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The Scottish Social Services Council has received a good response to the news story 'Views sought on qualified carers' (10 July), about our consultation on the qualifications required for those...
Since the introduction in October 1999 of the childcare tax credit scheme as part of the Working Families Tax Credit, I have completed hundreds of forms for parents. The result has been about a 10 per...
Having read the letter 'Don't judge parents' (26 May), I was encouraged to have a second look at 'Why are they parents?' (12 May). While the author of the first letter may have used the term 'type of...
Spoons can be a stimulating resource, with a little bit of imagination, says Alice Sharp.
Private and voluntary nurseries in Scotland are seeing their number of funded places capped as local authorities move to increase their own provision.
A parent has threatened to take legal action against a local authority over its plans to re-organise its children's centres.
In common with other groups opposed to the abuse of children, the United Nations has confused judicious smacking with irrational violence (News, 10 October). Pain is a natural warning process and,...
Am I the only nursery manager who feels all her predictions are coming true? The Government is funding places for three- and four-year-olds and helping parents with tax credits, which is great, but...
Nursery World's past two series of collectable, pull-out guides, 'Around the Nursery' and 'Birth to Three', proved incredibly popular with our readers, and we're sure that this year's series on...
A Manchester entrepreneur who has decided to return to childcare is re-opening a nursery that she sold nine years ago.