All schools will offer access to a range of out-of-school activities and extended services by 2010, according to the Government's ten-year Childcare Strategy Implementation Plan launched last week....
Following a complaint to the Office for Statistics Regulation, the Department for Education has said it will no longer suggest parents could save £40 a week on childcare costs by reducing ratios in...
Further to the news story that childminders in poor parts of England are to receive support funding (22 March), since the introduction of nursery vouchers by the Conservative Government followed by...
Hazel Robinson writes that she 'found it impossible to get registered as a childminder in the changeover months from local social services to the Ofsted Early Years Directorate'. Had she applied...
Ofsted figures published today shows that places have risen slightly, but provider numbers have fallen, and fewer low-income families have access to two-year-old places.
As one of the professionals closest to a child, with a responsibility for building a strong relationship with parents, the key person is crucial to an effective integrated review. Dr Kay Mathieson...