<P>A 12m funding boost to provide more foster carers and places in Scotland should also be used to raise the minimum allowances paid to carers, says the Fostering Network.</P>
Almost two-thirds of settings (59 per cent) that are taking part in the expanded offer for two-year-olds have not been able to offer extra places, new research reveals.
Norfolk County Council has approved plans for Phase 2 of its children's centre programme to create 26 new centres across the county by March 2008. Seven children's centres are already operating in...
(Photograph) - Mia Robinson, three, and staff of Just Learning Nursery in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, dressed in denim to raise money for Jeans for Genes day on 6 October. The nursery sold 'jean'...
Physically, Jasmine has developed considerably in the past month. She runs confidently when chasing after the family cats, stopping and starting without stumbling. She is able to carry the pot of cat...
The Government has now published its analysis of the response to this consultation and as a first step has published statutory guidance which sets its direction of travel
(Photograph) - The Royal Society of Arts is urging schools nationwide to get ready, steady and cook during Focus on Food week, 25 to 29 June. The Focus on Food campaign aims to encourage children of...
Nestledown Child Care Head office: Westerfields, Richmond Road, Worthing, W Sussex BN11 1PS
(Photograph) - Fun arrived by leaps and bounds at the launch of Smith Wood Children's Centre, Birmingham, a new setting run by NCH and local agencies including Solihull Council. Besides a bouncy...