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Private childcare is set to grow exponentially over the next few years - but this will have far more to do with purely commercial factors than with Government policy, a London conference heard last...
Lesley Staggs, outgoing national director of the Foundation Stage, will be succeeded later this month by the current deputy director Ruth Pimentel. Ms Pimentel has played a fundamental role in...
Standards of childcare have risen and the number of places in England is up by 15 per cent, according to Ofsted's annual report published this week. The report shows an increase in the number of...
In the feature 'Home to stay' (30 January), Sue Seabrook of the Children's Society seems to question the commitment of those involved in fostering and appears to suggest that many fostered children...
Don't be surprised when a four-year-old child at your nursery comes in one morning and proudly announces to everyone, 'I want to be Batman when I grow up'. You can be sure he has watched a video or...
Growth in the UK nursery market slowed to 8 per cent last year - less than half the 2004 figure - with fewer new nurseries and smaller fee rises as operators tried to raise flagging occupancy...
Tax credits for children and childcare remain a source of confusion for the majority of parents, according to a report last week by the Child Poverty Action Group calling for a 'simpler, easier-to-use...
Nursery capacity in Britain is far outstripping demand, with more than one tenth of nursery places now vacant, according to a survey published last week. The Laing and Buisson survey of more than 700...
2 November. Arts extra Held once a month on Saturday mornings to 5 July 2003, this season of Arts Extra sessions by the Arts Development Unit at West Yorkshire Playhouse will provide practical ideas...
'Always put two or three seats at your computer. Children learn better together.' That was the advice given at a conference held in Glasgow tocelebrate the city's success in rolling out the Scottish...