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Stimulating play could be as important as nutrition or education in breaking cycles of poverty and deprivation, says Mary Evans

Community nurseries may be privatised by Newcastle City Council, after the local authority interpreted the Childcare Act as a duty to manage rather than provide even long-established childcare services.

The extent of cuts in Sure Start funding, which could have a serious impact on the running of children’s centres, is beginning to emerge as local authorities set their budgets...

Childcare students will be able to cherry-pick units from different awarding bodies when the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) is fully implemented in 2008.