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Four local authorities have been cited as beacons of good practice for their integrated children's services. Essex, Knowsley, West Sussex, and Telford and Wrekin received the Beacon Status award from...
The DCSF has announced that 56 local authorities have been approved to implement the Early Years Single Funding Formula from April by becoming second-wave pathfinders.
A new report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) estimates the costs to the economy and Government generated by child poverty rates in every local authority and constituency in the UK.
Public services union Unison has blamed the Confederation of Scottish Local Authorities for prolonging its six-month-long dispute over nursery nurses' pay by refusing to negotiate nationally. The...
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Local authorities are applying varying interpretations of the Code of Practice - the rules covering the 15-hour free entitlement - in different areas, according to reports from Montessori settings.
Local authorities' plans for children and young people are examined in the National Foundation for Educational Research's interim report, Analysis of the 2006 Children and Young People's Plans, to be...
Managers faced with staff shortages are reporting an increasing need for bank and agency staff. How can they be managed to help keep costs down? Karen Faux reports
Early years practitioners from this week onwards will be able to use a new free online resource that draws on evidence of 'what really works' in early years services.
Two-thirds of local authorities are failing to provide enough childcare for parents, according to new research.