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A new DfE report on providers’ finances shows that the hourly fee charged by settings for three- and four-year-old places is on average 58p higher than what they receive in funding.
Penny Owen (Letters, 25 May) is spot-on with her denunciation of companies who make batches of voucher payments without the information the provider needs to allocate them to the right parents. The...
The teaching unions got hot under the collar last week at the thought of Ofsted giving young children questionnaires about their schools as part of the inspection process. Yet, surely, the principle...
Julian Grenier said in his feature on men in childcare ('A matter of opinion', 14 August) that qualified childcarers can earn as little as 5.32 per hour. Try more like the minimum wage of 4.20, or 10p...
Finding sufficient high quality childcare to expand free early education to all disadvantaged two-year-olds by 2013 could be problematic, research into the free entitlement suggests.
Actress Tina Hobley and her three-year-old son Orson are encouraging early years settings to take part in this year's Barnardo's Big Toddle from May-October 2013.
We are delighted to be able to offer you the chance to win some further books in the Amazing Baby series. These are based on a baby's development and reflect the key milestones from three to 24...
In this fast-moving world that we live in, many of us spend much of our day racing against time, hopping in and out of cars, even for short journeys. Children, too, are often swept along with our busy...
Breaking down the divide between schools and early years will create a stronger workforce, says National College for Teaching and Leadership chief executive Charlie Taylor.
Children's minister Beverley Hughes said on Monday that Youth Opportunity Cards, which would have rewarded well-behaved teenagers with 25 a week credits to use on sport and leisure activities, have...