Plans to increase child tax credits by 4 a week for parents of oneand two-year-olds from 2012 were revealed in last week's Budget.
* Child Base, the UK's ninth largest nursery chain, has raised more than 37,000 for children's charity When You Wish Upon a Star, which helps children with terminal illnesses. Children and staff from...
* A major consultation was launched last week by Nicol Stephen, Scotland's deputy minister for education, as part of a review of the record of needs system for children with special educational needs....
In our news story 'Scrapping of tax credits proposed' (24 April), we quoted directly from the Policy Exchange report a phrase including 'parents who prefer informal care (grandparents, childminders)'.
Children's laureate Michael Rosen launched the Parents, Early Years and Learning book at an event last week at the Thomas Coram Children's Centre in London.
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I was interested in your good practice article on bikes and outdoor play (Nursery World, 20 January). I am a childminder and have spent time building up a collection of bikes, cars, trikes and...
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