* The governments of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have agreed to set up and fund the first all-Ireland centre for educating autistic children and young people. The Department of...
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* Endorses your professional standards and practice to inform parental choice and provides reassurance and confidence in the quality of the setting. * Develops, encourages and maintains high standards...
Labour’s leaked draft manifesto reveals the party’s plans to increase funding for the free entitlement and extend the 30 hours to all two-year-olds and some one-year-olds.
Working mothers will be entitled to 12 months maternity leave regardless of how long they have worked for their present employer, under new laws which took effect on 1 October. Statutory maternity...
(Photograph) - Children from out-of-school clubs in London had the chance to grill children's minister Margaret Hodge this week at a two-day conference organised by 4Children to highlight the...
The Scottish Executive has ruled out putting nanny agencies and nannies under the same regulatory body as other early years education and childcare services, despite the concerns expressed by a number...
(Photograph) - Budding gardeners from Battlefield Primary School in Glasgow have planted 40 trees to form the Children's Orchard in the city's Queens Park. The initiative is part of the Wee Apple...
(Photograph) - Four-year-olds Rachael Hall and Jamie Hill practise their brushing technique on a set of model teeth at the St John's Nursery School in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Deputy health minister...
Childcare enquiries tripled in children's centres when a dedicated member of staff from the Children's Information Service was based there for several days a week, a study has found. An evaluation was...