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A report highlights the need for the expanded offer to focus on quality and equal availability, rather than better-off families
Well-intended government policies do not always lead to a beneficial outcome for early years settings and their families.
It’s hard to recall a time when there was as much widespread interest in the early years as there is now, says Neil Leitch who spoke at the Shaping Us National Symposium
Local authorities’ role will increase under the expansion of subsidised childcare, but are they in a position to do this?
Is the Chancellor’s proposal to move to using household income as a measure for Child Benefit a good idea? We asked two experts in the sector to share their views
The early years sector needs to keep on fighting for proper funding and children’s rights in the face of entrenched indifference, says Michael Pettavel
All of the main political parties have lost sight of what ‘value’ means beyond its connection to monetary and individual benefits, says our columnist Michael Pettavel
Childminder agencies are key to reversing the exodus of childminders from the profession but are held back by misconceptions and bad policy, says Brett Wigdortz
Nobody is in charge, or is accountable, if nobody takes responsibility, says our columnist Michel Pettavel
After 18 months of pandemic and other work-related stresses, many of us would benefit by stepping back from the coalface for a while, says Michael Pettavel