Doors open to childcare training

(Photograph) - A training centre dedicated to creating hundreds of childcare workers in London and the south-east of England has opened in Stratford, London. The East London Childcare Institute aims to create around 1,000 qualified childcare workers over the next five years by running childcare courses from introductory to degree level. It will also provide careers advice for existing childcare professionals and additional support for people wanting to set up a childcare business. The Institute has been given £4m by the London Development Agency, the Mayor's agency for jobs and business, to provide basic skills training for unemployed adults or...