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I would like to comment on the news story about the number of young children in nursery classes in Northern Ireland ('Two-year-olds forced into school classes', 27 November) from the perspective of...
Grandparents in low-income families providing free childcare are at risk of financial hardship, says a new report.
Nursery users will be seeing double when twin sisters Claire and Samantha Roberts become joint managers of a 50-place neighbourhood nursery in Northumberland that is being created by the Haltwhistle...
The Government unit overseeing childcare, early years and Sure Start provision in England has been re-named the Sure Start unit.
A new report by the Health Select Committee calls for more robust action by the Government to tackle childhood obesity, including controlling the ‘deep discounting’ by supermarkets of unhealthy food...
One of the largest out-of-school providers in the country is being investigated by the Charity Commission for an illegal donation to the Labour Party.
New standards for community health and social care will aim to give children access to age-appropriate services based on their individual needs. The National Service Framework (NSF) for Children,...
The Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative always seemed to have several flaws, not least in how the nurseries created would ever be sustainable. It started off at a gallop, achieving its target of 45,000...
Working mothers are likely to stay healthier and slimmer than their stay-at-home counterparts, according to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Researchers from...
I am concerned about the way families receive help with the cost of their childcare through Working Families Tax Credit.