Childcare costs: Annual cost of nursery place rises to over £8,000
31 January 2008
A nursery place for a child aged under two in England now costs on average more than £8,000 a year, the Annual Childcare Costs survey from the Daycare Trust shows.
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Open eye campaign: Anti-EYFS petition grows
31 January 2008
More than 4,200 parents, childcare experts and educationalists have signed a petition on the Number Ten website to try to stop the Early Years Foundation Stage becoming law in September.
Wales: Free childcare scheme seeks funding
31 January 2008
A three-year project in Wales aimed at helping parents back to work by providing training and free childcare is seeking funding to continue after it closes in March.
Regulation changes: PVI sector worried about subsidies for Ofsted fees
31 January 2008
Private and voluntary nurseries have raised concerns about how Ofsted registration fee subsidies would reach nurseries under local authority distribution.
Insects and spiders at Edge Hill University
31 January 2008
Giant snakes, lizards, tarantulas, Madagascan hissing cockroaches and millipedes were all part of the fun at the launch of the School Science Innovation Centre at Edge Hill University, Lancashire.
Mental health: Fathers are urged to call for help
31 January 2008
The children's mental health charity Young Minds has launched a campaign to urge fathers to seek help when they are concerned about their children.
Media Watch
31 January 2008
The actor Anna Friel has hired a nanny from the north of England because she wants her two-year-old daughter Gracie to have a northern accent, according to The Guardian.
Spotlight on ... Nina Khazaeazdeh and Claire Singh
31 January 2008
Name: Nina Khazaezadeh and Claire Singh
Children's centres and extended schools: 'Fund services sustainably'
31 January 2008
Childcare organisations have backed Ofsted's recommendation that the Government clarifies children's centre and extended schools funding in the long term.
Enterprise: Agency to boost childminders' business skills
31 January 2008
Childminders in a London borough are being invited to join a local enterprise agency to increase their skills and market their business.
