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Local authorities have been advised on how they should deliver the 250m Transformation Fund. Guidance published last week by the DfES sets out the eligibility criteria for private, voluntary and...
You can let the children join in many of your inexpensive ways of keeping fit, as Jan Hurst shows If you've been following the advice given in last month's fitness feature you should at least feel you...
Children's listening and speaking skills could be boosted if local authorities invested in radio at a cost of about 1 a year per child, according to Susan Stranks, director of Children 2000, which...
Discounts on their own childcare are a perk that can keep good nursery staff with an employer, says Mary Evans
Leapfrog, the UK's second largest nursery chain, is living up to its name in terms of the way its growth has bounded along since it launched in 1998. In less than four years it has set up 34...
Demand for nursery places fell by 4 per cent last year, as recession hit and some families opted for informal childcare arrangements, according to Laing & Buisson's latest report on the childcare...
Some nurseries are becoming even more inclusive by hiring staff with disabilities. Catherine Gaunt hears how to do it You may not know its name, but for more than 50 years Remploy has been making a...
The Government’s Family Hubs, first announced in 2021, are now open across 75 local authorities, while the DfE has launched a new campaign to support parents with their child's development.
Children's minister Tim Loughton has written to all local authorities in England to ensure that foster carers are not faced with too many restrictions when making everyday decisions about the children...
The First Minister of Wales, Rhodri Morgan, has personally intervened in a row over how some Welsh local authorities are providing the free education entitlement for three- and four-year-olds.