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A poignant letter from a nanny describes seeing all the cards her employer displayed around the house on Mother's Day, bearing remarks such as 'I don't know how you do it' and 'It's amazing how you...
A controversial database holding contact details for every child in England was launched on Monday, following several delays prompted by security fears.
Local authorities have until 10 September to seek Beacon status and a share of 5m by demonstrating good practice in delivering services, including early years and childcare and transforming the school...
Childcarers, families and councils need to unite against service cuts.
Three in five childcare workers in Scotland do not have a recognised pre-school or early years qualification, research carried out for the Scottish Executive suggests. The Executive published a...
In the second part of our feature on early years careers, Patricia Slatcher talks to the staff of nursery classes and schools as well as day centres in the maintained sector Nursery classes and...
In response to the Sure Start feature ('Powers of attraction', 15 December), it is all very well for doctors, professors and civil servants to comment on the childcare industry; however, what is said...
Providers are having to manipulate claims for the funded hours because local authorities’ systems won’t allow for the 30- or 15-hour entitlements to be taken as stretched offers.
The deadline for this year's children's art competition run by Nursery World and the Daycare Trust to mark National Childcare Week has been extended to 7 May due to the May Bank Holiday. To enter,...
The Government has written to all local authorities confirming the funding they will receive to deliver frontline services, including details of the new Early Intervention Grant. I'd like to outline...