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A project to encourage families with children under five to use their local library and make sharing stories a ‘regular part of life’ has been launched by reading charity BookTrust.
According to Coram Family and Childcare’s 19th annual Holiday Childcare Survey not only has the cost of a holiday childcare place increased since last year, but places have become sparser,...
Ministers plan to change the way that nurseries and childminders are funded through local authorities, in a move towards developing a new national funding formula for free early education places.
The Government intends to ensure that there is true partnership between private and voluntary early years providers and local authorities in England, says minister for children Margaret Hodge. In an...
Can local authorities plan integrated early years services in the face of a profusion of new Government policies? Simon Vevers reports The Government extolled the virtues of service integration in its...
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The plight of state nursery schools in England is highlighted in this week's issue of Nursery World (see News, page 6, and In My View, page 34). It seems that the Government has realised rather late...
An innovative consortium looking to combine the creative arts with early years education has been launched by North Tyneside Council. Members of Early Arts North Tyneside, who include childminders and...
Two reports highlighting the abrupt transition that children undergo when moving from reception class to Key Stage 1, from play-based learning to a more formal approach, will be welcomed by early...
Local authorities are failing to meet targets for tackling delays in the adoption process, according to data published by the Department for Education.