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London council launches overnight childminding service

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

| Nursery World

Brent Council has set up a childminding pool to help parents who work unsocial hours find flexible childcare to meet their needs.

4Children launches framework for children’s centres

News

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

| Nursery World

The charity 4Children has launched the first evidence and measurement framework for children’s centres to demonstrate their positive impact.

Pupil premium extended to early years as tax-free childcare scheme expands

News

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government is to extend the Pupil Premium to disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds from 2015.

Breakfast clubs benefit working parents

News

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| Nursery World

More than one in four parents would be forced to quit their job if they were unable to send their child to a school breakfast club,a new poll finds.

Statistics highlight adoption delays

News

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Local authorities are failing to meet targets for tackling delays in the adoption process, according to data published by the Department for Education.

Parents quitting jobs because of cost of childcare

News

Friday, December 6, 2013

| Nursery World

More than 45 per cent of parents in Northern Ireland have reduced their working hours or left their job because of the high cost of childcare.

Tax-free childcare 'will not cut childcare costs'

News

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Families will continue to spend more than a quarter of their household income on childcare, even after Tax-Free Childcare is introduced, a think-tank has warned.

The Troubled Families programme is 'underperforming': NAO report

News

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Two Government programmes designed to help troubled families in Britain must improve in order to meet expectations, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

Charity I CAN celebrates 125 years

News

Friday, November 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Children’s communication charity I CAN marked its 125th birthday this week with an event at Speaker’s House in the Palace of Westminster.

Montessori parenting classes to start in January

News

Friday, November 1, 2013

| Nursery World

Montessori Centre International (MCI) is running two free six-week parenting workshops for parents of young children next year.

DfE parents' survey re-ignites fears over ratio changes

News

Monday, October 28, 2013

| Nursery World

A new Department for Education survey asking parents for their opinions on staff:child ratios has raised concern among the sector that there will be a renewed push for a relaxation.

Cherie Blair calls for universal childcare

News

Monday, October 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Cherie Blair is calling for a Government strategy towards universal pre-school childcare with the ultimate aim of childcare for all parents, whatever their background and the age of their children.

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Research interviews began last week with families taking part in one of the largest ever Government-funded studies into early years education.

Kidsunlimited's volunteers revamp charity's gardens

News

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Children, parents and staff from ten kidsunlimited nurseries have helped to transform the gardens at five women's refuges in Greater Manchester.

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published a new single inspection framework for inspecting local authority children's services.

19m to support adopted children

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Play and music therapy will form part of a package of support to help adopted children bond with their families.

Pupil Premium should be extended to the early years to improve social mobility

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report commissioned by the Deputy Prime Minister recommends making three- and four-year-olds eligible for the Pupil Premium.

Parents fear childcare quality will be lost as cuts hit

News

Monday, September 2, 2013

| Nursery World

More than 60 per cent of families in Scotland say they have seen the quality of education services and wraparound care decrease because of funding cuts, a survey reveals.

Parents worried about school holiday changes

News

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The charity 4Children has warned that proposed changes to allow schools to set the length and date of holidays will be a major concern for millions of parents.

Interview - Liz Sewell

Other

Friday, August 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Liz Sewell, founder and director of Belina, a project that works with parents and advisers in children's centres.

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London council launches overnight childminding service

4Children launches framework for children’s centres

Pupil premium extended to early years as tax-free childcare scheme expands

Breakfast clubs benefit working parents

Statistics highlight adoption delays

Parents quitting jobs because of cost of childcare

Tax-free childcare 'will not cut childcare costs'

The Troubled Families programme is 'underperforming': NAO report

Charity I CAN celebrates 125 years

Montessori parenting classes to start in January

DfE parents' survey re-ignites fears over ratio changes

Cherie Blair calls for universal childcare

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

Kidsunlimited's volunteers revamp charity's gardens

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

19m to support adopted children

Pupil Premium should be extended to the early years to improve social mobility

Parents fear childcare quality will be lost as cuts hit

Parents worried about school holiday changes

Interview - Liz Sewell

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