Prospective childminders in Wales are to receive a start-up grant from 1 April 2002. Jane Hutt, minister for children, said the Welsh Assembly will consult on how much the grant should be and added...
Continuing our series, Charlotte Goddard considers the value of Level 4 qualifications and the courses on offer
Alphabet City Day Nursery Falconhurst was marked as ‘outstanding’ in all areas on its first ever inspection on 1 August.
Government departments must 'take up their responsibilities' and give a greater priority to children's play in their policy areas, the organisation that represents play provision in England declared...
Nurseries will continue to be exempt from business rates, but there was no new funding earmarked for the early years or schools in the Chancellor’s budget.
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Teddy bears are forever popular. Miranda Walker recounts the origin of these companions and shows how to use teddies for fun activities - and even a spot of fundraising Whatever their age, chances...
Early years development and childcare partnerships (EYDCPs) are being rebranded and re-shaped in some areas because they are deemed to be too unwieldy to respond to the spate of Government initiatives...
Nursery organisations have accused the Inland Revenue of 'doing a Pontius Pilate' by washing its hands and refusing to intervene to reimburse care providers losing money under the Working Tax Credit...
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