessible, affordable, high-quality childcare has been the mantra of this Government, but two news stories this week highlight how far this has to go before it is within reach of all parents (see...
Two graduates of an MSC programme at Abertay University in Dundee have set up the first au pair agency in north-east Scotland. Anna Greaves, from the Ukraine, and Sandra Beck, from Germany, both...
The Children's Workforce Development Council plans to continue as a sector skills body despite its loss of Government funding.
14 September Five Live Report - Terrorised Teachers (BBC Radio 5 Live, 10am to 1pm)
By pooling experience and expertise, early years practitioners could bring about real advances in under-threes provision, say Drs Peter Elfer and Jools Page
More staff will be enabled to gain formal childcare qualifications with 12m in funding from the Scottish Executive. The Executive has set a target for qualified childcare staff of 85 per cent of the...