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Being a member of a network of nurseries overrides any qualms about competition. Mary Evans hears about the benefits One of the greatest advantages that nursery chain managers hold over their...
The Department for Education has launched a consultation asking for views on the criteria that local authorities should use for assessing parents' entitlement to free early education for two-year-old...
Lack of investment means less than half of local authorities have childminders offering the free entitlement. So are childminders being left behind in delivering this key aspect of Government policy?...
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Just under a quarter of children that usually attend early years settings in term-time have gone back, according to the latest statistics from the Department for Education, which shows a gradually...
Children's centres should place more emphasis on home visits to reach the most disadvantaged families, new practice guidance for local authorities is advising. Children's minister Beverley Hughes said...
While the newly announced rates for twos and under are broadly welcomed, not everything adds up for the sector as a whole.
Maintained nursery schools in at least two parts of England have been told that their budgets will be slashed from next September because of the introduction of the single funding formula and the...
Free, tailored support and advice is being offered by the National Day Nurseries Association NDNA to 15 local authorities so they can effectively involve private and voluntary providers in the...