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More than 59,000 codes issued to parents for the 30 hours have still not been validated by providers or local authorities.
Michael Bichard's inquiry notes that decisions about individuals will only be as good as the information on which they are based (News, 1 July). If significant information is missing, the risk...
Details of the revised Code of Practice for the free early years entitlement have been published at the start an eight-week consultation with early years providers.
With bank lending falling since the financial crisis and cuts to local authority budgets taking hold, early years providers are beginning to turn to crowdfunding as a way of raising cash. Katy...
The lack of out-of-school care for ten-to 14-year-olds has been thrust into the spotlight with the publication of a briefing paper from a leading childcare charity. The Daycare Trust's paper, Older...
Our four-legged friends feature again this month, but the books are thrillingly diverse in many other ways, says Alison Boyle. Read on... Manky Monkey. written by Jean Willis and illustrated by Tony...
Legal action has been filed with the High Court in London against Hampshire County Council and Hammersmith and Fulham Council to prevent them from reducing the Sure Start provision in their areas.
The success of the free nursery education scheme for two-year-olds could depend on nurseries working together with local authorities and other early years providers. Karen Faux hears from those who...
Further to Unison's decision to ballot nursery nurses in Scotland on strike action (News, 22 January) and the letter by Lorraine Innes ('Scotland the brave', 15 January), I must say that I agree...
I read with interest the news story 'New code for home carers' (27 February) and would like to comment on behalf of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The childcare tax credit is only...