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Finding suitable childcare has been cited by parents seeking work in Northern Ireland as the biggest barrier to securing employment, according to a report published by a newly established charity,...

'It is essential we continue to recognise, and invest in, the added value of childcare provision, but this needs to work hand in hand with care from parents and the...

Childcare professionals are being invited by a television production company to take part in a documentary series to help hassled parents bring some order to their chaotic family life. Ricochet...

(Photograph) - Michael Killingbeck and Christopher and Robyn Willis have bundles of fun at the launch of the Cow & Gate Childminder of the Year award. The children were joined...

The Scottish Independent Nurseries Association (SINA) has received approval to provide training for the new Level 4 Scottish Vocational Qualification in early years and education. The qualification is jointly awarded...

Parents of deaf children in Scotland are being urged by the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) to monitor the quality of the education their children receive on returning to school...

Any negative effects from mothers returning to work before their children are 18 months old are cancelled out by the benefits of using paid childcare, new research suggests. But the...

* A campaign to set up out-of-school provision for 11- to 16-year-olds, managed by the Kids' Clubs Network, has reported that it now has more than 300 clubs in development....