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The number of childcare providers has fallen for the first time since Ofsted started compiling data on the early years and childcare market. Quarterly figures published by Ofsted show that the number...
Nursery staff in England who have had police checks within the past three years do not need to apply to Ofsted for a Disclosure check by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) when starting a new job at...
The grassroots campaign against the Government rules for nursery education funding was stepped up last week when 400 private and voluntary nursery providers attended a meeting called by Kent County...
<P> The Scottish Pre-school Play Association has responded to the pressures of change by giving its corporate image a makeover with a jaunty new logo and the motto 'Learning through Play'. </P>
The Department of Health has launched a second public education campaign, at a cost of 700,000, to highlight the dangers of using antibiotics unnecessarily.
Three leading national childcare groups have joined forces to create regional children's centres that will provide and support a range of childcare activities, as well as linking with health and...
The annual Foresters' Big Toddle for Barnardo's got off on the right foot in London last week. Around 2,900 settings have already signed up to participate in the series of half-mile sponsored walks -...