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Local authorities should be discouraged from initiatives that 'second-guess' the childcare market, 'prop up unsustainable providers or distort competition', according to an assessment of the Childcare...
While take-up of school meals has nearly doubled under the universal infant free school meal (UIFSM) policy, its introduction has affected schools’ pupil premium funding.
As the deadline for paying 15 and 30 hours funding in monthly instalments approaches, Nursery World has looked at whether local authorities have already made the move and if it has been beneficial to...
Scottish local authoritiesare to receive a share of 10m to tackle the problem of indiscipline in schools, the Scottish Executive announced last week. The funding will provide extra staff to supervise...
The Government has pledged 5.5m in funding for summer holiday childcare pilots in 19 local authorities.
The Government has named the 15 local authorities in England that will pilot free childcare for two-year-olds from this month. Education secretary Ruth Kelly revealed more details of the pilots on...
What does your business name say to your customers? Paul Richards offers advice on branding in the nursery sector.
To prepare for the roll-out of funded two-year-old places to 20 per cent of two-year-olds from September 2013, the Department for Education (DfE) funded ten trial areas from September 2012 to March...
Elizabeth Truss has written to councils in England to encourage them to talk to existing childcare providers, including schools, about how they could provide more affordable and flexible childcare.