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The extension of the nursery education grant for three- and four-year-olds, from 33 to 38 weeks a year from 1 April, should, on the face of it, be good news for non-maintained providers. But examine...
Families on low incomes are struggling to cover the basic cost of food, utility bills and rent – and the situation is ‘rapidly deteriorating’, a new report highlights.
Nursery chains have said they are unlikely to follow the example of Jigsaw Day Nurseries in scrapping its registration fees for parents, warning that the move only encourages parents to put their...
Kezia Thurgood-Parkes, an ECS student at Sheffield Hallam, talks PGCEs, placements, uni politics, and cocktails
A new guide from the charity Grandparents Plus offers help to grandparents who provide emotional, practical and financial support to families.
The introduction of child tagging technology in nurseries has been criticised as a 'gimmick' that is fuelling parental paranoia. Tagging systems similar in design to the electronic tags used in...
While take-up of school meals has nearly doubled under the universal infant free school meal (UIFSM) policy, its introduction has affected schools’ pupil premium funding.
The Playhouse Set is suitable for babies from the age of 12 months. It features a double-sided soft playhouse with soft boy, girl and dog figures. The figures, which canbe stored in the mesh pockets...