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A breakdown of the latest DfE statistics on take-up of the 30 hours by local authority show 63 out of 153 councils validated fewer codes than the national average (93 per cent)
More than 60 per cent of families in Scotland say they have seen the quality of education services and wraparound care decrease because of funding cuts, a survey reveals.
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Students on a new foundation degree course for early years and health professionals will soon be able to study at their local Sure Start centre. De Montfort University in Leicester is offering a...
The Professional Association of Nursery Nurses gave a cautious welcome to news last week that the Criminal Records Bureau is to speed up processing checks on teachers and other school staff to clear...
A taxi driver is set to make the Guinness Book of World Records for appearing as Santa at a local nursery school every year since 1969.
A thought occurred to me as I was reading the article about nursery managers having to choose between giving fruit or milk to children in their care under the Healthy Start plan (News, 29 July). Why...
Scotland's proposals to ban all physical punishment of children under three and to prevent any children from suffering blows to the head, shaking and the use of implements are a considerable step...
It's impossible to know just how much money is being defrauded by parents falsely claiming childcare costs under the Working Families Tax Credit, but suspicions are growing that it could be a huge,...
Kids 1st Durham at Durham University Hospital has been graded 'Outstanding' for a second time by Ofsted.