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Tax-free childcare 'will not cut childcare costs'

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.

Cost of raising a child rises by 4 per cent in a year

News

Monday, August 19, 2013

| Nursery World

New research published by the Child Poverty Action Group illustrates parents' growing struggle to provide a decent standard of living for their families in 2013.

Play spaces not accessible to disabled children

News

Monday, August 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Parental concerns and a lack of accessible facilities continue to prevent disabled children from playing inclusively, according to a new survey by the charity Kids.

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

News

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Barnardo's and Action for Children have lost their contracts to run seven children's centres in Leicester in a council bid to save 1.7m a year.

Win a nursery gym in our Awards charity draw

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Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Guests at the Nursery World Awards 2013 event will be able to help Save the Children and have a chance of winning a 1,800 Community Playthings nursery gym.

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Shaping more affordable childcare

Opinion

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Elizabeth Truss explains more about the government's plans for More Affordable Childcare

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

News

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The social enterprise United for All Ages has warned that Britain's 21st century baby boom will led to a childcare crisis.

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

News

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

More than half of parents believe that nurseries should employ more staff to look after nursery age children, research by the Department for Education suggests.

Minister visits teen project

News

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith visited Rosebud Nursery in Ashton-under Lyne to see the Teens and Toddlers programme in action.

Sheffield parents challenge council on funding

News

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

A group of Sheffield parents go to the High Court this week in their challenge to the city council's decision to stop grant funding in 20 community nurseries in the most deprived areas of the city.

Study finds that many in Irish childcare sector have no qualifications

News

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

New research has revealed that many of those caring for children in the country, particularly relatives, do not have childcare-related qualifications.

New nursery comparison service to launch

News

Thursday, July 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A new nursery comparison service for parents has been created by the former chairman of Treetops Nurseries Alan Proto.

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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

Cost of raising a child rises by 4 per cent in a year

Play spaces not accessible to disabled children

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

Win a nursery gym in our Awards charity draw

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Shaping more affordable childcare

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

Most parents believe ratios in graduate-led settings are too high

Minister visits teen project

Sheffield parents challenge council on funding

Study finds that many in Irish childcare sector have no qualifications

New nursery comparison service to launch

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