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One of Scotland’s largest councils has admitted that fulfilling the Scottish Government’s 1,140 hour childcare offer for three- and four-year-olds will pose a ‘significant challenge’.
The Scottish Executive has proposed to ban the use of corporal punishment by childminders, bringing them into line with other childcare professionals.
The DCSF has named 56 local authorities that have been approved to implement the Early Years Single Funding Formula from April by becoming second-wave pathfinders (see box).
A nursery chain is urging parents and childcare providers to back its campaign calling for more funding for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds or for nurseries to be allowed to charge...
The Communication Trust has confirmed that the Department for Education is not renewing its contract after March.
More than 5,000 new out-of- school childcare places are being created across Scotland following the latest round of grants awarded by the New Opportunities Fund (NOF). After-school, breakfast and...
There are more than 1,000 fewer childminders registered with Ofsted than there were six months ago, and the number of places has also fallen slightly, according to the latest figures released by the...
Up to 20 nurseries on university and college campuses are facing closure, the union Unison has revealed.
Childminders in Wales will no longer be allowed to smack children or to smoke in their presence, unlike their counterparts in England. The national standards for daycare and childminding for...