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The 20 biggest nursery chains provide around a tenth of all nursery places in the UK, including local authority provision, according to a survey in the supplement Nursery Chains, published with...
What is the future for children's centres in terms of their funding, sustainability and services? Karen Faux reports.
Meeting the minimum standards is no longer enough for settings to keep customers loyal and stay ahead of the growing competition within the early years sector, and conscientious settings will always...
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In this true story, an experienced nanny tells Helen Kewley about how a false accusation blackened her reputation with employment agencies 'I couldn't believe what had just happened to me. As I sat in...
Four local authorities have been cited as beacons of good practice for their integrated children's services. Essex, Knowsley, West Sussex, and Telford and Wrekin received the Beacon Status award from...
Thirty children's centres could be created by March 2006 from a combination of new and existing provision under plans by Lancashire County Council. New buildings housing seven children's centres are...
Local authorities should use 'the expertise and experience of effective providers' when planning the expansion of extended services in schools and children's centres, Ofsted recommends. Its survey of...
'In theory, there is a promise for children's centres to cover the poorest 20 per cent of children. So far, it is not happening. Nor are there any figures to show progress... Ask pre-school providers...
A nursery in Scotland that enables children to explore their human rights through nature-based play welcomed the Children's Commissioner, Bruce Adamson, to the setting on World Children's Day (20...